CodeCollab

What CodeCollab is

CodeCollab is a browser-based shared workspace for pair programming, technical interviews, teaching, and team brainstorming. Its rooms support real-time multi-cursor editing, with shared cursors, selections, and keystrokes. The editor provides syntax highlighting, bracket matching, and language-aware indentation for 15 languages. Rooms can include a shared canvas for sketching architecture, flows, and ideas alongside code. Users can share secrets with expiry timers and revoke them instantly; the maker says secrets are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, but are not end-to-end encrypted because the key is held on its servers. Connections use HTTPS and negotiate TLS 1.3 with compatible browsers. CodeCollab is an editor, not a runtime, so code is not compiled or executed on its servers. The free plan is billed forever and includes unlimited rooms, 10 collaborators per room, and three saved rooms; unclaimed rooms expire after seven days. Pro costs $49 a month and includes unlimited collaborators and saved rooms, private and view-only links, and priority support.

Who it suits

CodeCollab suits developers, hiring teams, teachers, and small teams working together on code or ideas in shared rooms. Its free plan supports up to 10 collaborators per room, while Pro is aimed at users needing unlimited collaborators and saved rooms.

Limits

The Free plan supports 10 collaborators per room, 3 saved rooms, 1 canvas, 5 file shares per day, and one secret at a time with a maximum one-hour expiry. Unclaimed rooms expire after 7 days. Pro removes these listed room, canvas, file-sharing, and secret limits, and adds unlimited collaborators and saved rooms.

Getting started

1. Visit https://codecollab.dev/ in a web browser.
2. Use a room without an account, or claim a room to keep it until deletion or account closure.
3. Choose the Free plan at no cost, billed forever, or Pro at $49 a month, billed monthly.
4. Invite collaborators to edit in the room and add a canvas if needed.

Verdict

CodeCollab combines collaborative editing, a room canvas, and temporary secret sharing in a browser workspace. Keep in mind that secrets are not end-to-end encrypted and that code is not executed on the service.