# NEAR Playground

> Build, Deploy and Interact with NEAR smart contracts, in 30 sec! 

**Categories:** Utilities, Developer Tooling
**Phase:** mainnet
**Updated:** 2026-05-27

## What is NEAR Playground?

NEAR Playground is a cloud IDE that lets you go from idea to deployed NEAR smart contract in just 30 seconds. 

No downloads, no setup—just open your browser, start coding, and ship 60x faster.

## Links

- Website: https://nearplay.app/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/Near_Playground
- Telegram: https://t.me/NEAR_Tools_Community_Group
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nearprotocol

## Related categories

- [Utilities](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/utilities)
- [Developer Tooling](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/developer-tooling)

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