Welcome to the vast universe of turtleSpaces!
Who it's for — pick a door:
- Start here (kids) — open a smiley, run it, change it
- Parents — a thinking tool, no account, no ads
- Teachers — after Scratch, before Python
- Game developers — skiing, invaders, Tetris
- 3D modelers — model it,
savestl, print it - Creative coders — sliders, shaders, generative art
Venture into an endless space that holds the potential for boundless learning and creativity!
Based on Seymour Papert’s Logo programming language, turtleSpaces is the first such environment to have the potential to truly deliver on Papert’s vision of ‘low threshold, no ceiling’ – a programming environment in which it is easy to get started building amazing things, but has the capacity to grow with the coder as they learn to create complex simulations and engaging games.
Start with simple yet attractive programmatic works of art. As turtleSpaces is a true fluid real-time 3D environment, there is vast potential for amazement as works transform radically based on the simplest of parameter changes. Then progress into dynamic animations, where various elements behave differently, and start to interact. Finally, delve into more complex logical interactions – the beginnings of a game, perhaps – then grow it out until you’ve created a fully-fledged interactive experience of your very own!
And it doesn’t stop there. turtleSpaces runs right in your browser, and the desktop app is available for Windows, macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon) and Linux. Publish your creations to the gallery, explore what others have made, and remix their projects into something of your own. Blocks make the first steps easy for beginners, classroom groups help teachers gather a class around shared work, and savestl exports your 3D models for printing. Shelly the turtle gives new users a welcome tour, and when you are signed in, Claude can explain an error in your own code or turn a program into a Turtorial that teaches you to build it step by step. A new daily prompt gives you something to make every day, and the whole IDE comes in five languages: English, Español, Français, 日本語 and Polski. See all the features. We’re working on more, and we intend to make Logo the first-class language it was always intended to be.
There truly is no ceiling with turtleSpaces! Get started learning Logo today, and ride our turtles into your future.
Download now for Windows, macOS / OSX or Linux