Gobby

Summary

Gobby is ranked #10 of 26 in pair programming software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.

Compared on pair programming software

Free plan

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Integrated chat

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Self-hosted option

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Facts

Purpose

Gobby is a collaborative editor supporting multiple documents in one session and multi-user chat.gobby.github.io · 1 Oct 2026

Real-time editing

Multiple users can edit the same document together over the internet in real time.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Text editing

The editor provides full-fledged text editing capabilities, including syntax highlighting using GtkSourceView.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Collaboration features

Gobby supports lock-free editing, group undo, remote cursors and selections, and user-specific text colors.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Chat

Gobby includes integrated group chat and supports chat documents through the note-chat server plugin.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Unicode

Gobby supports full Unicode.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Security

Gobby supports encrypted data transfer with perfect forward secrecy and password-protected sessions.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Access control

Gobby provides access-control lists for documents, directories, and server-wide permissions.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Dedicated hosting

The libinfinity package includes the infinoted dedicated Gobby server, which stores documents persistently and supports configurable plugins.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Server security

The infinoted server supports TLS, including a require-tls policy, and automatically uses perfect forward secrecy when TLS is enabled.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Server API

The document-stream plugin provides a simple API to text and chat documents through Unix domain sockets.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Platforms

Binary distributions or installation instructions are provided for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Mac limitation

The project says it cannot offer a pre-built Mac OS X package and recommends installing Gobby and required packages with brew.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Licensing

Gobby is licensed under GPLv2+ and ISC.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Support

Bug reports and feature requests are directed to the GitHub issue tracker.gobby.github.io · 1 Oct 2026

Sessions

A session can contain multiple documents and includes multi-user group chat.gobby.github.io · 2 Oct 2026

Editing

The editor supports syntax highlighting through GtkSourceView and full Unicode.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Collaboration

Gobby shows remote participants’ cursors and selections, highlights text by user, and supports group undo that does not undo remote users’ changes.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Server

Gobby includes a built-in server, and more technical users can run a dedicated server.gobby.github.io · 2 Oct 2026

Windows download

The Windows installer includes the Gobby text editor and the Infinoted dedicated server.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Linux download

Gobby is available on most Linux distributions; Ubuntu and Debian packages are named gobby for the editor and infinoted for the dedicated server.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

macOS support

Gobby runs on Mac OS X, but the project says it does not currently offer a pre-built package and describes installation with brew.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Local discovery

On Linux, Gobby usually lists other Gobby computers on the same Wi-Fi network automatically; the project says this is not available on Windows or Mac OS X.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Release information

The download page identifies Gobby 0.5.0 as the most current version listed there.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Where it ranks on Samsung Mobile US Press

• Best Pair Programming Software in 2026#10 of 26

Sources

• gobby.github.io· checked 1 Oct 2026
• github.com/gobby/gobby/wiki· checked 1 Oct 2026
• github.com/gobby/gobby/wiki/Permissions· checked 1 Oct 2026
• github.com/gobby/gobby/wiki/Dedicated-Server· checked 1 Oct 2026
• github.com/gobby/gobby/wiki/Download· checked 1 Oct 2026