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Dev tools · July 3, 2018

CodeSandbox

The online code editor for web development

CodeSandbox launched on July 3, 2018 with 292 votes, #48 of 2,673 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

In plain words

CodeSandbox is an online code editor designed for web development. It allows developers to create web applications directly in a browser, supporting the full workflow from initial prototype through to deployment. The platform serves as a web-based alternative to local development environments, enabling teams and individual developers to build, test, and share web projects without requiring local setup.

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From the sources

CodeSandbox is an online editor that helps you create web applications, from prototype to deployment.

CodeSandbox is a cloud development platform that empowers developers to code, collaborate and ship projects of any size from any device in record time.

Use our APIs to create isolated development environments (sandboxes) that can run any type of code you need. Every environment runs in isolation, so you can safely run untrusted code without it affecting your system. We can handle millions of concurrent VMs and make it easy to provision, manage and decommission VMs. Resume development within the same sandbox after periods of inactivity. With no loss thanks to our snapshots. Our microVM infrastructure allows us to spin up entire VMs, clone them and restore snapshots within 2 seconds. Gain total control over periods of inactivity before auto hibernation kicks in. Give agents a sandbox to resolve user prompts, or create autonomous agents…from codesandbox.io

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