Glitch is a platform for creating and remixing web apps. It allows you to build simple websites, link pages, and blogs. You can enhance sites with edge computing, share projects, and join a community to test new features. Glitch also supports building apps with React and WebXR.
Features
Basic Website
A simple website starter that you can remix and customize quickly to suit your needs.
Glitch in Bio
Create your own free links page similar to link in bio services that you can personalize.
Blog with Eleventy
Helps you create a blog easily using Eleventy as the blogging framework.
Edge Computing
Learn how to create a Fastly Compute@Edge project that dynamically alters your Glitch website.
Community Projects
Submit your projects to be showcased and receive feedback from the community.
Community Testing Program
Join to test new features before they are officially released.
Glitch Community Jams
Monthly creative events where community members collaborate to build projects.
Public Projects
Projects and code are publicly accessible by default, allowing for open collaboration.
Sleep Timeout
Full-stack apps go to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity.
Always-on Static Sites
Unlimited static sites remain always on, enabling consistent availability.
GitHub Import/Export and Prettier Support
Allows import/export of code with GitHub and automatic code formatting with Prettier.
Private Projects
With the Pro plan, projects can be set to private, offering more control over who can view and edit them.
Access Control
Pro users can control access rights for all their apps, enhancing security and collaboration.
Boosted Full-Stack Apps
Pro users can keep up to 5 full-stack apps always-on, ensuring continuous availability and performance.
GitHub Import
Allows you to import existing projects from GitHub, making it easy to start working on them in Glitch.
Basic Website
Provides a simple website starter template called Hello Website for quick development.
Glitch in Bio
Offers a service to create a free links page. You can customize and embed content like audio and videos.
Hello Node!
A full-stack template ready to go for Node.js applications, helping kick-start development.
Blog with Eleventy
Provides a blogging starter template using Eleventy, easing the process of setting up a blog.
React
Offers a static React builder template called Hello React to streamline React project setups.
SQLite
A starter database template named Hello SQLite, suitable for minimal database needs.
Community Code Jams
Organized events where everyone can submit projects based on a monthly prompt. Participants can work individually or collaboratively.
Submission Process
Projects are submitted on Glitch with a #codejam tag in the project description, along with the prompt's hashtag.
Community Engagement
Offers a platform for sharing ideas, suggestions for future prompts, and finding collaborators in the Glitch Community forum.
Search Apps
Allows users to search through millions of apps, users, and teams on the platform.
Hello Worlds
Explore apps that serve as introductory projects for various coding topics.
Games
Discover and create gaming projects.
Building Blocks
Browse essential components needed for app development.
Learn to Code
Find resources and apps to help users learn how to code.
Productivity
Access apps that boost productivity and organizational skills.
Community Picks
Handpicked projects by the community for their quality or creativity.
Bots
Explore apps and tools related to bot creation and management.
Hardware
Find apps that integrate with hardware components.
Art
Apps and projects centered around creativity and art.
Music
Apps related to music creation and production.
Create Your Own Social Presence
Allows you to remix a single instance server to create your own fediverse instance, enabling customization and individuality.
Bring Your Bots to the Fediverse
Offers a starter project to create a Mastodon bot, facilitating the integration of automated tasks or interactions in your fediverse projects.
Instant Remixing
Allows users to instantly remix projects, modifying them with ease and viewing changes in a preview window.
Developer Community
Hosts a large, inclusive community of developers focused on collaboration and sharing, providing examples to help newcomers start their own projects.
WebXR and Incremental Games
Provides tools and examples for exploring virtual reality with WebXR and creating inventive incremental games.
Embed an App
Provides instructions on how to embed a Glitch app in your blog post or website. This feature allows users to seamlessly integrate Glitch apps into their own content.
Deploy to DigitalOcean
Allows you to deploy your Glitch app directly to DigitalOcean's App Platform with ease.
Environment Variables
Edit your .env file to add DigitalOcean API token for deployment access.
Simple Deployment Process
Deploy your app with a single button click on DigitalOcean's App Platform.
Fastly CDN Integration
Build your app on Glitch and serve it at lightning-fast speeds with Fastly. It provides access to advanced observability metrics for better performance.
Free Access to Fastly's Services
Sign up for a free Fastly Developer account and get access to services like lightning-fast delivery, DDoS protection, serverless compute capabilities with Compute, and real-time metrics.
A-Frame Support
Allows you to build VR experiences using simple HTML. You can create cross-platform VR apps accessible across multiple devices by including a script in your HTML.
Open Web Deployment
Deploy VR, AR, and XR experiences that can be accessed on web browsers across various devices without the need for specialized hardware.
Projects and code are public by default
All projects hosted on Glitch are accessible to everyone unless made private by subscribing to a paid plan.
Full-stack apps that sleep after 5 minutes
Full-stack applications on the Starter plan will go to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity to save resources.
Unlimited static sites that are always on
Users can create static sites which remain active and do not go to sleep.
GitHub import/export and Prettier support
Integration with GitHub allows for importing and exporting projects. Code formatting is supported through Prettier.