collaboration
Real-time Editing
Conflict-free live editing with cursor presence.
Live Cursors
When multiple people edit the same file, each person's cursor appears with a unique color and their name tag. You can see exactly where everyone is typing.
Conflict-free Editing
Unlike Google Docs, Clarity uses CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types) which means edits never conflict — even when two people edit the same line simultaneously.
Clarity uses Yjs (a CRDT library) to merge edits from multiple users. This means:
- Two people can edit the same line simultaneously
- Changes are merged automatically and deterministically
- No "conflict" dialogs or merge steps
- Works even on slow or intermittent connections
Presence
The collaboration bar shows:
- Online users — avatars of everyone currently in the project
- Active file — which file each person is viewing
- Idle state — users who haven't interacted recently are shown as idle
Offline Support
If you lose your connection temporarily:
- Your local changes are preserved
- When you reconnect, changes sync automatically
- No data is lost
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