# Glitch

> Glitch, formerly Fog Creek Software, created a browser-based environment and community for building, remixing, and hosting web apps. Its users included learners, educators, creative coders, and developer teams. Fastly acquired the company in 2022; Glitch project hosting and user profiles ended on July 8, 2025.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Joel Spolsky (Co-founder of Fog Creek Software), Michael Pryor (Co-founder of Fog Creek Software)
- **Products:** Glitch browser development platform, Glitch paid membership / Pro, Glitch In Bio
- **Notable:** Glitch reported more than one million apps by September 2018., Raised its first institutional round after almost two decades of bootstrapping., Fastly reported a developer community exceeding 1.8 million in May 2022.

## Products & services

- **Glitch browser development platform** — Historical editor, real-time collaboration, remixing, and hosting for static websites and Node.js apps. Hosting ended in July 2025. Public beta began as HyperDev.
- **Glitch paid membership / Pro** — Historical subscription for boosted apps with additional resources and always-on operation; new subscriptions ended in May 2025.
- **Glitch In Bio** — Remixable, customizable mobile-friendly link landing page built using ordinary web code. Historical Glitch-hosted offering.

## Achievements

- Glitch reported more than one million apps by September 2018.
- Raised its first institutional round after almost two decades of bootstrapping.
- Fastly reported a developer community exceeding 1.8 million in May 2022.
- Fastly acquired 100% of Glitch voting equity for $34.9 million in cash on May 18, 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Announced the July 8 end of hosting and profiles, citing rising operating costs, abuse, and changed competition.
- **2025-07** — Hosting ended; the team published a farewell on July 23.
- **2025-12** — Previously announced deadline for exporting projects and configuring redirects; redirects were promised to remain active at least through the end of 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://glitch.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glitch-dot-com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/glitch
- GitHub: https://github.com/glitchdotcom
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@glitchdotcom
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/glitch.com
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/fogcreeksoftware

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Last updated: 2026-10-03