I built a WASI playground for running CLI binaries in the browser
Run WebAssembly made for outside the browser, inside the browser.
I built a WASI playground for running CLI binaries in the browser launched on October 10, 2022 with 115 votes, #313 of 3,153 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
In plain words
Runno is a browser-based playground for executing WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) command-line binaries without installation. It lets developers run CLI tools directly in a web browser, making it useful for testing, learning, and sharing executable code snippets. The tool targets developers who want to experiment with or demonstrate command-line programs in an accessible, sandbox environment.
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