Comparison

Remote desktop vs Pane for coding on another machine

TL;DR

Remote desktop is right when you need the other machine's whole screen. For coding, Pane is faster and works far better on a phone, because it sends text and data instead of video.

At a glance

Remote desktop vs Pane
Remote desktop (Screen Sharing, RDP, Chrome Remote Desktop)Pane
What crosses the networkA video stream of the screenTerminal text, file contents, page data
Feel on Wi-FiLaggy, blurry textLike local
On a phoneTiny desktop, pinch and zoomBuilt for the phone screen
Multiple devices at onceUsually one viewer controlsEach device has its own view
Dev serversOpen the browser on the remote screenOpen at localhost on your connected desktop, or in a browser tab on your phone
PriceVariesFree, open source

  • What crosses the network

    Remote desktop (Screen Sharing, RDP, Chrome Remote Desktop)
    A video stream of the screen
    Pane
    Terminal text, file contents, page data

  • Feel on Wi-Fi

    Remote desktop (Screen Sharing, RDP, Chrome Remote Desktop)
    Laggy, blurry text
    Pane
    Like local

  • On a phone

    Remote desktop (Screen Sharing, RDP, Chrome Remote Desktop)
    Tiny desktop, pinch and zoom
    Pane
    Built for the phone screen

  • Multiple devices at once

    Remote desktop (Screen Sharing, RDP, Chrome Remote Desktop)
    Usually one viewer controls
    Pane
    Each device has its own view

  • Dev servers

    Remote desktop (Screen Sharing, RDP, Chrome Remote Desktop)
    Open the browser on the remote screen
    Pane
    Open at localhost on your connected desktop, or in a browser tab on your phone

  • Price

    Remote desktop (Screen Sharing, RDP, Chrome Remote Desktop)
    Varies
    Pane
    Free, open source

When remote desktop is the right choice

  • You need a graphical app that only runs on the remote machine (Xcode Simulator, design tools).
  • You're helping someone and need to see exactly what's on their screen.

When Pane fits better

  • Coding and agents. Terminals, files and dev servers at native speed.
  • From your phone. Readable, tappable, with agent status at a glance.
  • More than one of you. Your laptop and phone can look at different things on the same machine.

Use both

Keep Screen Sharing for the rare graphical task; use Pane for daily work on the machine.

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Par Parsa Khazaeepoul, cofondateur de Pane. .