An explanation of the ‘remix’ function

Hi, and welcome to Scratch! After looking at some projects, you may have been wondering - what is remixing?
Scratch added the remix function, so that people can experiment with other people's projects. It is a great way for others to share and learn! You might, for example, find a game of Pong. If you find something to improve, say, for example, adding levels or AI or something, instead of creating your own Pong, you could just add what you want, and remix! Remixing makes Scratch much more fun for many people!

A few things to remember before you start:
It is very rude to remix projects without changing anything. That is known as project copying. For more information about this, I have included a link to the wiki here. The whole purpose of remixing is to add/change something. Another thing to remember - always give credit when you remix. Yup, it says, 'Original project - by .' But it is way more polite to add a credit to the user who made the original project as well. Also, another thing about remixing, people may say things like, ‘do not recolour.’ However, the right always remains yours to remix… as long as you change something and give credit.

What has remixing got to do with the front page?
The second row up on the front page is labeled, ‘What the Community is Remixing,’ otherwise known as, ‘Top remixed.’ This contains the projects most recently remixed at the highest rate. These are often competitions, as people often host competitions - to enter, you remix!

I hope that that has answered your questions about remixing. Scratch on!

Great forum post!

I think what you are going for here is for this to be stickied, and it probably will, it just needs a little bit more info.

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Great guide! There already is a topic about this here though.

Hamish752 wrote:

Great guide! There already is a topic about this here though.

Oh. I didn't notice that. I think that there should be a sticky about remixing for the new Scratchers… maybe copy the other sticky into the New Scratchers' forum?

wizzwizz7 wrote:

Hamish752 wrote:

Great guide! There already is a topic about this here though.

Oh. I didn't notice that. I think that there should be a sticky about remixing for the new Scratchers… maybe copy the other sticky into the New Scratchers' forum?

It is quite nice - but we already have a topic that covers this ground. I like the idea of adding a reference to it in New Scratchers though