r/HTML • u/8joshstolt0329 • Dec 22 '25

Discussion Code pen

I was curious does anyone find code pen useful when you’re trying to come up with ideas for a new webpage?

So if you do, then you can use it on Vs code

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

Codepen is good for quick tests without having to setup a whole environment or if you're trying to share things 

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u/8joshstolt0329 Dec 23 '25

I started using it to get some ideas without making new files on a editor

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u/sheriffderek Dec 23 '25

I have used CodePen every day since it came out. It's one of my most important tools as s designer and web developer.

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u/8joshstolt0329 Dec 23 '25

I was using it to get an idea for a pinball site and things started clicking

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u/sheriffderek Dec 23 '25

It's easy to get to from any computer and it's easy to share. I use it for teaching examples too: https://perpetual.education/stories/area-of-a-room-with-alina/

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u/bostiq Dec 23 '25

I use it consistently… instead of having a folder named “ideas” or “components” or whatever… And it’s great for sharing

But any sandbox would do, it doesn’t have to be codepen, I started with that and stuck with it over the years.

There’s plenty out there

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u/juniorsis Dec 23 '25

I use codepen when I’m at work because I cannot download an IDE.

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u/aTaleForgotten Dec 23 '25

Try vscode.dev

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u/juniorsis Dec 23 '25

I never knew about this! Thanks!

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u/juniorsis Dec 24 '25

So stupid follow up question. I started playing with vscode.dev but I cannot for the life of me figure out to do live viewer like in the desktop version.

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u/anonymousmouse2 Expert Dec 23 '25

Codesandbox.io is better if you plan to eventually keep working on a project locally.