Estuary runs a subset of Tidal (Mini-Tidal) in the browser with no installation

Estuary (estuary.mcmaster.ca) is a web platform that hosts several live-coding languages, including Mini-Tidal, directly in the browser with nothing to install. It supports collaborative coding and is well suited to workshops, first contact with Tidal, and quick testing. Only a subset of Tidal’s features works there (Mini-Tidal); the full language needs a local install of SuperCollider, SuperDirt, and the Tidal Haskell library. Estuary is the lowest-friction entry point for beginners learning pattern syntax before committing to a local setup.

Examples

Open https://estuary.mcmaster.ca, choose Mini-Tidal, type d1 $ sound "bd hh sn hh" and evaluate. Some advanced functions from the full Tidal will not be available.

Assessment

State what Mini-Tidal on Estuary can and cannot do relative to a full local Tidal install, and describe when you would pick Estuary over installing locally.