📖 Documentation

CodeForge Docs

Everything you need to know to start coding, collaborating, and shipping with CodeForge.

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Product Overview

CodeForge is a real-time collaborative coding platform — a step above ordinary online editors. It combines a powerful in-browser IDE with live team collaboration tools.

Join a shared room and code with your friends or teammates instantly. No installs, no configuration, no accounts required.

Stuck on something? Your team is right there — in the same editor, on the same screen, at the same time.

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Main Features

Online coding editor
Run code in browser
Python, C++, C, Java
Save projects locally
Shareable room links
Grant editor access to friends
Password-protected rooms
Built-in live video (WebRTC)
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Getting Started

Join or Create a Room

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Switch to Team Mode
Click the Team button in the top bar to open the room lobby.
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Create a Room
Enter your name, optionally set a password, then click Create Room. Copy the share link.
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— OR — Join a Room
Switch to the Join Room tab, paste the Room ID and password (if any), then click Join.

Start Your First Project

1
Choose a Language
Click any language pill — Python, C++, C, or Java. A starter template loads instantly.
2
Write & Run
Type your code, add optional stdin input, then press ▶ Run or hit Ctrl + Enter.
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See the Output
Results appear instantly in the Output panel below the editor. Errors are highlighted in red.
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Collaborate
In Team Mode, the host controls the editor. Use 🙋 Request Editor Access to ask for a turn, or the host can assign it directly.