Chirp
Operating Systems	Windows, Macintosh
Developer(s)	Jens
Released?	Yes
Compatible with	Scratch 1.2.1
Official Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20131214022852/http://chirp.scratchr.org/
Archived Forum Topic	ar-topic:3779

Chirp is a Scratch modification made by Jens Moenig, who was at the time a member of the Scratch Team. It was the precursor to BYOB 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 February of 2008;^[1] it is one of the earliest Scratch modifications.

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]

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:
  • Chirp website
  • Chirp blog

References