# Auto Save in p5js editor?

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/auto-save-in-p5js-editor/29706>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [April 28, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/auto-save-in-p5js-editor/29706 "2021-04-28T13:45:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![CGMSTeacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@CGMSTeacher](https://discourse.processing.org/u/CGMSTeacher)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/auto-save-in-p5js-editor/29706/1 "2021-04-28T13:45:38Z")

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I’m a Middle School teacher new to p5js and using it with one of my 6th grade classes. My students seem to keep loosing their work despite my constant reminders to manually save. (They are in the bad habit of assuming everything online auto saves for them.) There is an autosave feature in the settings of the editor, but I can’t tell if it is working. It seems the only thing it does is alert them before closing the tab, is that right?

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**Author:** ![micuat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/micuat/32/19407_2.png) [@micuat](https://discourse.processing.org/u/micuat)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/auto-save-in-p5js-editor/29706/2 "2021-04-28T16:23:15Z")

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yes it’s a bit finicky. There are other environments like [openprocessing](https://openprocessing.org) (which also doesn’t have autosave but shows a big “save” button), [glitch](https://glitch.com/) (which autosaves but you need to set up for p5.js) and [repl.it](https://replit.com/) (same as glitch). They all offer free tier so take a look and find what works the best for you 🙂