Test and preview HTML code.
Paste HTML and watch it render as you type, with your CSS and scripts working the way they will on a real page.
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Key points
- Paste HTML code and see it render live as you type.
- Styles and scripts run the same way they would on a real page.
- The preview is sandboxed, so test code cannot reach this page.
- Runs entirely in your browser. Your markup is never uploaded.
Checking whether a snippet renders usually means saving a file, switching to a browser, and reloading after every edit. The tester above removes that loop. Type or paste markup on the left and the panel on the right redraws as you type, with your CSS applied and your scripts running the way they will on a real page. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is logged, so the markup stays on your machine.
The preview runs inside a sandboxed frame on its own origin, so test code can do as it likes without touching the page around it. The frame is allowed to run scripts and nothing else, which means a pasted script executes and paints while alert() stays suppressed and a redirect cannot move the page underneath it. That makes this a reasonable place to look at a snippet someone sent you before you trust it anywhere that matters.
A tester tells you the markup works. It still needs somewhere to live after that, and you can publish an HTML page to get a URL worth sending. If the snippet came out of an AI tool rather than your editor, you can put a Claude output online once it looks right in the preview.
The tester is free and needs no signup, like the rest of NudgeHost's free developer tools. Hosting is the paid side of the site rather than the tools, and you can start for free when a page you have tested needs a link.
Drop a file here and get a shareable link in seconds.
Try it freeFrequently asked questions
Does my HTML get sent to a server?
No. The preview renders in your browser. The markup you type is never uploaded and never logged.
Do styles and scripts actually run?
Yes. Your CSS is applied and your JavaScript executes the same way a browser would run them. The frame is sandboxed, so modal dialogs like alert() are suppressed and the code cannot redirect the page around it.
Is it safe to paste code someone sent me?
The preview is sandboxed on a separate origin with no access to this page, its cookies, or your NudgeHost account. That contains what the snippet can do here, though it is still worth reading anything unfamiliar before running it somewhere that matters.
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