diff --git a/src/components/url-loader-modal/url-loader-modal.css b/src/components/url-loader-modal/url-loader-modal.css
index cb4c7801a64..28ad36bb2d4 100644
--- a/src/components/url-loader-modal/url-loader-modal.css
+++ b/src/components/url-loader-modal/url-loader-modal.css
@@ -19,16 +19,6 @@
     gap: 1.5rem;
 }
 
-.promptSection {
-    text-align: left;
-}
-
-.promptText {
-    font-size: 0.875rem;
-    color: $text-primary;
-    line-height: 1.5;
-}
-
 .inputSection {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -66,6 +56,43 @@
     line-height: 1.4;
 }
 
+.examplesSection {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    margin-top: -0.5rem;
+}
+
+.examplesTitle {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    color: $text-primary;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.examplesList {
+    list-style: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.exampleItem {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    color: $text-primary-transparent;
+    font-family: "Monaco", "Menlo", "Ubuntu Mono", monospace;
+    padding-left: 1rem;
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.exampleItem::before {
+    content: "•";
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 0;
+    color: $text-primary-transparent;
+}
+
 .buttonSection {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: flex-end;
diff --git a/src/components/url-loader-modal/url-loader-modal.jsx b/src/components/url-loader-modal/url-loader-modal.jsx
index afc330b2ba7..d5479966f83 100644
--- a/src/components/url-loader-modal/url-loader-modal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/url-loader-modal/url-loader-modal.jsx
@@ -16,16 +16,26 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
         description: 'Title for the URL loader modal',
         id: 'gui.urlLoader.title'
     },
-    prompt: {
-        defaultMessage: 'Enter a Scratch project URL:',
-        description: 'Prompt message for URL input',
-        id: 'gui.urlLoader.urlPrompt'
-    },
     urlPlaceholder: {
-        defaultMessage: 'https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1234567890/',
+        defaultMessage: 'Enter project URL...',
         description: 'Placeholder text for URL input field',
         id: 'gui.urlLoader.urlPlaceholder'
     },
+    urlExamplesTitle: {
+        defaultMessage: 'URL Examples',
+        description: 'Title for URL examples section',
+        id: 'gui.urlLoader.urlExamplesTitle'
+    },
+    urlExampleScratch: {
+        defaultMessage: 'https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/{project_id}/',
+        description: 'Example URL format for Scratch projects',
+        id: 'gui.urlLoader.urlExampleScratch'
+    },
+    urlExampleGoogleDrive: {
+        defaultMessage: 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/{file_id}/view?usp=drive_link',
+        description: 'Example URL format for Google Drive files',
+        id: 'gui.urlLoader.urlExampleGoogleDrive'
+    },
     openButton: {
         defaultMessage: 'Open',
         description: 'Label for open button',
@@ -106,14 +116,6 @@ class URLLoaderModal extends React.Component {
                 onRequestClose={onRequestClose}
             >
                 <Box className={styles.body}>
-                    <Box className={styles.promptSection}>
-                        <div className={styles.promptText}>
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                {...messages.prompt}
-                            />
-                        </div>
-                    </Box>
-
                     <Box className={styles.inputSection}>
                         <input
                             className={classNames(styles.urlInput, {
@@ -135,6 +137,26 @@ class URLLoaderModal extends React.Component {
                         )}
                     </Box>
 
+                    <Box className={styles.examplesSection}>
+                        <div className={styles.examplesTitle}>
+                            <FormattedMessage
+                                {...messages.urlExamplesTitle}
+                            />
+                        </div>
+                        <ul className={styles.examplesList}>
+                            <li className={styles.exampleItem}>
+                                <FormattedMessage
+                                    {...messages.urlExampleScratch}
+                                />
+                            </li>
+                            <li className={styles.exampleItem}>
+                                <FormattedMessage
+                                    {...messages.urlExampleGoogleDrive}
+                                />
+                            </li>
+                        </ul>
+                    </Box>
+
                     <Box className={styles.buttonSection}>
                         <button
                             className={styles.cancelButton}
diff --git a/src/lib/url-loader-hoc.jsx b/src/lib/url-loader-hoc.jsx
index b536219781e..e1d87d62ea1 100644
--- a/src/lib/url-loader-hoc.jsx
+++ b/src/lib/url-loader-hoc.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import log from '../lib/log';
 import sharedMessages from './shared-messages';
 
