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CodeCollab
What it is
CodeCollab is a browser-based shared workspace for pair programming, technical interviews, and team brainstorming. Rooms support live multi-cursor editing, with shared cursors, selections, and keystrokes. The editor provides syntax highlighting, bracket matching, and language-aware indentation for 15 languages, while a shared canvas can sit alongside code for sketching architecture, flows, and ideas. Users can share secrets with expiry timers and revoke them instantly. CodeCollab says secrets are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, but they are not end-to-end encrypted because the encryption key is held on its servers. Connections use HTTPS and negotiate TLS 1.3 with compatible browsers. Code is not compiled or executed on the service's servers; CodeCollab is an editor, not a runtime. Rooms opened without an account are deleted after seven days, while claimed rooms persist until deletion or account closure. The Free plan is free and includes unlimited rooms, up to 10 collaborators per room, three saved rooms, one canvas, five daily file shares, and one secret at a time for up to an hour. Pro is $49 a month.
For and against
For
- Real-time editing supports multiple cursors.
- Editor supports 15 languages.
- Rooms can include a shared canvas.
- Secrets can have expiry timers and be revoked.
- Free plan offers unlimited rooms.
Against
- Code is not compiled or executed on its servers.
- Secrets are not end-to-end encrypted.
- Unclaimed rooms expire after seven days.
- Maker reports no third-party security certification or equivalent audit.
The verdict
CodeCollab brings collaborative editing, a canvas, and secret sharing into browser rooms. It is an editor rather than a runtime, and its secret encryption boundary and room retention rules matter when choosing how to use it.
Who it suits
CodeCollab suits developers, hiring teams, teachers, and small teams working together in a browser. It also supports temporary credential sharing through expiring secrets.
Plans and prices
Free
Unlimited rooms · 10 collaborators per room · 3 saved rooms; unclaimed rooms expire after 7 days · 1 canvas
Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Pro
Unlimited collaborators and saved rooms · private and view-only links · unlimited canvases with image export · unlimited file shares and secrets with no expiry ceiling
Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
On the record
- API and integrations
- There is no public API, API token, programmatic room creation, embeddable editor, or CLI; the maker describes its backend interface as unsupported for third-party use.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Company
- CodeCollab is built and operated by Zeppl (Zeppl Studios), a software development studio headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The maker says it has no third-party security certification and has not completed a SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent audit.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Encryption boundary
- Secrets are not end-to-end encrypted because the encryption key is held on CodeCollab's servers.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Execution limits
- CodeCollab is an editor rather than a runtime, so code is not compiled or executed on its servers.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker identifies developers, hiring teams, teachers, and small teams as users for pairing, interviews, teaching, and temporary credential sharing.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The editor provides syntax highlighting, bracket matching, and language-aware indentation for 15 languages.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Live editing
- Rooms support real-time multi-cursor editing with shared cursors, selections, and keystrokes.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- CodeCollab is a browser-based shared workspace for pair programming, technical interviews, and team brainstorming.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Room retention
- Rooms opened without an account are automatically deleted after 7 days; claimed rooms persist until deleted or the account is closed.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Secret sharing
- Secrets are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, have user-set expiry timers, and can be revoked instantly.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker offers support by email, with priority support for Pro plans.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Transport security
- Connections use HTTPS and negotiate TLS 1.3 with browsers that support it.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Whiteboard
- A room can include a shared canvas for sketching architecture, flows, and ideas alongside code.codecollab.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
