# Makecode snapshots of blocks

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-snapshots-of-blocks/4183>\
**Category:** PXT\
**Created:** [October 30, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-snapshots-of-blocks/4183 "2020-10-30T14:41:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ChristianSW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@ChristianSW](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ChristianSW)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-snapshots-of-blocks/4183/1 "2020-10-30T14:41:20Z")

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I would love to use Makecode snapshots of blocks in OERs like wikimedia. Is it possible to use screenshots or snapshots of the MakeCode editor under a free license (like Creative Commons)?

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**Author:** ![jfo8000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jfo8000/32/1038_2.png) [@jfo8000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jfo8000)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-snapshots-of-blocks/4183/2 "2020-11-05T03:44:59Z")

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Makecode is MIT licensed

> <https://github.com/microsoft/pxt/blob/master/LICENSE>

There’s also a way to embed codeblocks - which might be worth a read. The share dialog has a “code embed” option, which might be of interest.

> **[Blocks embed](https://makecode.microbit.org/blocks-embed)**
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> MakeCode provides a lightweight blocks rendering engine that renders code snippets into SVG images.

(Am not on the team so I am welcome to be corrected)  
JFo

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**Author:** ![ChristianSW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@ChristianSW](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ChristianSW)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-snapshots-of-blocks/4183/3 "2020-11-05T07:31:36Z")

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I am not sure about it because the license is for the software. I don’t know how to work with code snippets made by others or by myself - what about the creator in this cases?

Another problem ist that I want to use graphical snippets in pdf files and to store them in Wikimedia Commons. That’s why I cannot use the embedding function.

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**Author:** ![abchatra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/abchatra/32/17_2.png) [@abchatra](https://forum.makecode.com/u/abchatra)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-snapshots-of-blocks/4183/4 "2020-11-12T21:32:52Z")

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I am from MakeCode team and feel free to use the screenshots or snapshots of the MakeCode editor.