Pickcode

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What Pickcode is

Pickcode is a browser-based online IDE with tools for classroom coding. Teachers can create lessons, provide starter code and instructions, roster students, assign work with due dates, and monitor progress while students work. Pickcode Pro adds a timeline of code-editing history and lets teachers disable student copy-paste. Shared projects support simultaneous editing, with changes synchronized between two users in real time. The IDE supports Python, Java, C++, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; its runtime-language listing is four. Students can sign in with Google or create accounts using a username and password. Pickcode states that it has no AI code-assistance features and does not plan to add them. The service works best in Google Chrome, including on Chromebooks, or Microsoft Edge version 144 and higher. A free account includes unlimited Python, Java, web-development, or C++ projects.

Who it suits

Pickcode suits teachers running programming lessons who need assignments, live progress monitoring, and code history. It also fits students working in supported browsers on shared or private projects.

What it does well

Classroom lessons, rosters, and due-date assignments
Real-time monitoring and code-history timeline
Real-time editing for shared projects
Unlimited projects on the free account
Supports Python, Java, C++, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

What to know first

No AI code-assistance features
Works best in Chrome or newer Microsoft Edge
Several requested features are unlikely soon

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free account	Unlimited Python, Java, Web dev, or C++ projects	Free
Pickcode Pro	billed annually · Lessons with starter code and instructions · student rosters and assignments · real-time progress monitoring · student code history	$5,005 a year

As pickcode.io lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Pickcode combines an online coding workspace with teacher controls for assignments, progress, and editing history. Its free account covers several project types, while Pro adds classroom management and integrity tools.

Facts from Pickcode's own pages

Academic integrity: With Pickcode Pro, teachers can disable student copy-paste and view code editing history. · pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Browser compatibility: Pickcode says it works best in Google Chrome, including on Chromebooks, or Microsoft Edge version 144 and higher. · help.pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Classroom use: Pickcode Pro lets teachers create lessons, roster students, assign work with due dates, and monitor student progress. · pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Code history: Teachers can view student code editing history in a timeline. · pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Collaboration: When two users edit a shared project at the same time, their edits sync in real time. · help.pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yes · pickcode.io, 22 Sept 2026
Languages: The IDE supports Python, Java, C++, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. · pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Learning environment: Pickcode says it has no AI code assistance features and no plans to add them. · pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Notable limits: Pickcode says it is unlikely to add page-based courses with embedded editors, block-based programming, R, or project forking in the near future. · help.pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Privacy: Pickcode says it is a member of the Student Data Privacy Consortium and has signed agreements with schools in multiple states. · pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Private projects: Yes · pickcode.io, 22 Sept 2026
Product: Pickcode is an online IDE with teacher tools for creating lessons, assigning work, and monitoring students live. · pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Real-time collaboration: Yes · pickcode.io, 22 Sept 2026
Regional approval: Pickcode says it is an ERMA approved vendor in New York City and has completed privacy and security approvals in other cities. · pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Runtime languages: 4 · pickcode.io, 22 Sept 2026
Sharing controls: access_control · pickcode.io, 22 Sept 2026
Sign-in: Students can log in with Google or create accounts with a username and password. · help.pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026
Support: Pickcode says its support team typically responds within 1–2 hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. US Eastern Time. · help.pickcode.io, 11 Oct 2026

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