JSFiddle
JSFiddle is a browser-based code hosting platform and playground for building and sharing frontend examples.
What JSFiddle is
JSFiddle is a browser-based code hosting platform and playground for building and sharing frontend examples. It supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Tailwind, with separate editor panels for HTML, JavaScript, and CSS alongside the rendered result. Listed starter options include Preact, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, SCSS, CSS Grid, Bootstrap, and PostCSS. You can add external libraries by searching CDNJS or entering a URL, then embed fiddles on other pages using an iframe or script. Embeds can show selected tabs and use a chosen theme and accent color. Documentation also describes loading examples from GitHub repositories and Gists, plus an API for displaying a fiddle from a POST request without saving it on JSFiddle. A beta AI code-completion feature uses Mistral Codestral and requires your own API key. The free Basic service is available, while PRO costs €8 per month and includes private fiddles and collections, custom-domain Fiddle Pages, an ad-free editor and listing pages, collections, and early feature access. A one-time €80 option provides PRO features for one year.
Good
- Separate HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and result panels
- Supports listed frontend starters and frameworks
- Fiddles can be embedded with selectable tabs
- Free Basic service is available
Watch out
- Beta AI completion requires your own API key
- Private fiddles and collections are PRO features
Who it suits
JSFiddle suits developers who want to build, test, share, or embed frontend examples in a browser. Its documented use cases also include live collaboration and developer interviews.
Verdict
JSFiddle combines a live frontend editor with sharing, embedding, and documented GitHub loading. The free Basic service covers its basic offering; private work and other PRO additions cost extra.
Plans and prices
From JSFiddle's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| JSFiddle PRO | €8 a month | Ad-free editor and listing pages · custom-domain Fiddle Pages · early access to features · collections · private fiddles and collections · €8 per month |
| Basic | Free | Basic JSFiddle service |
| JSFiddle PRO (one-time) | €80, paid once | PRO features for 1 year · One-time €80 for 1 year |
The facts
Each one read from JSFiddle's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The API documentation describes displaying a fiddle from a POST request without saving it on JSFiddle.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The homepage says JSFiddle has more than 4 million users and is used by developers, companies, and educational institutions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Code assistance
- The changelog describes beta AI code completion using Mistral Codestral, with users supplying their own API key.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Editor
- The live editor provides HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and result panels, and its changelog says it switched from CodeMirror to Monaco.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Embedding
- Fiddles can be embedded on other pages using an iframe or script, with selectable tabs, theme, and accent color.checked 5 Oct 2026
- External libraries
- The editor can search CDNJS for libraries or accept a URL to add as a script or link.checked 5 Oct 2026
- GitHub integration
- Documentation describes loading fiddle examples from GitHub repositories and Gists.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Hosting location
- The privacy policy says the site is operated in the European Union and hosted in the United States.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Languages and starters
- The homepage lists starters including React, Preact, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, SCSS, CSS Grid, Bootstrap, and PostCSS.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says JSFiddle recognizes and will comply with GDPR rights, subject to applicable law.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Private projects
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Product
- JSFiddle is a code hosting platform and online playground for testing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Tailwind.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit with SSL/TLS and is not encrypted while live in its database.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The privacy policy directs users to contact JSFiddle by email for help exercising information rights or account assistance.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- JSFiddle documentation cites live collaboration and developer interviews as use cases.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- The about page says JSFiddle began as MooShell in 2009 and became JSFiddle in 2010.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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