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Dev tools · May 14, 2020

CodeOnline

A remote and secure workspace powered by VSCode

CodeOnline launched on May 14, 2020 with 97 votes, #418 of 4,813 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

CodeOnline is an online IDE with a powerful and secure remote workspace. It is based on a web version of Visual Studio Code, which connects to your own private Linux workspace in the Cloud, without any restrictions.

A free fantasy console you code by writing English. Make a little game and play it on your phone — multiplayer built in. No install, runs in any browser.

Sign in to save your games and pick a nickname. You can keep playing withoutfrom codeonline.io

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