As well as running Scratch projects in the Scratch environment, you can also convert Scratch projects into

standalone programs and also convert them into applications to run on Android devices.

Converting a Scratch Project to an EXE

The first step of the process is to save your Scratch project to your computer, in a location that is easy to find
such as the Desktop.

This .sb2 file will need to be converted into a Flash file. To do the following online file convert in your web
browser ​http://junebeetle.github.io/converter/online/​ and load the .sb2 file into it by clicking on the ‘Open
Scratch File’ option.

Once the file has been loaded into the online converter, select the ‘Convert to SWF’ option to download the
new Flash file.

It is this new SWF file that will allow use to build our standalone executable. There are many SWF to EXE
converters out there but they vary considerable in reliability and useability. The best solution I have found is to
download a program called VaySoft SWF to EXE Converter which is free to download for a month. You can
download it from the following location: ​http://www.vaysoft.com/swf-to-exe-converter/swf-to-exe-converter.htm

Once installed, open up the program and load your SWF file into it by selecting the ‘Add Files’ option indicated
by arrow 1. Next you will need to specify the location where the EXE file is going to be saved, this is down
using arrow 2.

Arrow 3 allows you to give the executable a name and this is what appears at the top of the window when the
Scratch game is played.
Finally, once all three steps have been completed, selecting ‘Convert’ indicated by arrow 4 will allow you to
create your executable.

Converting a Scratch Project to Android App

Once you have a completed project in Scratch, you will first need to share it in the usual way, following the
‘Share project’ prompts from within the Scratch environment. Copy the shared project’s URL as we will need it
for the next step. An example of a shared URL would be: ​https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/236740506/

Go to: ​https://phosphorus.github.io​ and enter in the share project's URL in the space provided.
Select the 'Package' option and copy the URL e.g. ​https://phosphorus.github.io/#235818316
The final stage of converting your Scratch project to an Android app is to go to App Geyser:
https://www.appsgeyser.com/

By selecting the ‘Create App’ option, followed by the ‘Website’ selection you will be asked to enter in the
Phosphorus URL that we generated earlier, e.g. ​https://phosphorus.github.io/#235818316

Once completed, you can then download your Android app in the form of an APK file. This can then be
transferred onto any Android device to be installed.