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Multiplayer transforms your Replit workspace into a collaborative environment where up to four users can create and update apps together in real time. This shared experience provides collaborators the same workspace tools and environment to create a seamless team development experience.
Multiplayer overview

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Features

Multiplayer includes the following features:
  • Real-time collaboration: Work on the same Replit App and instantly view changes and workspace runs
  • Shared workspace: Experience full workspace sharing including Shell and Console output in real time
  • Observation mode: See collaborators’ code changes and file navigation as they happen

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Usage

To start collaborating, open your Replit App and invite collaborators. The following sections show how to access and use the Multiplayer tool’s features.

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Invite collaborators

To invite users by email address or Replit username:
  1. Select person with plus icon Invite to open the Multiplayers popup dialog
  2. Enter a username or email in the text field and select Invite to send an email invitation
To invite users using the private link:
  1. Select person with plus icon Invite to open the Multiplayers popup dialog
  2. Toggle the Private join link option to the on position
  3. Select Copy join link to copy the URL to your clipboard
  4. Send the link to your collaborators
Multiplayers popup dialog
When you invite collaborators:
  • Replit sends a notification email with a join link when you invite someone by their email address or username
  • Collaborators can follow the link to open the Replit App in the shared workspace
  • You see a list of collaborators in the Multiplayers popup menu
  • The workspace displays online collaborators as icons to the left of the Invite button

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Remove collaborators

  1. Select person with plus icon Invite to open the Multiplayers popup dialog
  2. Select the X next to the collaborator’s username
When you remove a collaborator, they instantly lose access to the Replit App workspace.
When you enable Private join link, removing collaborators does not prevent them from rejoining using the private join link. To prevent collaborators from joining using this link, change it by selecting Generate a new link.

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Toggle observation mode

To turn on observation mode, select the collaborator’s profile icon.To exit observation mode, select any area in the workspace.
As a collaborator, you can view the following without enabling observation mode:
  • Text input location and real-time edits in the file editor
  • Shell input and output when viewing the same shell instance
  • Console output
  • Whether the workflow is running or stopped
  • Any online collaborators, indicated by a profile icon next to the person with plus icon Invite button.
When you enter observation mode:
  • File editor automatically switches to the file that contains the active user cursor
  • View which collaborators are observing you in the status bar

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Next steps

To learn more about collaboration, see the following resources:
  • Teams: Learn about the enterprise solution for creating and publishing apps with your organization
  • Secrets: Understand the visibility of your sensitive data in shared apps
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