Pyloft
Pyloft is a free, browser-based Python editor and collaborative online IDE.
What Pyloft is
Pyloft is a free, browser-based Python editor and collaborative online IDE. In a shared room, participants use one file and console, see run output, and follow live cursors. Driver control means one person at a time can edit and run code, while drawing over the editor offers a way to explain code visually. Python runs in the browser with Pyodide, so the maker says installation is not required. Users can make a room and share its link, or join one using a link or ID. Google sign-in provides access to room history. Practice modules cover code reading, NumPy, pandas, recursion, files, and object-oriented programming; the modules use Pyodide checks and Firestore-backed mastery statistics. The maker describes Pyloft as suited to pair programming, teaching, and coding together without screen sharing or local setup. Its listed platform is web, and the Free plan costs nothing.
Good
- Python runs in the browser with Pyodide
- Shared rooms include live cursors and one console
- Drawing on the editor helps explain code
- Practice modules cover NumPy, pandas, and more
- Free plan costs nothing
Watch out
- Only the web platform is listed
- Only one person can edit and run code at a time
Who it suits
Pyloft suits people who want to pair program, teach, or code together in a browser without local setup or screen sharing. Its practice modules also cover several Python topics.
Verdict
Pyloft brings shared editing, browser-based Python execution, and practice modules together in a free web tool. Its driver control allows just one person at a time to edit and run code.
Plans and prices
From Pyloft's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free real-time Python editor · shared live cursors and console · driver control · drawing on the editor · Python runs in browser with Pyodide |
The facts
Each one read from Pyloft's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Collaboration
- People in a room share one file, one console, run output, and live cursors.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Drawing
- Users can draw on top of the editor to explain code.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes Pyloft as suited to pair programming, teaching, and coding together without screen sharing or local setup.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Practice modules
- Practice modules cover code reading, NumPy, pandas, recursion, files, and object-oriented programming, with Pyodide checks and Firestore-backed mastery stats.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pyloft is a free, browser-based Python editor and collaborative online IDE.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Room sharing
- Users can create a room and share its link, or join an existing room using a link or ID.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- Pyloft runs Python in the browser with Pyodide.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The maker says no installation is required.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Sign-in
- The site offers Google sign-in and says signing in provides access to room history.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Turn control
- Driver control lets one person edit and run code at a time.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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