CodeSandbox
| CodeSandbox | |
|---|---|
| Developers | Ives van Hoorne Bas Buursma |
| Initial release | 2017 |
| Written in | Elixir |
| Platform | Web application |
| Type | Cloud computing, Online integrated development environment, Web development |
| License | Proprietary software Freemium |
| Website | codesandbox |
CodeSandbox is a cloud-based online integrated development environment (IDE) focused on web application development.[1] It supports popular web technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue.js, and Node.js. CodeSandbox allows users to create, edit, and deploy web applications directly from the browser with zero setup.[2] CodeSandbox is widely used for front-end development, rapid prototyping, sharing code snippets, and real-time collaborative coding.[3] It provides GitHub integration, templates for common frameworks, and a cloud-based development container for full-stack projects.[4][5]
Templates
- AI code completion
- Angular
- Assemblyline4
- Astro
- Astro Starlight Documentation
- Astro Tailwind Starter
- Bun
- Chakra for React
- Cloudflare Workers (Simple)
- Create-T3-app
- Deno
- Deno Fresh
- Docker
- Docusaurus
- Elixir
- FastHTML Application
- Gatsby
- Gleam
- Go
- Headless Browser (Chromium)
- HTML + CSS
- Hono + Next.js
- JavaScript
- Jupyter
- NEST
- Next.js
- Next.js + Postgres
- Node Express Server
- Node HTTP Server
- Nodebox Starter
- Nuxt
- Nuxt Todos on the Edge
- PHP Starter
- Preact
- Pytorch
- Python
- Python OpenAI
- Python Flask Server
- Python Selenium
- React
- React (Farm FE + TS)
- React (Rsbuild + TS)
- React (TS)
- React Native with Expo
- React Router (Remix)
- Remix
- React + Tailwind CSS
- Ruby on Rails
- Rust
- Rust & Axum
- Rust & Serde
- Rust & Poem REST Server
- Solid (Vite)
- Solid Start
- Storybook (React)
- SvelteKit
- Tailwind CSS
- TanStack Start
- Tensorflow
- Universal
- Vanilla TypeScript
- Vite (JS)
- Vite (TS)
- Vue.js[6]
Limitations
- Slower performance for larger tasks compared to native IDEs
- Some features require a paid subscription
- Performance and storage limits for free-tier users
- Limited offline capabilities
See also
- Comparison of integrated development environments
- Comparison of online source code playgrounds
- Replit
- JSFiddle
- List of online integrated development environments
- List of online educational resources
References
- ^ Ghanta, Eeswara Sree Sai; Devasia, Jeethu V. (2026), Chaki, Nabendu; Devarakonda, Nagaraju; Cortesi, Agostino (eds.), "Co-Code: Collaborative Code Editor", Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Engineering, vol. 1349, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, pp. 293–309, doi:10.1007/978-981-96-4691-3_20, ISBN 978-981-96-4690-6, retrieved 2026-03-14
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ^ Libby, Alex (2025), "Testing Components", Developing Web Components with Svelte, Berkeley, CA: Apress, pp. 253–294, doi:10.1007/979-8-8688-1180-7_9, ISBN 979-8-8688-1179-1, retrieved 2026-03-14
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ^ Revelo Sánchez, Oscar; Salazar, Alexander Barón; Bolaños, Manuel Ernesto (2025). "Collaborative Programming as a Didactic Learning Strategy in CS1 Courses". IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje. 20: 32–38. doi:10.1109/RITA.2025.3541541. ISSN 1932-8540.
- ^ "What's Unique About CodeSandbox". 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Why I Recommend CodeSandbox for Learning How to Code". 16 April 2025.
- ^ https://codesandbox.io/templates