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Chirp | |
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Operating Systems | Windows, Macintosh |
Developer(s) | Jens |
Released? | Yes |
Compatible with | 1.2.1 |
Official Website | link |
Archived Forum Topic | ar-topic:3779 |
Chirp is a Scratch modification made by Jens, who was at the time a member of the Scratch Team. It was the precursor to Snap! and adds a number of new features to Scratch, while remaining fully compatible.[1] The default sprite is called "cat2" in the original Scratch program.
The initial version of Chirp was released in February of 2008;[1] it is one of the earliest Scratch modifications.
Added Features
- Export/import scripts as XML
- Changing blocks through the context menu
- The dynamic addition of scrollbars in various places
- The ability to resize the scripting area
- Running projects directly into presentation mode
- The ability to use your own projects as screensavers
Jens also made a program named Scratch2Exe that produces standalone Windows programs from Scratch projects.[2]
See Also
External Links
- Chirp in the old (archived) Scratch Forum
- The website chirp.scratchr.org no longer exists, but it can be found with the Wayback Machine: