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Add to SafariWhen comparing Floobits vs Leaps, the Slant community recommends Floobits for most people. In the question“What are the best editors for remote pair programming?” Floobits is ranked 1st while Leaps is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Floobits is:
Floobits doesn't force a new text editor, it integrates with existing text editors such as Emacs, Vim and Sublime Text.
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Pros
Pro Integrates with your text editors
Floobits doesn't force a new text editor, it integrates with existing text editors such as Emacs, Vim and Sublime Text.
Pro Video conferencing support
Floobits integrates with Google Hangouts to provide voice and video chat.
Pro Share terminal
Pro No editor
You can sync a Floobits workspace without a editor using a command line tool.
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 Limited number of supported editors
Floobits only supports a subset of IDEs and editors available. If you or the people you intend to work with don't use the supported editors, someone needs to switch their preferred environment to use the service.
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.
