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CodeJar

CodeJar is a lightweight code playground that allows you to easily test snippets of JavaScript, HTML, CSS and other web languages right in your browser. It has a simple, clean interface with built-in themes and customization options.

What is CodeJar?

CodeJar is a free online code editor and playground that allows developers to quickly test and experiment with code snippets without having to set up a development environment. It supports major web development languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, C, C++, C#, Java, Swift, Go, Kotlin, SQL, Markdown, JSON, XML and more.

Some key features of CodeJar include:

  • Clean, intuitive browser-based interface with tabbed editing, automatic indentation, and syntax highlighting
  • Support for over 60 programming languages and markup languages
  • Instant results pane to immediately see output from code
  • Shareable shortlinks to save and share code snippets
  • Embeddable code editor widget for blogs and websites
  • Customizable themes including light, dark and high contrast modes
  • Offline support so you can code without an internet connection
  • Cross-browser compatibility
  • Completely client-side, no servers are used

CodeJar is great for quickly testing regular expressions, prototyping CSS designs, experimenting with new frameworks like React or Vue, mocking API calls, creating code demos for documentation or presentations, and more. Its simple, no-clutter interface helps developers focus on coding. The fact that it runs client-side makes it fast, secure, and easy to use for coding on the go.

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ACE Code Editor

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