-import {extractScratchProjectId} from './url-parser';
+import {
+    extractScratchProjectId,
+    extractGoogleDriveFileId,
+    getUrlType
+} from './url-parser';
 
 import {
     LoadingStates,
@@ -57,8 +61,10 @@ const URLLoaderHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
             bindAll(this, [
                 'handleStartSelectingUrlLoad',
                 'handleUrlSubmit',
-                'loadProjectFromUrl',
-                'handleFinishedLoadingUpload'
+                'loadScratchProjectFromUrl',
+                'loadGoogleDriveProjectFromUrl',
+                'handleFinishedLoadingUpload',
+                'clearLoadingReferences'
             ]);
         }
         componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
@@ -83,8 +89,8 @@ const URLLoaderHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
                 userOwnsProject
             } = this.props;
 
-            const projectId = extractScratchProjectId(url);
-            if (!projectId) {
+            const urlType = getUrlType(url);
+            if (!urlType) {
                 // Instead of alert, pass error to modal via callback
                 if (errorCallback) {
                     errorCallback(intl.formatMessage(messages.invalidUrl));
@@ -92,9 +98,16 @@ const URLLoaderHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            this.projectIdToLoad = projectId;
+            // Store URL type and appropriate identifier
+            this.urlType = urlType;
             this.projectUrlToLoad = url;
 
+            if (urlType === 'scratch') {
+                this.projectIdToLoad = extractScratchProjectId(url);
+            } else if (urlType === 'google-drive') {
+                this.googleDriveFileId = extractGoogleDriveFileId(url);
+            }
+
             // If user owns the project, or user has changed the project,
             // we must confirm with the user that they really intend to
             // replace it.
@@ -118,15 +131,18 @@ const URLLoaderHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
 
         // Step 3: Load project from URL (called from componentDidUpdate)
         handleFinishedLoadingUpload () {
-            if (this.projectIdToLoad) {
-                this.loadProjectFromUrl(this.projectIdToLoad);
+            if (this.urlType === 'scratch' && this.projectIdToLoad) {
+                this.loadScratchProjectFromUrl(this.projectIdToLoad);
+                return;
+            } else if (this.urlType === 'google-drive' && this.googleDriveFileId) {
+                this.loadGoogleDriveProjectFromUrl(this.googleDriveFileId);
                 return;
             }
             this.props.cancelFileUpload(this.props.loadingState);
         }
 
-        // Step 4: Actually load the project data
-        loadProjectFromUrl (projectId) {
+        // Step 4a: Load Scratch project from URL
+        loadScratchProjectFromUrl (projectId) {
             this.props.onLoadingStarted();
 
             // Set project ID in Redux state first (like project-fetcher-hoc.jsx)
@@ -184,25 +200,78 @@ const URLLoaderHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
                 .then(() => {
                     this.props.onLoadingFinished();
                     // Clear the project reference
-                    this.projectIdToLoad = null;
-                    this.projectUrlToLoad = null;
+                    this.clearLoadingReferences();
+                });
+        }
+
+        // Step 4b: Load Google Drive project from URL
+        loadGoogleDriveProjectFromUrl (fileId) {
+            this.props.onLoadingStarted();
+
+            // Convert Google Drive URL to direct download URL via CORS proxy
+            const directDownloadUrl = `https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=${fileId}`;
+            const corsProxyUrl = `https://api.smalruby.app/cors-proxy?url=${encodeURIComponent(directDownloadUrl)}`;
+
+            fetch(corsProxyUrl)
+                .then(response => {
+                    if (!response.ok) {
+                        throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
+                    }
+                    return response.arrayBuffer();
+                })
+                .then(arrayBuffer =>
+                    // Load SB3 file directly to VM (same as sb-file-uploader-hoc.jsx)
+                    this.props.vm.loadProject(arrayBuffer)
+                )
+                .then(() => {
+                    // Set project title based on the Google Drive file
+                    const projectTitle = `Google Drive Project ${fileId}`;
+                    this.props.onSetProjectTitle(projectTitle);
+
+                    // Use onLoadedProject for LOADING_VM_FILE_UPLOAD state
+                    this.props.onLoadedProject(this.props.loadingState, true, true);
+                })
+                .catch(error => {
+                    log.warn('Google Drive URL loader error:', error);
+                    this.props.onError(error);
+                    alert(this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages.loadError)); // eslint-disable-line no-alert
+                })
+                .then(() => {
+                    this.props.onLoadingFinished();
+                    // Clear the references
+                    this.clearLoadingReferences();
                 });
         }
 
