Scratch for Windows

User Reviews

• GOT MALWARE FROM THIS DOWNLOAD!!

  CNETbundlesMALWAREDecember 12, 2012

  Pros

  EVEN THOUGH I UNCHECKED ALL THE CRAPWARE BUNDLES I STILL GOT "INCREDIBAR" A USELESS SEARCH ADD ON THAT WON'T GO AWAY EVEN AFTER I UNINSTALLED IT. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. NOTHING GETS RID OF THIS GARBAGE!!! CNET HAS MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL!! I WILL NEVER DOWNLOAD ANOTHER THING FROM THIS WEBSITE!!

  Cons

  EVEN THOUGH I UNCHECKED ALL THE CRAPWARE BUNDLES I STILL GOT "INCREDIBAR" A USELESS SEARCH ADD ON THAT WON'T GO AWAY EVEN AFTER I UNINSTALLED IT. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. NOTHING GETS RID OF THIS GARBAGE!!! CNET HAS MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL!! I WILL NEVER DOWNLOAD ANOTHER THING FROM THIS WEBSITE!!

  Summary

  EVEN THOUGH I UNCHECKED ALL THE CRAPWARE BUNDLES I STILL GOT "INCREDIBAR" A USELESS SEARCH ADD ON THAT WON'T GO AWAY EVEN AFTER I UNINSTALLED IT. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. NOTHING GETS RID OF THIS GARBAGE!!! CNET HAS MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL!! I WILL NEVER DOWNLOAD ANOTHER THING FROM THIS WEBSITE!!

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• A really good programming language. I use it myself.

  bzzmanDecember 16, 2010

  Pros

  Definitely love the interface. It is really simple, and anyone can get the hang of it. Really easy to use.

  Cons

  The biggest thing is that there is no .exe exporting. Looking forward to that in 1.5

  Summary

  I love this product. PLEASE COME OUT WITH 1.5 ALREADY MIT!!!

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• Great game

  MitchellnelsonSeptember 23, 2010

  Pros

  Very fun. If there's a game you want but you can't get it, just make it yourself, put in your own cheat codes, make two player games. You can do heaps in Scratch.

  Cons

  I wish you could save as a 'exe' file, but it is for kids so that's pretty normal, does not put me down

  Summary

  WARNING: Play this once and you will play it 24/7!

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• Best I've seen to teach kids programming concepts

  chrisopinionNovember 23, 2009

  Pros

  Fun. Easy to learn and use. Teaches useful concepts. Collaborative sharing encourages exploratory learning.

  Cons

  None really. I wouldn't recommend this as game authoring software or anything, but that's not really what it's about.

  Summary

  This software strikes a great balance between being fun to use and actually teaching useful concepts. I put in front of an 8 and 10 year old, went through some basic things and let them at it. Within an hour they had built a simple game and were having a blast. Highly recommended. Nice job, MIT Media Labs folks!

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• Terrific teaching tool for children

  mrskellyJune 2, 2009

  Pros

  The concepts that can be taught with scratch go beyond just the animation. To do this you must be able to think sequentially -- a skill that is so needed for children. My students love it.

  Cons

  There is no con that I can think of.

  Summary

  The first thing to love is that it's free. The sprites and backgrounds are constructed for children to find attractive, such as a basketball court , a race track, or a beach. It's easy for young children to manipulate the characters and to master the skills they need, plus they are learning many important concepts while they play. There is also a social aspect to it where the children can upload their work for others, or download another's project and work with it. This is a program baby geeks can enjoy without all the violence or nonsense of a lot of the games they can play. Heck, they can create their own games.h

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• It was ok.

  sandiesaysMarch 6, 2009

  Pros

  It didn't cost me anything.

  Cons

  It wasn't what i expected.

  Summary

  ok, but it doesn't hurt to try it for yourself.

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• it lets you draw stuff.

  GIGASUARUS REXDecember 17, 2007

  Pros

  I like being able to draw your own animation.

  Cons

  it is not a good digital art tool. dont use this if your a master at digital art.

  Summary

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