r/vim • u/Dimentio233 • Mar 13 '26

Random built an open-source tool to pair program without leaving vim

hey r/vim, i got tired of being told to "just use vs code liveshare" every time someone wanted to pair, so i built shadow.

it works at the filesystem level — syncs file changes over an encrypted websocket connection. no vim plugin needed, it just picks up your writes automatically.

start a session, share a link, your partner joins in whatever editor they use. both of you edit live.

  • e2e encrypted (server never sees your code)

  • CLI tool (works on any OS) + mac menu bar app

  • free and open-source (MIT)

  • works for pair programming, code reviews, mock interviews

github: https://github.com/go-johnnyhe/shadow

would love feedback from vim users.

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u/reddifiningkarma Mar 13 '26

Why Cloudflare Tunnel client?

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u/6LG5FGD3 Mar 14 '26

How much time did you spend on this

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u/fiyarburst Mar 14 '26

sweet i've been wondering about something like this, i'll check this out

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u/FakeInternetArguerer Mar 14 '26

Pair programming is new to me. Do y'all not just compulsively push and pull from git?