Trinket alternative
Runnable Python in your lessons, after Trinket
Trinket closed on 31 August 2026. If you used it to put code learners could run and change inside your teaching, The Skill Site does that in every lesson, in Python and seven other languages, with notebooks and graded coding questions beside it. It is built for trainers, colleges and learners aged 16 and over.
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What replaces each part of Trinket
- Runnable code in a lesson: a code block learners run and change in the browser, in Python, Java, C, C++, C#, F#, PHP or Ruby, with nothing to install.
- Python with data and charts: a notebook in the lesson, running in the learner's browser with numpy, pandas and matplotlib. See notebooks and labs.
- Assignments with checking: coding questions graded against your own tests as learners hand in. See coding assessment.
- Classes: batches with a timetable, attendance and each learner's progress, with learners added from a CSV file.
Who it suits, and who it does not
The Skill Site suits training providers, further education colleges and courses for learners aged 16 and over, where an instructor runs a cohort and needs to see who is keeping up. It is not designed for primary or lower secondary schools: it has no block coding, turtle graphics or games, and a schools product will serve younger children better.
Sources: Trinket's shutdown notice and CodeHS's Trinket importer, read on 29 October 2026.
Questions and answers
When did Trinket close?
Trinket shut down on 31 August 2026, after announcing it earlier in the year. Its export tools were offered in the months before; they are no longer online.
Can we import our trinkets?
Not automatically. If you downloaded your export before the shutdown, paste each trinket’s code into a code block in a lesson, or into a coding question if it should be graded.
Can we embed runnable code in our own website, as with Trinket?
Partly. Through the API, an embed link puts one graded coding exercise in your own page for one learner. There is no public, anonymous embed of the kind Trinket offered.
Does it support turtle graphics, pygame or HTML pages?
No. Code blocks and coding questions print text, and notebooks show matplotlib charts and tables. There is no turtle, pygame or live HTML and CSS preview.
What do schools teaching younger children use instead?
Trinket pointed its users to Pickcode, Dodona and Kita, and CodeHS offers an importer for Trinket exports. The Skill Site is built for training providers, colleges and learners aged 16 and over, so a school teaching younger children is better served by one of those.
Is there a free option?
Yes. After a 30-day trial, the free plan keeps 1 staff member and up to 10 learners with every feature except your own address and white-label, at no cost and with no support promise.
Try it with your next cohort
Start a 30-day free trial with up to 10 learners and no card, or tell us what you teach and we will show you The Skill Site with your own exercise.