# mistweaverco/bananas

Bananas🍌, Cross-Platform screen 🖥️ sharing 📡 made simple ⚡.

Repository: https://github.com/mistweaverco/bananas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bananas
Homepage: https://getbananas.net
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cross-platform, screensharing, p2p, peer-to-peer, multi-cursor, pair-programming, pairing
Last push: 2026-08-19T17:15:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 49
- inputs: {"age_days": 692, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6582, forks 293 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:45.433867+00:00)

## What it is
Bananas is a cross-platform desktop application for simple peer-to-peer screen sharing on Mac, Windows, and Linux using WebRTC. It requires no accounts or server infrastructure beyond signaling, and supports collaborative multi-cursor features for pair programming.

## Use cases
- share my screen with a colleague without creating an account
- pair programming with remote multi-cursor collaboration
- peer-to-peer screen sharing without a server
- quickly demo my screen to a friend over a shareable link
- privacy-friendly screen sharing where data isn't stored on servers
- cross-platform screen sharing between Mac, Windows and Linux

## When to choose
- you want zero-configuration, no-signup screen sharing
- you need a direct P2P connection for privacy
- you want multi-cursor collaboration during pairing sessions
- you need a lightweight tool across Mac, Windows, and Linux

## When to avoid
- you need recording, chat, or meeting management features
- you require large-audience webinars or many simultaneous viewers
- your network blocks WebRTC or TURN relay connections

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, p2p, websocket
- domain: cross-platform, developer-tools, privacy
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: screen-sharing, webrtc, pair-programming, multi-cursor, collaboration, no-account, real-time, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- mistweaverco/bananas (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.433867+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:43:35.677583+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mistweaverco/bananas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.433867+00:00, sha 8021f9b84c9e)
  - homepage: https://getbananas.net (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:18.643549+00:00, sha 65fce48db24a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.