Eng:How to Download the Offline Editor

This is a tutorial on how to download the Offline Editor for Scratch 3.0.

System Requirements
To download the offline editor, one must have one of the following operating systems:
 * Windows 10+
 * macOS 10.11+
 * A Linux distribution supporting Flatpak
 * ChromeOS
 * Android 6.0+

Installing the Offline Editor
Follow the instructions for your operating system. Linux is not officially supported, but one can install Scratch on it easily.

Microsoft Store

 * 1) Open the Microsoft Store website here. This will lead directly to the Scratch page.
 * 2) Click "Install/Open". This will open the Microsoft Store app.
 * 3) When the Microsoft Store app opens, click "Install". This will download and install Scratch.

Direct Download

 * 1) On the download page where it says "Direct download" click that link, or click here.
 * 2) Run the .exe file that is downloaded.
 * 3) Choose whether you want to install it only for yourself (the "Only for me" option) or for anyone who uses your computer (this will prompt for a Windows administrator password), then click "Install".
 * 4) When the installer finishes click "Finish".

macOS
One can get the macOS app from the App Store or as a direct download. To download directly, drag the file ("Scratch 3") that is downloaded into the Applications folder.

Using Flatpak (recommended)
Click to download

On the page, click the Install button, which should download a .flatpakref file. Open it. Your app store should go to the Scratch page. Click "Install" or similar when it appears.

This method also allows for automatic updates.

Using Wine

 * 1) Install Wine (a program which allows Windows applications to run on Linux) for Linux
 * 2) Follow the Method for Direct download on Windows
 * 3) Type in
 * 4) Type in

Scratux

 * 1) Install Scratux (an unofficial port of Scratch from source) from source or Snap Store if Scratux is going to be installed in a Debian-based distribution. (The following steps are not necessary in the latter method.)
 * 2) Run   file.
 * 3) Build Scratux via

For Raspberry Pi OS

 * 1) Update Raspbian version to Raspbian Buster or newer if an older version is in use
 * 2) Go to Preferences > Recommended Software, select Scratch 3 and click "OK" button.
 * 3) Or alternatively, type in   to Terminal.

ChromeOS and Android
To get the app on ChromeOS or Android, download the app from the Google Play Store.