# Difference between pxt and mkc
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/difference-between-pxt-and-mkc/36646
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [May 14, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/difference-between-pxt-and-mkc/36646 "2025-05-14T03:10:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/difference-between-pxt-and-mkc/36646/1 "2025-05-14T03:10:34Z")
What’s the difference between [`pxt`](https://makecode.com/cli) and [`mkc`](https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-mkc)? They both seem to be able to build MakeCode projects, is there any other difference? I’ve been using `pxt` to build MakeCode Arcade binary.js files, should I use `mkc` instead?
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### Author:  [@Vegz78](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vegz78)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/difference-between-pxt-and-mkc/36646/2 "2025-07-09T00:01:35Z")
Wondering the same! bump…
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### Author:  [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/difference-between-pxt-and-mkc/36646/4 "2025-07-10T18:27:07Z")
good description yes – generally speaking, if you’re aiming to make a makecode editor (e.g. a different version of the site, like arcade vs microbit vs minecraft) you’d use pxt, otherwise you’d use mkc. If for some reason something is supported by pxt but not mkc and you want to use it (& it’s not a feature related to building a new editor), let us know so we can see if supporting that makes sense!