mozilla/thimble.mozilla.org
UPDATE: This project is no longer maintained. Please check out Glitch.com instead. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4893
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2592
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1426 stars · 515 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Thimble was Mozilla's browser-based code editor for learning and teaching HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with built-in publishing of web pages. It was officially sunset in 2018-2019 and is no longer maintained, with Mozilla recommending Glitch as a replacement.
Use cases
- teach beginners html css and javascript in the browser
- online code editor for students
- learn web development without installing anything
- publish simple web pages from the browser
- classroom tool for teaching web literacy
- edit and preview html css js online
When to choose
- you need a historical reference or want to fork a beginner-friendly educational web editor
- you are studying how Brackets was adapted to run in the browser
When to avoid
- you need a maintained online editor - use Glitch or another active alternative
- you expect bug fixes, support, or security updates
- you want to deploy it in production today
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
editor web-framework education web-development developer-tools browser online-code-editor web-literacy teaching-tool beginner-friendly deprecated brackets education web-server nodejs
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mozilla/thimble.mozilla.org · fetched 2026-08-28 · b004f5a6b9c0
- homepage: https://glitch.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 76b841a77aa1
- site_page: https://glitch.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 76b841a77aa1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla/thimble.mozilla.org | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mozilla/thimble.mozilla.org")
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