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PairLane

Getting started

Create a session

  1. 1. Sign in to PairLane.
  2. 2. Select Start Session or Create Session.
  3. 3. Share the room link with collaborators.
  4. 4. Code, talk, execute, and solve together.

Join a session

  1. 1. Sign in with your account.
  2. 2. Paste the room ID or open the shared link.
  3. 3. Join the workspace and confirm your presence.
  4. 4. Continue from the room's current state.

Collaborative sessions

A PairLane session is a shared coding room for solving problems together online. The room keeps code, problem context, output, chat, video, and participant state in one durable workspace.

Create a room from the homepage
Invite collaborators with the room link
Keep recent sessions available for quick return

Mentor mode

Mentor and owner controls help one person guide the room without turning collaboration into a screen-share monologue.

Owner-controlled collaboration
Follow mentor focus when guidance matters
Clear room roles for structured sessions

Video workspace

Video lives beside the code so collaborators can talk naturally while keeping the problem, editor, and output visible.

WebRTC-powered communication
Video remains part of the room experience
Audio fallback is available when browsers require a user gesture

Shared execution

Run code from the room and inspect results together. Shared execution removes the back-and-forth of copying code into separate compilers.

Execute supported languages
Review output in the same workspace
Use results as shared debugging context

Room lifecycle

Rooms are designed around real collaboration sessions: start, invite, work together, and end with clear state.

Persistent collaborative session state
Room owner controls session flow
Ended sessions become read-only where appropriate

Presence and awareness

PairLane keeps collaborators aware of who is present, active, and contributing, so the session feels live even without screen sharing.

Participant presence
Activity signals
Shared workspace awareness

A note on screen sharing

PairLane is designed so the room itself becomes the shared surface. You can still talk live, but the code, output, problem state, and collaboration signals are native to the workspace instead of being trapped inside someone else's screen.