Visual & learning
Scratch
Scratch is a visual programming language aimed at children and beginners to create interactive stories, games, and animations. It uses colorful blocks to represent code concepts, making programming accessible and fun.
- Created by
- Mitchel Resnick , John Maloney , Andrés Monroy-Hernández , Natalie Rusk , Evelyn Eastmond , Karen Brennan , Amon Millner , Eric Rosenbaum , Jay Silver , Brian Silverman , Paula Bonta
- First appeared
- 2003
- Official resource
- Visit the main website
Your first program
Hello, World!
// Scratch doesn't use traditional 'code' but rather graphical blocks.
// A 'Hello, World!' example in Scratch would involve:
// 1. Dragging a 'when green flag clicked' block.
// 2. Attaching a 'say Hello, World! for 2 seconds' block.Keep learning
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Use a focused prompt covering strengths, tradeoffs, setup, and this first program.
Teach me the basics of Scratch. Use https://code.study/scratch as the starting point. Explain what Scratch is best suited for, when I should not choose it, how to install or try it, and then walk me through its Hello World example step by step.
Content reviewed August 2026 · Start with primary sources and verify version-specific details.