Duckly is an IDE plugin for developers collaborating live across different development environments. It lets multiple people share and edit the same code file, and provides audio, video, and screen sharing inside an IDE. Developers can also share terminals; the integration installs through npm, and the `duckly share --w` command enables write permissions. Supported environments include VS Code, VS Codium, and IntelliJ-based IDEs such as WebStorm, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio, and GoLand. Duckly also lists a Chrome extension. The maker says IDE files are shared peer-to-peer with end-to-end encryption and do not pass through its servers. Calls and chat with four or fewer participants are peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted; adding a fifth participant switches calls to cloud infrastructure. The free plan has no video calls and allows two simultaneous participants. Hacker costs $6/mo for three participants, and Team costs $10/member/month for up to 60.
Who it is for
Duckly suits software teams that want to share code, terminals, and calls from within supported IDEs. The free tier is limited to two participants and has no video calls; paid plans raise participant limits and include video calling.
What is good
- Multiple developers can collaborate on one file.
- Audio, video, and screen sharing work inside an IDE.
- Terminal sharing can grant write access.
- IDE files are described as peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted.
What to know first
- Free plan has no video calls.
- Free plan allows two simultaneous participants.
- Hacker costs $6/mo and supports three participants.
- Calls move to cloud infrastructure when a fifth person joins.
Verdict
Duckly brings code collaboration and calls into supported IDEs, with terminal sharing as another collaboration option. Consider its participant caps and the change to cloud infrastructure for larger calls when selecting a plan.
Duckly plans and pricing
All plansCompared on pair programming software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- VS Code, VS Codium, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, PhpStorm, CLion, Rider, RubyMine, AppCode, Android Studio, DataGrip, GoLand
- Max participants
- 3 users
- Voice audio
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- Yes
- Integrated chat
- Yes
- Self-hosted option
- No