+        // Clear all loading references
+        clearLoadingReferences () {
+            this.urlType = null;
+            this.projectIdToLoad = null;
+            this.googleDriveFileId = null;
+            this.projectUrlToLoad = null;
+        }
+
         render () {
             const {
                 /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
                 cancelFileUpload,
                 closeFileMenu: closeFileMenuProp,
+                closeUrlLoaderModal: closeUrlLoaderModalProp,
+                intl,
                 isLoadingUpload,
                 isShowingWithoutId,
                 loadingState,
+                onError,
+                onLoadedProject: onLoadedProjectProp,
                 onLoadingFinished,
                 onLoadingStarted,
                 onSetProjectTitle,
+                openUrlLoaderModal: openUrlLoaderModalProp,
                 projectChanged,
                 requestProjectUpload: requestProjectUploadProp,
+                setProjectId: setProjectIdProp,
                 userOwnsProject,
+                vm,
                 onStartSelectingUrlLoad: onStartSelectingUrlLoadProp,
                 /* eslint-enable no-unused-vars */
                 ...componentProps
@@ -212,6 +281,7 @@ const URLLoaderHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
                     <WrappedComponent
                         onStartSelectingUrlLoad={this.handleStartSelectingUrlLoad}
                         onUrlLoaderSubmit={this.handleUrlSubmit}
+                        vm={vm}
                         {...componentProps}
                     />
                 </React.Fragment>
diff --git a/src/lib/url-parser.js b/src/lib/url-parser.js
index 53529d01251..8ffb9873cac 100644
--- a/src/lib/url-parser.js
+++ b/src/lib/url-parser.js
@@ -35,3 +35,54 @@ export const extractScratchProjectId = url => {
  * @returns {boolean} - True if valid Scratch project URL
  */
 export const isValidScratchProjectUrl = url => extractScratchProjectId(url) !== null;
+
+/**
+ * Extract Google Drive file ID from Google Drive URL
+ * @param {string} url - Google Drive URL
+ * @returns {string|null} - File ID or null if invalid
+ */
+export const extractGoogleDriveFileId = url => {
+    if (!url || typeof url !== 'string') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    const patterns = [
+        // Pattern 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view
+        /drive\.google\.com\/file\/d\/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/,
+        // Pattern 2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=FILE_ID
+        /drive\.google\.com\/open\?id=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/,
+        // Pattern 3: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILE_ID (or similar)
+        /drive\.google\.com\/uc\?.*id=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/
+    ];
+
+    for (const pattern of patterns) {
+        const match = url.trim().match(pattern);
+        if (match && match[1]) {
+            return match[1];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Validate if URL is a valid Google Drive URL
+ * @param {string} url - URL to validate
+ * @returns {boolean} - True if valid Google Drive URL
+ */
+export const isValidGoogleDriveUrl = url => extractGoogleDriveFileId(url) !== null;
+
+/**
+ * Determine URL type (scratch or google-drive)
+ * @param {string} url - URL to check
+ * @returns {string|null} - 'scratch', 'google-drive', or null if invalid
+ */
+export const getUrlType = url => {
+    if (isValidScratchProjectUrl(url)) {
+        return 'scratch';
+    }
+    if (isValidGoogleDriveUrl(url)) {
+        return 'google-drive';
+    }
+    return null;
+};
diff --git a/src/locales/en.js b/src/locales/en.js
index 0407086ae3d..7ee89284a36 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.js
+++ b/src/locales/en.js
@@ -179,10 +179,12 @@ export default {
 
