Is there an easy way to convert scratch blocks to plain text and vice versa?

xdGuy12234

hmmm…. pass your code, i think i can solve that

alwayspaytaxes

You can convert Scratch blocks into “scratchblocks” by using parse-sb3-blocks, and convert the “scratchblocks” text back to a picture of the blocks using scratchblocks. There's no way to convert “scratchblocks” into actual blocks though

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Cbass92

https://leopardjs.com/
Converts scratch into readable JS

dynamicsofscratch

i tried making scratchblocks but it just plain doesn't work…

thesimba10

Tronche2Cake wrote:
I'm trying to code a Scratch project with ChatGPT (very original, I know) but the AI is only able to write and interact in text.

So, I want to find a way to convert scratch blocks to text, which would allow ChatGPT to interact with it.
I did try to open the project as a .zip file and get into “project.json”. Although it has all the code, it's packed up in an almost unreadable way, and seems generally bothersome to work with without using an IDE of some sort.

If anyone knows of a ressource that allows conversion between scratch blocks and text, I'd be happy to hear about it.

EXACTLLY THE SAME HERE

thesimba10

Tronche2Cake wrote:
I'm trying to code a Scratch project with ChatGPT (very original, I know) but the AI is only able to write and interact in text.

So, I want to find a way to convert scratch blocks to text, which would allow ChatGPT to interact with it.
I did try to open the project as a .zip file and get into “project.json”. Although it has all the code, it's packed up in an almost unreadable way, and seems generally bothersome to work with without using an IDE of some sort.

If anyone knows of a ressource that allows conversion between scratch blocks and text, I'd be happy to hear about it.

Maybe if someone made a simple converter sot hat we can convert text to Scratch blocks or just a ChatGPT extension would be really useful. Hope someone codes something like that soon

BlackDoe10

i found this

https://docpose.com/scratch-converter-online

Goldking9

Well yes but you’d have to type what you see.

For example:

when green flag clicked
if <(A) = (B)> then
Set ( c ) to <(a) + (b)>
End

Would look like:

When green flag clicked
if <(a) = (b)> then
set © to <(a) + (b)>

Which is actually very similar to Python which would look like

 green flag pressed?
if (a) =(b) then
(c) = (a) + (b)

This is how I'm already able to code a little bit in python without any prior experience however I am about to begin learning it.

Last edited by Goldking9 (Oct. 12, 2025 19:25:41)

samasdakalu

<[] = []>

samasdakalu

Change to the previous suit

undertale_lover_tori

i'm hungry

Last edited by undertale_lover_tori (Dec. 13, 2025 20:11:26)

HighlaneGamingStudio

It's almost parsable with scratchblocks tags:

when flag clicked
	repeat until <collision = 1> 
		move (ball) 10 steps
		if on edge, bounce (ball)
		wait (1) secs
	end
	change [collision v] by (-1)

when (ball) touches (paddle)
	set [collision v] to (1)

With a few modifications, it actually works:

when flag clicked
repeat until <(collision) = [1]> 
move (10) steps
if on edge, bounce
wait (1) seconds
end
change [collision v] by (-1)

when [timer v] > ((timer) - <touching (paddle v) ?>)
set [collision v] to (1)

The second hat block I had to work around because the AI didn't realize that not all booleans work as hat blocks. It also forgot that several of the blocks didn't need to be assigned to a sprite because they can only be executed from that sprite. Otherwise it's sort-of functional. With some supporting code in another sprite, this produces a functional, if lame, project.

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