About
With OctoStudio, young people can create interactive animations and games using tablets, smartphones, and Chromebooks.
OctoStudio is developed by Lifelong Kindergarten, the MIT Media Lab research group that created Scratch, the world’s most popular coding language for kids.
OctoStudio at a Glance
Free for all
Ad-free and privacy protected
Translated
Available in 30+ languages
Accessible
Works with screen readers on iOS and Android
Easy to learn
No coding experience needed
Great for all ages
Great for everyone, designed for ages 7+
Works offline
Create projects without an internet connection
Learning by Creating
OctoStudio was designed to support creative learning. With OctoStudio, young people can create personally meaningful projects, based on their passions, in collaboration with peers, in a playful spirit. In the process, they develop creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Supporters
OctoStudio is available for free thanks to donations from our supporters. We are grateful to our founding supporters:
- LEGO FoundationSmilegate FoundationLittle BlueBridge FoundationNational Science FoundationFiddlehead Institute for Creative Learning
We are also grateful for support from BT Charitable Foundation.
Global Educational Partners
The Lifelong Kindergarten group is collaborating with educators in Brazil, Chile, India, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, United States, and other countries around the world. OctoStudio is designed to engage learners across diverse cultural contexts in expressing their ideas and interests.
- blackyardRede Brasileira de Aprendizagem CriativaClass Act Educational ServicesThe Clubhouse NetworkFundación CruzandoEdukreativosUniversity of Johannesburg, Faculty of EducationFuture LabMakerere Innovation SocietyMTST (Homeless Workers' Movement)Pratham Shah PraDigi CentreSrishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, and TechnologySomerville Public SchoolsTacoma Public Libraries
Key Collaborators
- Rede Brasileira de Aprendizagem CriativaTinkering Studio at the ExploratoriumFuture LabCreative Communities Group at University of Colorado Boulder
In-Kind Support
- CrowdinLambdaTest
Accessibility Advisors
- Diane BraunerLinda CoccovizzoPatrick Wilson
Volunteer Translators
OctoStudio is currently available in the following languages:
Afrikaans, العربية (Arabic), Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian), বাংলা (Bangla), Català (Catalan), Česky (Czech), Dansk (Danish), Deutsch (German), Ελληνικά (Greek), English, Español (Spanish), Français (French), 한국어 (Korean), हिन्दी (Hindi), isiXhosa (Xhosa), isiZulu (Zulu), Italiano (Italian), עברית (Hebrew), Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili (Swahili), Nederlands (Dutch), 日本語 (Japanese), 日本語 (ひらがな) (Japanese (Hiragana)), Polski (Polish), Português (Brazilian Portuguese), Русский язык (Russian), Sepedi (Northern Sotho), Setswana (Tswana), Slovenčina (Slovak), Српски (Serbian), Svenska (Swedish), ไทย (Thai), Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese), Tshivenḓa (Venda), Türkçe (Turkish), украї́нська мо́ва (Ukrainian), 繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese), 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
- Kazuhiro AbeCatherine F. AlimsyahIvy AmeliaLorena AstudilloYoung BaekPaweł BednarczykMārtiņš BruņenieksVladimir BulovićSolomon BwireChepchumba ChogeXavier M.G. CooperShruti DhariwalRodrigo FabregaÁkos FeketeLinda FernselJoão Adriano FreitasAndres GarciaConnie GuSo Jae HwanAbdulrahman idlbiBalázs Juhász-DuróFelix KaiserKategaya George, BagaboMartin Thun KlausenSpyros KouriasMinyoung KwonAntonia Laderchi - BisdaSotiria - Vera MalliouEfe MisirliMarissa MitjàHideki MoriMarian MuthuiNguyễn Trần Chí ĐạtNguyễn Vũ Nhật HuyAnna NowakpapipupepappaYevgeny PatarakinKirsten Dam PedersenMathieu PenotCarmelo PresicceFrank SabatéNasir Khan Saikat / নাসির খান সৈকতHanka ŠandováArnan SipitakiatBartek SochaNóra SpenglerZuzana TkáčováJean-Baptiste ToujaTrần Quốc CảnhMoran TsurNalin Tukta TutiyaphuengprasertCobie van de VenPatricia Peñarroya VillaltaOlesia VlasiiUlrich Weber
If you are interested in contributing to our volunteer translation team, please contact translation@octostudio.org.