CodePen AlternativesTop Code Editors and other similar apps like CodePen

CodePen is described as 'A communal platform for front-end development offering real-time previews, project building, and showcases, enhancing skills through challenges' and is a very popular Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to CodePen, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac and Windows apps. The best CodePen alternative is jsFiddle, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to CodePen are Replit, Firebase Studio, Qoder IDE and CodeSandbox.

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  1. jsFiddle icon
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    jsFiddle lets one easily test snippets of JavaScript/CSS/HTML code on-the-fly, adding optional libraries like jQuery.

    75 jsFiddle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Comments about jsFiddle as an Alternative to CodePen
    festivity
    Positive
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    Very similar, both have fields for HTML/JS/CSS and both don't require an account.

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    • Most users think jsFiddle is a great CodePen alternative.

    • jsFiddle is the most popular Web-based alternative to CodePen.

    • jsFiddle is the most popular free alternative to CodePen.

    • jsFiddle is Freemium and ProprietaryCodePen is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • jsFiddle is LightweightCodePen is not according to our users
  2. Replit icon
     88 likes
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    Replit is a collaborative cloud development environment offering in-browser IDE features like AI assistance, real-time collaboration, Git support, hosting, deployment, syntax highlighting, plugin extensibility, ad-free UI, dark mode, and live code sharing.

    86 Replit alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about Replit as an Alternative to CodePen
    cldprv
    Positive
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    I like replit because they have a great free version with AI autocomplete and chat.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Replit is a great CodePen alternative.

    • Replit is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to CodePen.

    • Replit is Freemium and ProprietaryCodePen is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Replit is Privacy focusedCodePen is not according to our users
  3. Qoder IDE icon
     8 likes
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    Qoder is an AI-powered agentic coding platform and IDE that automates complex software development tasks using autonomous AI agents.

    46 Qoder IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Qoder IDE is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CodePen.

    • Qoder IDE is Freemium and ProprietaryCodePen is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Qoder IDE is LightweightCodePen is not according to our users
  4. CodeSandbox icon
     32 likes
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    CodeSandbox is an online editor with a focus on creating, sharing and importing new React projects

    29 CodeSandbox alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Almost everyone thinks CodeSandbox is a great CodePen alternative.

    • CodeSandbox is the most popular Open Source alternative to CodePen.

    • CodeSandbox is Freemium and Open SourceCodePen is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. JS Bin icon
     65 likes
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    JS Bin is a collaborative open source JavaScript debugging tool. Enter Javascript in one pane and HTML in the other and see the result; share using a short URL. Choose popular JS libs from a menu, so you don't have to remember the URL.

    62 JS Bin alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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  6. JSPad icon
     9 likes
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    JSPad is a fast and lightweight online code editor for writing, testing, and previewing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript snippets instantly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  7. vscode.dev icon
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    Online VScode editor.

    24 vscode.dev alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • vscode.dev is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to CodePen.

    • vscode.dev is Free and Open SourceCodePen is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. JSitor icon
     19 likes
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    JSitor is an online tool for testing and showcasing user-created and collaboration HTML, CSS, JavaScript and NodeJS snippets.

    66 JSitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Liveweave
    • jsFiddle
    • JS Bin
    • Plunker
    • CodePen
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks JSitor is a great CodePen alternative.

    • JSitor is the most popular SaaS alternative to CodePen.

    • JSitor is Free and ProprietaryCodePen is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. flems.io icon
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    Flems is a playground for web development. It's ideal for prototyping ideas & sharing working front-end code examples.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Web Maker icon
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    Web Maker is an easy, quick and offline web experiment playground available as a Chrome extension, with open source code available at GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Comments about Web Maker as an Alternative to CodePen
    Triathlon
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    1- Simpler to use 2- Code highlighting 3- And what I was looking for is : html auto completion, css and JS auto-suggestion

    chinchang
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    Has almost all features of CodePen and even works offline.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Web Maker is a great CodePen alternative.

    • Web Maker is Free and Open SourceCodePen is Freemium and Proprietary
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