Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Run In Playground

A chrome extension for running selected text in CodePen

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Run In Playground launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   CodeSwing – A CodePen-like interactive playground, built into VS Code▲159

   VS Code extension for building web applications ("swings") using a interactive and editor-integrated coding environment - lostintangent/codeswing

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Wing Playground▲253

   Iterate on cloud apps in milliseconds, not minutes

   2024 · winglang.io · its alternatives →

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   A playground for in-browser interpreters▲79

   2015 · fatiherikli.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Go playground powered by WASM that runs in the browser▲140

   2021 · go-playground-wasm.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   Repl.it Chrome▲173

   Run code anywhere, with just a click 🖱️

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   PlayJS▲138

   Playground JavaScript web, now with superpowers

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Framer Playground▲357

   A new creative coding environment in Framer X

   2019 · framer.com · its alternatives →

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   Chrome Extension Kit▲192

   Chrome extension starter templates and examples

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   TitleRun – The game that only exists in your title bar▲245

   2020 · titlerun.xyz · its alternatives →

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    CodePen▲109

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

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    A Chrome extension that tracks front-end JavaScript at runtime▲95

    A chrome extension tracks front-end JavaScript that uses DOM / jQuery APIs to manipulate html dom elements (e.g., change style, attach event listener) at runtime. - pilagod/js-tracker

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ExtensionKit▲74

    Chrome extension starter templates and examples

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Chrome Extension for Bubble▲93

    Work in Bubble more efficiently

    2019 · zeroqode.com · its alternatives →

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    WordPress Playground▲66

    Experience a WordPress that runs entirely in your browser

    2023 · developer.wordpress.org · its alternatives →

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    Easy Tasks by Morgen▲145

    Your browser's missing shortcut for getting stuff done.

    Nov 2025 · morgen.so · its alternatives →

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    Program Explorer, a container playground▲73

    Inspired by Compiler Explorer and other playground/fiddle websites like jsfiddle, db-fiddle, Go playground, and Rust playground, I thought it would be cool to have a playground for nearly any program so I've been working on Program Explorer: a playground for running programs from containers. I am inspired by these playgrounds because they are great educational tools for quickly experimenting and as communication tools by sharing shortlinks that reproduce bugs for instance. I would love for every open source project that publishes a container to get their own playground for free. I'm…

    2025 · programexplorer.org · its alternatives →

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    Web-Playground – An Enjoyable Playground for HTML, JavaScript and CSS▲13

    An enjoyable playground for HTML, JavaScript and CSS - d6u/web-playground

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SavedTabs▲153

    A better new tab and start page Chrome Extension

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    vscode Testing Playground▲92

    Bring testing playground into VS Code

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    JavaScript Playground▲12

    Interactive code editor

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Write Chrome Extensions in Go▲72

    GopherJS Bindings for Chrome. Contribute to fabioberger/chrome development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Save Code▲131

    Chrome Extension to save code snippets that work

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    LocatorJS DevTool▲119

    Click on a component in browser to go to code in your editor

    2022 · locatorjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Devsheet▲96

    Search and create code snippets on the cloud

    2019 · devsheet.com · its alternatives →

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