Duckly

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What Duckly is

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 suits

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 it does well

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.

Limits

The Free plan costs nothing, has no video calls, and allows two simultaneous participants. Hacker is $6.00 per month and allows three participants; Team is $10.00 per member per month and supports up to 60.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free	No video calls · 2 simultaneous participants · Unlimited rooms	Free
Team	per member monthly · Unlimited video-call minutes · Up to 60 simultaneous participants · Unlimited rooms	$10 a month
Hacker	monthly · Unlimited video-call minutes · 3 simultaneous participants · Unlimited rooms	$6 a month

As duckly.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open duckly.com.
Choose the Free, Hacker, or Team plan.
Install Duckly for a listed IDE or use its Chrome extension.
For terminal sharing, install the integration through npm.
Share a terminal with write permissions using `duckly share --w`.

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.

Questions

Does Duckly have a free plan?

Yes. The Free plan costs nothing and allows two simultaneous participants, with no video calls.

How much do the paid plans cost?

Hacker costs $6.00 per month. Team costs $10.00 per member per month.

Which editors does Duckly support?

Listed editors include VS Code, VS Codium, IntelliJ IDEA, and IntelliJ-based IDEs including WebStorm, PyCharm, Android Studio, and GoLand.

Can participants share code and terminals?

Yes. Duckly supports real-time code sharing, including multiple developers working in one file, and terminal sharing. Write permission for a shared terminal can be enabled with `duckly share --w`.

How does participant count affect calls?

Calls and chat with four or fewer participants are peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted. When a fifth person joins, calls switch to cloud infrastructure.

Does Duckly offer self-hosting?

No. The listed self-hosted option is no.

Facts from Duckly's own pages

API and SDK status: The same independent review reported that no public Git, CI/CD, issue-tracker or API integrations were documented. · thectoclub.com, 15 Oct 2026
Audio video screen: Audio chat, video chat and screen sharing are available directly inside the IDE workflow. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026
Browser extension: Duckly lists a Chrome extension among its tools. · duckly.com, 29 Sept 2026
Call privacy: Calls and chat with four or fewer participants are peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted; when a fifth person joins, calls switch to cloud infrastructure. · duckly.com, 29 Sept 2026
Calls and screen sharing: Duckly provides audio, video, and screen sharing directly inside an IDE. · duckly.com, 29 Sept 2026
Co-browsing extension: The Chrome extension lets participants interact with a shared browser tab, including clicking and typing on the website. · chromewebstore.google.com, 15 Oct 2026
Code collaboration: Duckly supports real-time code sharing and lets multiple developers collaborate on the same file. · duckly.com, 29 Sept 2026
Code sharing: Participants can edit and view shared code in real time, including seeing each other's cursors. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company headquarters and size: LinkedIn lists Duckly as privately held, headquartered in San Francisco, with 2–10 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company legal name: Duckly's official site identifies the maker as GitDuck, Inc. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026
Cross-IDE support: Supported environments include VS Code, VSCodium and IntelliJ-based IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, PhpStorm, CLion, Rider, RubyMine, AppCode, Android Studio, DataGrip and GoLand. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026
Data collection: Duckly says it uses Segment with Amplitude for product analytics and Google Analytics for website traffic. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026
Documentation: The public help material is mainly a FAQ and tool-specific installation pages with step-by-step IDE and npm instructions. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026
Encryption: Duckly says calls use 256-bit TLS and call video, audio, and media are protected by AES-128 encryption. · duckly.com, 29 Sept 2026
Founded and status: Y Combinator lists Duckly as founded in 2019, based in San Francisco, with a team size of five and an inactive status. · ycombinator.com, 15 Oct 2026
Funding: Duckly says it is backed by General Catalyst, Notation Capital, Gradient Ventures, Y Combinator and other investors. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026
GetApp listing: GetApp describes Duckly as a video-chat and real-time communication tool and lists a starting price of 10 per user per month. · getapp.com, 15 Oct 2026
Hosting: Duckly hosts its own services on Google Cloud Platform and uses Daily.co on AWS for calls. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026
IDE support: The maker lists VS Code and IntelliJ-based IDEs, including WebStorm, PyCharm, PhpStorm, CLion, Rider, RubyMine, AppCode, Android Studio, DataGrip, and GoLand. · duckly.com, 29 Sept 2026
Integration scope: An independent 2026 review found native plugins for VS Code, VSCodium and JetBrains IDEs, a Chrome extension, npm terminal sharing and Daily.co calls. · thectoclub.com, 15 Oct 2026
Licence status: Duckly's official pages do not identify an open-source licence; its public GitHub organization page shows one repository, described as a fork, and one star. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: extension setup: An independent review identifies the required IDE extension as the main adoption friction for collaborators who will not install tooling. · runany.dev, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: missing recording and AI: An independent evaluation found no session recording or playback and no AI assistant or code-suggestion features. · thectoclub.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: participant privacy boundary: Calls switch from peer-to-peer to cloud infrastructure when a fifth participant joins. · duckly.com, 15 Oct 2026

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