Web Maker
Web Maker is a browser-based frontend playground for building and prototyping HTML, CSS, and JavaScript projects.
What Web Maker is
Web Maker is a browser-based frontend playground for building and prototyping HTML, CSS, and JavaScript projects. Its editor works offline and shows a real-time preview. It supports preprocessors including SCSS, SASS, Less, Stylus, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Pug, and Markdown, and lets users add JavaScript or CSS libraries through CDNJS search, popular-library selections, or a CDN URL. Projects can be exported to CodePen, and previews can be captured as PNG files. Web Maker also supports real-time multi-user editing: free users can join sessions, while PRO users can host and join. The free plan costs nothing and allows one public creation, two file-mode projects, local assets, ads, and community support. PRO costs $4 a month and adds unlimited creations and projects, up to 5 GB of cloud asset hosting, session hosting, no ads, and priority direct support. Code stays on the device by default, and no account is required to start. It is available on the web and as an extension.
Good
- Editor works offline with a real-time preview.
- Supports multiple preprocessors and library options.
- Free users can join live collaboration sessions.
- Code stays on the device by default.
Watch out
- Free plan limits users to one public creation.
- Free plan allows two file-mode projects.
- Free users cannot host collaboration sessions.
- PRO costs $4 a month.
Who it suits
Web Maker suits people learning frontend development, prototyping, conducting technical interviews, or teaching workshops. Its offline editor and live preview support quick browser-based work.
Verdict
Web Maker offers an offline frontend workspace with a free tier and paid collaboration and cloud asset features. Check the project and session limits if you plan to stay on the free plan.
Plans and prices
From Web Maker's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 public creation · 2 file-mode projects · local assets · join collab sessions · ads shown · community support |
| PRO | $4 a month | Unlimited public creations · unlimited file-mode projects · up to 5 GB cloud asset hosting · host and join real-time collab sessions · no ads · priority direct support · $4/month |
| PRO Lifetime | — | PRO access for as long as Web Maker exists |
The facts
Each one read from Web Maker's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- The site says it uses Google Analytics for aggregated events and offers an opt-out route; it says it does not track user-specific data.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Web Maker supports real-time multi-user editing; free users can join sessions and PRO users can host them.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Creator
- Web Maker is created and maintained by frontend developer Kushagra Gour, whom the about page identifies as being from India.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Export and capture
- The homepage describes one-click export to CodePen and one-click PNG capture of a preview.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Extension permission
- The maker says the extension's read-and-change-sites permission is used for new-tab replacement and that nothing is read, stored, or changed through that feature.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Libraries
- Users can add JavaScript and CSS libraries by searching CDNJS, choosing popular libraries such as React or Tailwind CSS, or pasting a CDN URL.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The free plan allows one public creation, two file-mode projects, local-only assets, and joining but not hosting collab sessions.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The editor works offline and provides an instant real-time preview in the browser.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 4checked 20 Sep 2026
- Preprocessors
- It supports preprocessors including SCSS, SASS, Less, Stylus, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Pug, and Markdown.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says code stays on the device by default and that no account is required to start.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Private projects
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Product
- Web Maker is an offline frontend playground for building and prototyping HTML, CSS, and JavaScript projects in a browser.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Project limit
- 2checked 20 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker says PRO support comes directly from the creator, while free users receive community support.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The maker describes Web Maker for learning web development, quick prototyping, technical interviews, and teaching or workshops.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The maker lists Web Maker as available as a web app and a Chrome extension.checked 3 Oct 2026
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