Scratch Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Scratch for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is GDevelop, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Scratch and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Scratch are microStudio, ct.js, RPG Maker and Blockly.

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  1. GDevelop icon
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    GDevelop is an open-source game making software designed to be used by everyone. Any kind of 2D games can be created with it and no programming skills are required to get started. Logic of games are made using visual events.

    127 GDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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  2. microStudio icon
     23 likes

    microStudio is a free game engine online. Create games, learn programming, play, share, prototype and jam!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
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  3. ct.js icon
     29 likes

    ct.js is a 2D game editor (desktop app) based on web technologies. It aims to be an extensible yet simple game-making tool, accessible for both newbies and experienced game developers.

    52 ct.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. RPG Maker icon
     51 likes

    Suite for building 2D top-down role-playing games with detailed map, tile, and sprite editors, traditional turn-based mechanics, dialog and encounter tools, custom scripting, asset support, and publishing options, suitable for both beginners and advanced users.

    77 RPG Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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  5. Blockly icon
     9 likes

    Blockly is a library for building visual programming editors. Users can drag blocks together to build an application. No typing required.

    21 Blockly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. EduBlocks icon
     9 likes

    EduBlocks is a visual block based programming tool that will hopefully help teachers to introduce text based programming languages, like Python, to children at an earlier age.

    20 EduBlocks alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
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  7. TurboWarp icon
     3 likes

    TurboWarp is a Scratch mod that compiles projects to JavaScript to make them run really fast.

    12 TurboWarp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Linux Mint
    • Arch Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • AppImage
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  8. Urho3D icon
     43 likes

    Urho3D is a lightweight, cross-platform rendering and game engine implemented in C++ and released under the MIT license. Greatly inspired by OGRE and Horde3D.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Raspberry Pi
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  9. Alice icon
     12 likes

    Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing.

    83 Alice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Etoys icon
     1 like

    Etoys is an educational tool for teaching children powerful ideas in compelling ways. Etoys is a media-rich authoring environment and visual programming system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. mBlock icon
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    One-stop coding platform tailored to coding education. With mBlock, students can easily create games, animations and program robots by dragging and dropping blocks, or through writing Python.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  12. MonoGame icon
     30 likes

    One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games. The spiritual successor to XNA with 1000's of titles shipped across desktop, mobile, and console platforms. MonoGame is a fully managed .NET open source game framework without any black boxes.

    106 MonoGame alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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