Cool Math Games (branded as Coolmath Games)[a] is an online
web portal that hosts
HTML and
Flash web
browser games targeted at children and young adults. Cool Math Games is operated by Coolmath LLC and first went online in 1997 with the slogan: "Where logic & thinking meets fun & games.".[2][3][4][5] The site maintains a policy that it will only host games that the operators believe are
non-violent and
educational and is partnered with coolmath.com and coolmath4kids.com.[4][2]
In November 2019, Popular Mechanics listed Cool Math Games as one of its "50 most important websites" since the internet was created.[6]
In September 2022, Coolmath Coding[7] was launched to teach kids how to code in
Roblox and
Minecraft.
History
Shutdown hoax
Rumors began spreading in mid-2019 that Cool Math Games was to shut down in 2020 due to the discontinuation of
Adobe Flash Player. In light of these rumors, a petition was created on
Change.org to stop it from shutting down and gained 100,000 signatures.[4][8][5][9] However, Cool Math Games confirmed that it would not be shutting down and was focusing on getting new HTML5 games and converting old Flash games to HTML5 after
Adobe Flash reached its
end-of-life in 2020.[5][4] The website opted to use
emulation technologies like
Ruffle to continue using and viewing legacy flash content.[10]
Coolmath Games has received generally positive reception. The Daily Dot called the website's library of content "impressive" in a run-down of the best games on the site.[14]