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The p5.js Editor is a website for creating p5.js sketches, with a focus on making coding accessible and inclusive for artists, designers, educators, beginners, and anyone else! You can create, share, or remix p5.js sketches without needing to download or configure anything.

Stars: 1.7k
Forks: 1.7k
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 319
Avg merge: 3d 4h
Merged PRs (30d): 8

Dominant language: JavaScript
License: LGPL-2.1
Last GitHub push: Sep 11, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted good first issue

Beginner friendly Everything

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319 open issues indexed

Syntax highlighting for conditional logic if/then broken in high-contrast theme Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4306 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 15, 2026
Infinite loop protection is switched off when changing library version Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4303 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 10, 2026
Infinite loop detection triggers on await loadImage etc in setup Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4295 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 7, 2026
textFont(); not working in p5.js v2 Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4292 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 4, 2026
Visibility change not reflected in editor until page reload Open

Bug Help Wanted

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4291 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 3, 2026
If you stopped the program, turn auto refresh on, and edit code the program starts running again. Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4288 · Opened Sep 3, 2026
signup form gets stuck when signup request fails due to network error Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4285 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 2, 2026
Make e2e tests mandatory for PR merging Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Enhancement

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4284 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 1, 2026
Surface the tag of the web editor release somewhere in the UI Open

Feature Request

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4281 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 1, 2026
Weekly release - 2026-09-01 Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4278 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 1, 2026
Add workflow to perform e2e tests against staging environment Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4277 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 1, 2026
saveProject throws an error when a network request fails Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4276 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 1, 2026
upload file - exceeded 250mb Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4274 · Opened Aug 31, 2026
Keyword Autocomplete Bug Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4272 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 28, 2026
Enhancement: Memoize sketches list and pagination selectors in SketchList.jsx to prevent redundant rendering cycles Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Enhancement

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 82/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4270 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 25, 2026
Very large number of Error: Multiple infinite loops detected. Stopping execution. Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4257 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 14, 2026
Keyboard shortcuts modal is out of sync with actual keybindings Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4253 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 13, 2026
Project does not save Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4229 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 28, 2026
Email verification system does not prevent users from signing up with emails they do not own Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4208 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 18, 2026
asset deletion/adding Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4192 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 23, 2026
bug in loop protection macro expansion Open

Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4183 · 12 comments · Opened Jun 16, 2026
Add completion info previews to autocomplete suggestions Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Feature Request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4174 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 13, 2026
Bug: Loop protection generates invalid JS from do while loop with standalone comment Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4171 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 10, 2026
Auto-close Console When No Logs or Errors Exist Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Feature Request

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4170 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 9, 2026
Deleting an asset leaves a broken file reference in sketch files Open

Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4160 · Opened Jun 6, 2026
Touch on mobile/Safari browser does not work on "full" sketches Open

Area: Mobile Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4150 · 4 comments · Opened Jun 4, 2026
"Add Sketch" option visible to guest users on other users collections Open

Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4148 · Opened Jun 3, 2026
improvement: simplify local development by replacing external services with Docker alternativess Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4138 · 3 comments · Opened May 30, 2026
Changing link colors to be higher contrast Open

Area:Accessibility Area:CSS Enhancement Good Medium Issue Ready for Work

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4126 · 7 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 24, 2026
Update Examples generation script to use up-to-date version Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Enhancement On Hold p5v2 switch: recommended

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4106 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 30, 2026
web editor lag spike when switching between large text files when find/replace tool open Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4103 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 29, 2026
File Type Restriction Bypass via Rename Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4102 · 3 comments · Opened Apr 29, 2026
[Enhancement] Jump to Documentation — open p5.js reference from editor via context menu Open

Feature Request On Hold

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4098 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 25, 2026
Clicking on the user-menu button breaks the screen layout Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4091 · 3 comments · Opened Apr 22, 2026
Feature Enhancement: improve sketch error messages in the editor console Open

Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4088 · 8 comments · Opened Apr 18, 2026
Erro no desenvolvimento e Acessibilidade Open

Area: Testing Bug Help Wanted Needs Steps to Reproduce

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4090 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Incorrect Asset Size Limit Error Open

Bug Ready for Work

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4085 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Bug: Keyboard Tab Navigation Not Working Properly in Settings Modal Open

Bug

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4070 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 6, 2026
discussion: adding unit/integration tests for client . files Open

Enhancement Needs Discussion

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4068 · Opened Apr 3, 2026
Add a toggle for the experimental WebGPU mode addon Open

Enhancement p5v2 switch: recommended

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4061 · 8 comments · Opened Mar 31, 2026
Fix: Improve formatting and structure of CONTRIBUTING.md Open

Area: Documentation Awaiting Maintainer Approval Enhancement

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 72/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4059 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 31, 2026
Run and stop icon color contrast refactor Open

Area: Design Area:Accessibility Area:CSS Enhancement Good Medium Issue

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4030 · 23 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 24, 2026
Bug: Disabled File Options Lack Guidance When Sketch is Unsaved Open

Bug

processing/p5.js-web-editor#4004 · 6 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 17, 2026
Installation Documentation: Clarify When to Use Docker vs. Manual Setup Open

Area: Documentation Enhancement Needs Discussion

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#3999 · 4 comments · Opened Mar 16, 2026
Enhancement: Separate Unit and Integration Test Scripts in package.json Open

Awaiting Maintainer Approval Feature Request

processing/p5.js-web-editor#3998 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 16, 2026
Feature: Add contextual right-click menu in the code editor Open

Area:Editor Feature Request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#3991 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 11, 2026
Tests not runnable on running `npm run test` ( NODE_ENV not recognized) Open

Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#3978 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 7, 2026
discussion:make testing.md more concise and decision-oriented for contributors Open

Area: Documentation Feature Request Needs Discussion

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js-web-editor#3965 · 6 comments · Opened Mar 3, 2026
Double Response (ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT) in addProjectToCollection controller Open

Bug

processing/p5.js-web-editor#3964 · 5 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 3, 2026
No ErrorBoundary anywhere, render error = white screen Open

Bug

processing/p5.js-web-editor#3961 · 6 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 2, 2026

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