What is CollabVM?
CollabVM is an open-source, web-based application that enables multiple users to collaboratively code in real-time within a shared virtual machine environment. It allows developers distributed across different locations to simultaneously edit files, execute commands, debug code, and see the output together in a browser window.
Some key features of CollabVM include:
- Real-time collaborative editing - Cursor positions, text selections, scroll position are synced between all connected users allowing seamless collaboration.
- Shared terminal access - Participants can execute terminal commands and see the output in real-time.
- Voice chat - Users can communicate via voice while coding together.
- Text chat - An integrated chat window allows team discussions and conversations.
- Persistence - The virtual machine state is saved periodically so progress is not lost.
- Customization - Users can fork/clone the environment and install additional tools as needed.
By providing a live, virtual workspace, CollabVM facilitates better teamwork, knowledge sharing, and productivity for developers working on joint projects. Its flexibility makes it suitable for pair programming sessions, code reviews, hackathons, tech interviews, and classroom technical training.
Gitpod, Codeanywhere, PythonAnywhere, AWS Cloud9, Koding, Eclipse Orion, codebox.io, Linuxzoo, Eclipse Che, Codio, goormIDE, ShiftEdit, Codiad are some alternatives to CollabVM.