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- This article or section documents an outdated version of Scratch (version 1.4). For this article in the current version (version 3.0), see How to Download Scratch (3.0). For this article in Scratch 2.0, see How to Download Scratch (2.0).
This is a tutorial on how to download Scratch 1.4.
 Note: | MacOS 10.15 and later versions drop support for Scratch 1.4's editor, due to it being a 32-bit app. All 32-bit apps have dropped support in MacOS 10.15.[1][2] |
Windows Download
- How to Download Scratch (Windows)
Where to click the link
The Scratch installer
Choosing file location
Choosing Start menu folder
Installation is complete
End screen
To download Scratch 1.4, first go to the Scratch 1.4 download page. Simply click "ScratchInstaller1.4.exe".
| Note: | Scratch 1.4 should also work in Windows 10, but if there are problems, the compatibility mode feature can be used. |
This will download the installer into your downloads folder. Next, double click the installer in its folder. Scratch will start installing. Click "Next" where you will then chose where you want Scratch to store its files to run. Click Next again and choose what you want its name to be when you look for it in the start menu. The default value, "Scratch", is recommended. Scratch will then begin to install in the destination you choose. Once it finishes it will come up with this. Just click "Next". Finally, check the checkboxes whether or not you want Scratch to open when you finish and if you want a desktop shortcut to Scratch.
Linux Download (Debian-based distros)
Go to the Scratch 1.4 download page, then either click to "Install Scratch with Software Center" or "download here".
| Note: | Scratch 1.4 may also work for other non-Debian distros but may require an external application to unpack/may require direct compilation from source. |
Option 1: Directly install via APT
After clicking to "Install Scratch with Software Center", open the link with AptURL and click "Install" on the popup. The squeak-vm dependency will be downloaded along with scratch package, and will be set up automatically.
Option 2: Install from source via .deb package
| Note: | The "download here" link on Scratch 1.4 page is currently incorrect, please use this link. |
