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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

It's a greate plateform where we can write tha code and get result with in the second. and it is a multi cross platfom where we can write any code and get quick results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

Nothing to dislike but its online environment with limited resources ,Thank You Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

My team got a stuck in one error so i create a repositry and after that people will help me out and whenever i got a stuck so i'll get help form the CodeSandbox, Thank You so much CodeSandBox Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CodeSandbox Overview

What is CodeSandbox?

CodeSandbox is a cloud development platform that empowers development teams to code, collaborate, and ship projects of any size from any device in record time. Run your code in powerful microVMs and build anything without limits. We configure your environment for you and keep your code always ready, behind a URL. Code and collaborate from any editor or device: browser, VS Code or iOS. Share a link to your code to get feedback, either async or with a live coding session. We give you a live dev environment for every PR. No need to switch context. Open the PR to see the code, tests and a preview, make any necessary changes, and merge it.

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Free, instant, collaborative sandboxes for rapid web development.


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Year Founded
2017
HQ Location
Amsterdam, North Holland
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@codesandbox
22,824 Twitter followers
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18 employees on LinkedIn®

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4.5 out of 5
"A Deep Dive into CodeSandbox's Innovative Features and Seamless Development Experience"
The standout features of CodeSandbox include its instant setup, seamless collaboration with real-time editing, built-in package management, support...
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"This is great!"
The ease of setting up space(s) for learning and testing different ideas.
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Raj P.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

The standout features of CodeSandbox include its instant setup, seamless collaboration with real-time editing, built-in package management, support for multiple languages and frameworks, live preview for instant feedback, and integration with version control systems like GitHub. Its accessibility as a web-based platform adds to its versatility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

Some users have reported performance issues with larger projects, limitations in offline functionality, challenges with specific dependencies, a slight learning curve for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

CodeSandbox solves problems related to setup complexities by eliminating the need for intricate local environments. It streamlines collaboration through real-time editing, simplifies dependency management, accelerates development cycles with live previews, and enhances accessibility. The platform also aids learning and supports version control integration, contributing to a more efficient and collaborative coding experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Narendra D.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

1.That is the most favorite Web-Based IDE for Developers.

2.CodeSandbox provides an integrated development environment in our browser.

3.With CodeSandbox, work with so many languages and frameworks, like JavaScript, React, Vue.js, Angular, and more.

4.Able to add dependencies easily and manage them within the CodeSandbox environment directly.

5.Able to see a live preview of our application in a separate window or panel. This displays the immediate effects of code changes in the live preview.

6.Easy to use and easy to implement and integrate, so that's why I use this frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

CodeSandbox is an online platform, which means you need an internet connection to use it. It may also encounter some glitches and slowness at times Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sometimes I need to practice new development and perform testing, so this platform helps me to work and also saves my time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shreya T.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

Code sandbox is a best way to write, edit or run code in online development environment and it supports various programming languages, framework, libraries which make it more versatile for various development need.

Some of the best thing are live preview, templates project,Version Control Integration and also the other is collaboration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

CodeSandbox provides an online environment with limited resources compared to a local development setup. This can sometimes result in slower performance, especially for larger project. Also it requires a good internet connection.

Code sandbox also have Limited File System Access and Limited File System Access. Also as it aims to provide simple development environment so some advanced customization options may be limited compared to local development environment.

Although Many developers find CodeSandbox to be a valuable tool despite these limitations, appreciating its convenience, collaboration features, and ease of use for certain types of projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

CodeSandbox saves developers from the hassle of setting up their coding environment on their computers. Instead, they can start writing and testing their code directly in their web browser where they can work together, share code effortlessly, quickly test new ideas and access them from anywhere. Also there are some pre built template so with few customisation one can start building desired project.CodeSandbox integrates with Git, a popular version control system. This integration allows developers to manage their code changes.

In short it is a handy and easy way to start coding . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vikash K.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

The feasibility to easily start coding or writing code snippets without worrying about the environment and installation of software to run. It let to share the code easily and test. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

The code sandbox Ui and adding dependencies can be improved for a better user experience. sometime it feels like that it is very difficult to get into it and work with some custom stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

The code sandbox lets us quickly test the working code snippets and share them with other teammates and users. It also help to work and save time of installing and testing out things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

omkar sahoo S.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

As a React developer, I use CodeSandBox all the time. It's the best because you can save your created Files by forking them to your GitHub Accounts. You can even find whatever codes you want to refer to without hassle and just typing the key points about the things we need from the internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

I do not find any issues with or functionality of CodeSandbox, which I dislike; it's the best!!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

CodeSandbox helps me in various ways, such as sometimes I need help in my codes or error resolving from colleagues, which is made easy by CodeSandbox. With the help of CodeSandbox, I need to copy the URL for my Sandbox and share it with them. They can play around with it and help me with the codes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Priyanka B.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

CodeSandbox provides you with the cloud environment with powerful micro Virtual Machine where you can easily run all your code and the ease of Accessibility for this tool is just behind one URL, as simple as that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

Till now I haven't found much to dislike about CodeSandbox, it has pretty much made work easy for me. If I have to mention something then it will be it's branding because I haven't heard much about it unless I found this by myself Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

CodeSandbox has helped me solving the problems related to having Dev server for my codes but with this tool it gives you Live Dev server for your every pull request and you can easily check and test your code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mansi J.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

Codesandbox is the best platform for running the application in the cloud. We can easily create the application in the cloud, which is nice. We don't need to set up the template it provides, which is fabulous Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

There is no dislike feature in this IDE. Everything is perfect. Their runtime performance is also excellent. We can easily work on that IDE, and we can easily debug there. there are lot's of thing which is prefect Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves one problem of mine. We don't need the install any dependency on a local computer just open the IDE and select the framework or library which you want and start the work there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

its an online platform so we dont have to install any software which is very convenient so it is easy to code immediately and the real time collaboration allow to work multiple developer to work together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

it is an web based ide due to which we need internet for access of code that can be a drawback for developer and it runs on browser ,the available system resources may be limited Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

it saves the setup and configuration time and also helps teams for collaboration and the web feature help to carry the environment anywhere and anytime we want to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sheba J.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

CodeSandbox provides various framework support in a single platform.

Installing and updating new dependencies is very easy.

Collaborating with other team members becomes easy and rapid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

I feel it provides some limited resources as compared to the local development platform.

In lower system configuration, it hangs and takes too much time to load. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

CodeSandbox provides an easy and effective way to work with a large team.

It provides rapid development, which results in faster delivery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vijay T.
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What do you like best about CodeSandbox?

Its is best used when i have to test my small react component individually. Also helps in fast compiling and used for small frontend projects to run online without any hassle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeSandbox?

Codsanbox is best i think there are no such dislikes but there can be improvement like can be used to host the frontend project feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeSandbox solving and how is that benefiting you?

CodeSandbox helps in compiling and debugging reactjs or any other frontend projects. Helps in compiling small projects and test them . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.