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.

    124 GDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
     
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    GDevelop vs Scratch Comments
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    Not only does G-develop allow you to do all sorts of exports, but also is very easy to use, and is free! one of the best engines in my opinion.

    • GDevelop is Freemium and Open SourceScratch is Free and Open Source
    • GDevelop is LightweightScratch is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    51 ct.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

    76 RPG Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
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    RPG Maker vs Scratch Comments
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    only for rpgs and its paid, nothing like scratch

    • RPG Maker is Paid and ProprietaryScratch is Free and Open Source
    • RPG Maker is LightweightScratch is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    20 Blockly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Blockly vs Scratch Comments
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    Open source, actively developed.

    • Blockly is Free and Open SourceScratch is also Free and Open Source
    • Blockly is CustomizableScratch is not according to our users
  5. 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.

    17 EduBlocks alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    EduBlocks vs Scratch Comments
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    Edublocks has blocks or bricks for html, python, javascript, raspberry pi, circuit python and microbit.

    • EduBlocks is Free and Open SourceScratch is also Free and Open Source
    • EduBlocks is a Programming Language Scratch is a Game Development Tool
  6. 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
     
  7. Urho3D icon
     42 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
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. 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
     
  10. 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
     
  11. 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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