# Is a standalone app of the Makecode Arcade Editor being developed right now?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-a-standalone-app-of-the-makecode-arcade-editor-being-developed-right-now/11913>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 27, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-a-standalone-app-of-the-makecode-arcade-editor-being-developed-right-now/11913 "2022-01-27T17:41:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![personalnote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/personalnote/32/31359_2.png) [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-a-standalone-app-of-the-makecode-arcade-editor-being-developed-right-now/11913/1 "2022-01-27T17:41:08Z")

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im in the works of a pretty big game right now, but the editor is extremely laggy and I can’t see any solutions. I have 38 blocks of code dedicated to the player, but I’ll need a lot more if I want to complete the rest of my game. I also collapsed all of my code to minimise lagginess. I’m currently using the Offline Desktop version of Makecode. A standalone app would hopefully increase performance for bigger projects.

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**Author:** ![personalnote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/personalnote/32/31359_2.png) [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-a-standalone-app-of-the-makecode-arcade-editor-being-developed-right-now/11913/2 "2022-01-28T22:47:26Z")

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I switched over to the website version of Makecode. It’s a bit faster, but I would appreciate it if a standalone app was developed.

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**Author:** ![Sirbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@Sirbull](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sirbull)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-a-standalone-app-of-the-makecode-arcade-editor-being-developed-right-now/11913/3 "2022-02-02T17:44:34Z")

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In my experience (I’m a teacher), the lag comes from your computer. I have a fairly powerful laptop, but my students got crappy cheap ones. No lag for me, but a lot of lag on theirs… Try using another browser (i belive edge is actually a good alternative for Makecode arcade) or try on another computer.

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**Author:** ![personalnote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/personalnote/32/31359_2.png) [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-a-standalone-app-of-the-makecode-arcade-editor-being-developed-right-now/11913/4 "2022-02-02T23:09:35Z")

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well, i use a 2018 Macbook Air for makecode and I’m already using Microsoft edge, so I cant really see a problem there. I know the Macbook Air has less processing power than a Pro, but it’s still a decent computer.

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**Author:** ![personalnote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/personalnote/32/31359_2.png) [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-a-standalone-app-of-the-makecode-arcade-editor-being-developed-right-now/11913/5 "2022-02-02T23:40:10Z")

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@richard do you have any idea on how to make the editor faster?