JavaScript Playground

Open-source JavaScript projects categorized as Playground

Top 16 JavaScript Playground Projects

  1. play-with-docker

    You know it, you use it, now it's time to improve it. PWD!.

  2. SaaSHub

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  3. sqlime

    Online SQLite playground

  4. layer5

    Layer5, expect more from your infrastructure

  5. Workbench

    Code playground for GNOME 🛠️

    Project mention: Gnome Workbench | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-12-08
  6. codapi-js

    Interactive code examples for documentation, education and fun.

    Project mention: Azure Cosmos DB Playground: Learn and experiment with queries in your browser | dev.to | 2026-01-13

    Codapi: It is a lightweight sandbox server designed for interactive documentation, code examples, and learning environments. In the playground, Codapi manages the creation of isolated Docker containers for each query execution. This ensures that each user’s code and data are executed in an ephemeral environment. Codapi JavaScript widget (codapi-js) is used for the playground frontend integration, which invokes the Codapi API for code execution in the sandbox.

  7. DataFormsJS

    🌟 DataFormsJS 🌟 A minimal JavaScript Framework, standalone React and Web Components, and JSX Compiler for rapid development of high quality websites and single page applications.

  8. htmx-playground

    A simple code sandbox for playing around with HTMX. No setup needed!

  9. webden

    Open source mobile friendly code playground 📱

  10. pykidos.github.io

    🐍 PyKidos: Python visual playground in the browser

  11. HolyC-interpreter

    JS HolyC Interpreter

  12. codestage

    A static site generator to create live js demos with an editor

  13. jsden

    Minimal JavaScript Playground ⌨️

  14. vanilla-worker-playground

    Vanilla worker playground for cloudflare AI

  15. Casual-Playground

    A grid-based 2D sandbox inspired by cellular automata.

  16. mdown-editor

    A markdown editor playground with preview panel written in Angular with html5, css3 and javascript

  17. fourier

    Image Discrete Fourier Playground (by Haalon)

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Playground projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 play-with-docker 3,191
2 sqlime 1,061
3 layer5 1,044
4 Workbench 835
5 codapi-js 612
6 DataFormsJS 197
7 htmx-playground 186
8 webden 166
9 pykidos.github.io 47
10 HolyC-interpreter 42
11 codestage 31
12 jsden 13
13 vanilla-worker-playground 3
14 Casual-Playground 3
15 mdown-editor 2
16 fourier 1

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