PICAXE Blockly

Name: PICAXE Blockly
Rating: 3.636363636363636 (11 reviews)
Author: www.picaxe.com

Blockly blocks coding for PICAXE microcontrollers

PICAXE Blockly is a Chrome extension for Chromebook users, primarily designed to provide a visual programming interface for creating programs for PICAXE microcontrollers. It provides a user-friendly approach for rapid code generation through simple stacking of coloured blocks. The extension features an inbuilt text editor for both Blockly programs and PICAXE BASIC or Javascript, catering to various programming needs. Plus, it allows direct downloading of programs to PICAXE microcontrollers and includes a simulation functionality to preview how a program will function on real chip.

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By: www.picaxe.com

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.64

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Version: 1.4.1 (Last updated: 2018-09-04)

Creation date: 2018-09-04

Risk:

Permissions:

webview
nativeMessaging
serial
clipboardRead
clipboardWrite
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storage
{"fileSystem":["write"]}

Size: 1.95M

Full description: See detailed description

Source: Chrome Web Store

Updated: a day ago

Ranking

# 9,434 ▲ 38

User reviews

Now only works on Chromebooks. VERY disappointing!

Peter T, 2020-04-08

Just seeing a white screen

Alek Wolf, 2019-10-18

Will not run. Opens to a blank window.

Aaron Ward, 2019-06-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

PICAXE Blockly requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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Risk likelihood

PICAXE Blockly has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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