maxmcd/webtty

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2813 stars · 145 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Go CLI tool that shares a terminal session over WebRTC, letting a remote peer connect via a pasted SDP exchange or a static browser page without running a proxy server. It supports one-way sessions and works behind NATs using STUN.

Use cases

• share a terminal session with a friend for pair programming
• debug a server behind a NAT without setting up a proxy
• give someone shell access without SSH or port forwarding
• connect to a remote terminal from the browser
• stream terminal output one-way to a viewer
• run a command remotely and watch it in my own terminal

When to choose

• you need ad-hoc terminal sharing with no server infrastructure
• the host machine is behind a NAT or firewall and you want a direct WebRTC connection
• you want a lightweight Go binary rather than a hosted service
• you want clients to connect from a plain browser page

When to avoid

• you need persistent, multi-user remote access with authentication - use SSH or a proper bastion
• you require audit logging or access control for compliance
• you need a polished, bug-free product - the README notes there are known bugs
• you need relayed connections through restrictive networks without TURN support

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

terminal-ui networking p2p developer-tools cli developer-tools networking web-development windows cli browser go webrtc terminal-sharing remote-pairing xtermjs pion nat-traversal screen-sharing command-line linux macos

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