Scratch is a visual programming language and online community developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It allows users to create interactive stories, games, animations, and simulations by dragging and dropping blocks of code. Scratch is designed to be easy to use and accessible to beginners, but also powerful enough for advanced users to create complex projects. The Scratch community allows users to share their projects, collaborate with others, and learn from each other. Scratch is used in schools and educational programs around the world to teach coding and computational thinking skills.