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Open Pair
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- Access control
- Hosts can approve or deny each incoming connection and assign read-write or read-only access.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Accounts
- The product description says no Microsoft account is required.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Approval controls
- The host can approve or deny incoming connections and assign read-write or read-only access.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Collaboration features
- Supported features include remote cursors and selections, follow mode, and read-only guest access.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Compatible editors
- The README lists VS Code 1.85+, VSCodium, Cursor, Windsurf, and Google Antigravity as compatible editors.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Editing features
- Listed features include remote cursors and selections, follow mode, and a read-only guest role.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Editor compatibility
- The project lists VS Code 1.85+, VSCodium, Cursor, Windsurf, and Google Antigravity as compatible editors.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The project describes direct TCP connections with AES-256-GCM end-to-end encryption.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Host and guest modes
- Users can host sessions or join sessions hosted by VS Code-compatible editors or Neovim running live-share.nvim.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Hosting and joining
- Users can host or join sessions, and VS Code and Neovim participants can join the same session simultaneously.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under the MIT License.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- Hosting shares only the first workspace folder, the product has no offline mode, and Neovim compatibility requires live-share.nvim protocol version 3 or later.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Neovim integration
- Neovim interoperability uses the live-share.nvim plugin, which must be running as host for a VS Code client to join a Neovim session.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Network requirement
- The project has no offline mode and requires an active network connection.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- No Microsoft account
- The project says a Microsoft account is not required.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Open Pair enables real-time collaborative editing between VS Code and Neovim or between two VS Code-compatible editors.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Using localhost.run or serveo requires ssh in PATH, while ngrok requires its CLI and an authentication token.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project describes direct TCP connections with AES-256-GCM end-to-end encryption and includes the encryption key in the share URL fragment.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
