When comparing Gitduck vs Leaps, the Slant community recommends Gitduck for most people. In the question“What are the best tools for screen sharing for remote pair programming?” Gitduck is ranked 2nd while Leaps is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Gitduck is:
You can program with almost anyone, as it supports the most popular IDEs.
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Pros
Pro Multi IDE
You can program with almost anyone, as it supports the most popular IDEs.
Pro Audio and videoconferencing in the same tool
Pro Video
Pro Github codelinked with video
Pro Zero configuration required
Just run it in the directory you wish to share.
Pro Cross-platform
Supports macOS, Linux and Windows. Also includes Linux ARM support.
Pro No dependencies
A single binary, with no dependencies, very simple.
Pro Open-source
Pro Low latency and bandwidth
Because all it does is synchronise the text changes made, it is much lower in latency and bandwidth usage than some of the other alternatives
Cons
Con No longer available
It is now commercial only through the SLACK application.
Con Not suitable or secure for over the internet
Designed for use on LANs.