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SideWindow

alextobias-dev

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SideWindow: cast your editor contents to remotely view and edit on another device!
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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SideWindow

sidewindow.xyz

SideWindow - demo gif

SideWindow lets you cast your editor contents to other devices, via this extension and a companion webapp.

You can use SideWindow from any device, from anywhere in the world, and even collaborate remotely with multiple devices.

SideWindow is lightweight, super convenient and quick to set up for lighter use cases. If you're looking for a more fully-featured remote solution, the VS Code Live Share extension is where you may want to look.

Demonstration

To get started, open up the SideWindow panel in the sidebar, and hit 'Share Current File'.

You'll receive a room code. If you miss the notification, the room code is also located in the status bar (bottom left).

SideWindow - sharing from editor

Go to sidewindow.xyz, and enter the room code you recieved.

If successful, you'll see your VS Code editor contents load into the browser editor.

SideWindow - connecting to webapp

You can tweak settings such as language highlighting, editor theme and font preferences.

SideWindow - tweaking webapp settings

Edits you make in one editor will be mirrored to the others! Connect from any device, from anywhere in the world.

This will even work with multiple connected browsers.

SideWindow - demonstrating editing

To change the shared file, just click the 'Share Current File' button again.

SideWindow - sharing different files

Release Notes

1.0.1

  • SideWindow can now be found at https://www.sidewindow.xyz.
  • Added some GIFs to the README page.

1.0.0

  • Initial release of SideWindow.
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