{"id":44800,"date":"2018-06-06T18:01:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T10:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=44800"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:10:15","slug":"collab-on-code-cloud-ide-webapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/collab-on-code-cloud-ide-webapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborate on Code: Free Cloud IDE for Multi-Person Coding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-cdn-for-webmasters\/\/\">Working in the cloud<\/a> has become the norm for many developers. You\u2019ve got <strong>plenty of cloud IDEs to work with<\/strong>, and most of them have features rivaling desktop editors.<\/p>\n<p>But few programs have any sort of collaborative mode where you can edit code with others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/codecollab.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Collab on Code<\/a> makes this a reality with their <strong>free browser-based code editor<\/strong>. All you have to do is enter a workspace name, and this app handles the rest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Read Also:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/cloud-ide-developers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud IDEs For Web Developers \u2013 Best Of<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/collab-on-code-cloud-ide-webapp\/01-collab-on-code-webapp.jpg\" alt=\"collaboncode webapp\" width=\"1000\" height=\"520\"><\/figure>\n<p>Once your main workspace is created, you can share it with anyone. The URL remains the same and it\u2019s a public editor so there\u2019s <strong>no password protection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This means you can get a group coding project going with <strong>multiple people from anywhere<\/strong> in the world!<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, there are some downsides here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No export feature.<\/li>\n<li>People can overwrite work you\u2019ve done.<\/li>\n<li>Hard to write code at the same time in the same document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Still, this project is a feat of modern technology, proving that almost anything is possible with the right web tools.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s truth in the idea that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/online-collaboration-tips\/\">collaboration helps developers<\/a>. It\u2019s so much easier to work with a team and share ideas rather than going solo.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve found this app <strong>most useful for sharing snippets or little project ideas<\/strong>, and also maybe for helping to solve bug fixes. It\u2019s different than a cloud IDE like CodePen because when you create something on CodePen, someone else can edit and fork your pen, but they <strong>cannot save changes directly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With Collab on Code, you can grant anyone direct access to the HTML\/CSS IDE for whatever you\u2019re tinkering with. All from the comfort of a browser window.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/collab-on-code-cloud-ide-webapp\/02-collaboncode-workspace-sample.jpg\" alt=\"collab code cloud ide\" width=\"1000\" height=\"492\"><\/figure>\n<p>To get started just <a href=\"https:\/\/codecollab.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">visit the homepage<\/a> and enter a name for your workspace. Keep it brief and clean\u2014from what I can tell, there\u2019s no way to delete these!<\/p>\n<p>Also, notice <strong>this is an HTML\/CSS editor only<\/strong> so it does not support JavaScript. But it\u2019s still a handy application for gathering advice from other coders or asking for help with simple bugs.<\/p>\n<p>If you have ideas for improving the site you can also message the creator directly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awoldes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@awoldes<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free browser-based code editor that allows you to collaborate with other developers from anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3393],"tags":[3331,511],"topic":[],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Collaborate on Code: Free Cloud IDE for Multi-Person Coding - 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