     // URL Loader messages
     'gui.urlLoader.loadError': 'The project URL that was entered failed to load.',
-    'gui.urlLoader.invalidUrl': 'Please enter a valid Scratch project URL.',
-    'gui.urlLoader.urlPrompt': 'Enter a Scratch project URL (e.g., https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1209008277/):',
+    'gui.urlLoader.invalidUrl': 'Please enter a valid Scratch project URL or Google Drive URL.',
     'gui.urlLoader.title': 'Load from URL',
-    'gui.urlLoader.urlPlaceholder': 'https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1234567890/',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlPlaceholder': 'Enter project URL...',
     'gui.urlLoader.openButton': 'Open',
-    'gui.urlLoader.cancelButton': 'Cancel'
+    'gui.urlLoader.cancelButton': 'Cancel',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExamplesTitle': 'URL Examples',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExampleScratch': 'https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/{project_id}/',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExampleGoogleDrive': 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/{file_id}/view?usp=drive_link'
 };
diff --git a/src/locales/ja-Hira.js b/src/locales/ja-Hira.js
index 5e82057a706..efc115a6671 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja-Hira.js
+++ b/src/locales/ja-Hira.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 export default {
     'gui.menuBar.loadFromUrl': 'URLからよみこむ',
     'gui.urlLoader.loadError': 'プロジェクトURLのよみこみにしっぱいしました。',
-    'gui.urlLoader.invalidUrl': 'ゆうこうなScratchプロジェクトURLをにゅうりょくしてください。',
-    'gui.urlLoader.urlPrompt': 'ScratchプロジェクトのURLをにゅうりょくしてください：',
+    'gui.urlLoader.invalidUrl': 'ゆうこうなScratchプロジェクトURLまたはGoogle DriveのURLをにゅうりょくしてください。',
     'gui.urlLoader.title': 'URLからよみこむ',
-    'gui.urlLoader.urlPlaceholder': 'https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1234567890/',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlPlaceholder': 'プロジェクトのURLをにゅうりょく...',
     'gui.urlLoader.openButton': 'ひらく',
     'gui.urlLoader.cancelButton': 'キャンセル',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExamplesTitle': 'URLのれい',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExampleScratch': 'https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/{project_id}/',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExampleGoogleDrive': 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/{file_id}/view?usp=drive_link',
     'gui.menuBar.seeProjectPage': 'プロジェクトページをみる',
     'gui.loader.creating': 'プロジェクトをさくせいちゅう...',
     'gui.smalruby3.crashMessage.description': 'もうしわけありません。スモウルビーがクラッシュしたようです。このバグはじどうてきにスモウルビーチームにほうこくされました。ページをさいよみこみしてください。',
diff --git a/src/locales/ja.js b/src/locales/ja.js
index bb039ea2a19..850c525489d 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja.js
+++ b/src/locales/ja.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 export default {
     'gui.menuBar.loadFromUrl': 'URLから読み込む',
     'gui.urlLoader.loadError': 'プロジェクトURLの読み込みに失敗しました。',
-    'gui.urlLoader.invalidUrl': '有効なScratchプロジェクトURLを入力してください。',
-    'gui.urlLoader.urlPrompt': 'ScratchプロジェクトのURLを入力してください：',
+    'gui.urlLoader.invalidUrl': '有効なScratchプロジェクトURLまたはGoogle DriveのURLを入力してください。',
     'gui.urlLoader.title': 'URLから読み込む',
-    'gui.urlLoader.urlPlaceholder': 'https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1234567890/',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlPlaceholder': 'プロジェクトのURLを入力...',
     'gui.urlLoader.openButton': '開く',
     'gui.urlLoader.cancelButton': 'キャンセル',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExamplesTitle': 'URLの例',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExampleScratch': 'https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/{project_id}/',
+    'gui.urlLoader.urlExampleGoogleDrive': 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/{file_id}/view?usp=drive_link',
     'gui.menuBar.seeProjectPage': 'プロジェクトページを見る',
     'gui.loader.creating': 'プロジェクトを作成中...',
     'gui.smalruby3.crashMessage.description': '申し訳ありません。スモウルビーがクラッシュしたようです。このバグは自動的にスモウルビーチームに報告されました。ページを再読み込みしてください。',