How to share projects on Scratch?
Before your kid can share
Scratch accounts require a parent email for anyone under 13. MIT sends a verification link, and once you click it, sharing is unlocked. Projects from new accounts go through a brief review before appearing in the public community, usually within a few hours.
How sharing works
Once shared, the project lives at a unique URL (scratch.mit.edu/projects/[id]). Anyone with the link can view and play it in their browser, no account, no download. They can also remix it (make their own copy to modify), which Scratch explicitly encourages as part of how kids learn from each other.
Your kid can see how many people viewed, "loved," or remixed their project from the project page. For many kids, that first view counter ticking up is a big motivator.
How to share a Scratch project on WhatsApp or by email
Scratch has no send or email button. Sharing means making the project public, then sending the link yourself.
Share the project first, then copy the URL from the address bar and paste it into WhatsApp, an email, or any message. Whoever receives it opens the project in their browser and plays it straight away, with no Scratch account and nothing to install.
If you'd rather not make it public, download the project as an .sb3 file and attach that to the email instead. The person receiving it needs Scratch to open it, but the project never appears in the community.
Can two people edit the same Scratch project?
No. Scratch has no shared editing, so two people can't work on one project at the same time the way they would in a Google Doc.
What they can do is remix. Your kid shares the project, the other person opens it and clicks Remix, and they get their own copy to change. Scratch keeps a credit link back to the original.
How to unshare
Go to the project page, click See inside, then click the Unshare button where the Share button used to be. The project goes back to private immediately.
