Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

New to Scratch or ready to learn about some of the features of the platform? Our Getting Started guide and tutorials are the perfect place to begin! Translated

Whether they’re animating a story, designing a game, or exploring a new idea, Scratch is a playful space for kids to express themselves, think critically, and collaborate with others.

With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations. Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential …

Although is supported by the Scratch Team (the developers of Scratch), it is primarily written by Scratch users (Scratchers) and is hosted independently of the main Scratch website.

With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.

Scratch was completely rewritten in Adobe Flash for version 2.0 but could run projects from older versions of Scratch. It was still completely free and without ads.

Scratch is a free visual programming language and online community where anyone can create their own stories, games, and animations. We are so excited to share the many pathways to participate in …

Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.