Blog
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What Is WebRTC and Why It Matters for Screen Sharing
A plain-English guide to how WebRTC lets Linkside ask the browser to capture a screen, encrypt media, and use a relay only when direct sharing is blocked.
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Why We Built Linkside
The friction between "let me show you" and "they can see it" is bigger than it should be. Linkside is what came out of trying to close that gap.
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Share Your Screen Privately With One Person
Use Linkside for a private one-person screen share. Create a temporary room, send one link, approve the viewer if needed, and share only the tab, window, or screen that solves the problem.
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Why Linkside Requires No Account (and Why That's the Point)
Most tools collect an account because they expect a long relationship. Linkside expects a short one. Here's what we trade away, and why.
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Pair Programming Over a Link Without an IDE Plugin
For quick "show me what you're seeing" coding help, a browser screen share can beat an IDE plugin. Here's how to use it well, and when to switch tools.
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Screen Sharing for Remote Tech Support Without Installing Anything
Helping someone with their computer over the phone is faster when you can see what they see. Here's how to do it with just a link.
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Is Screen Sharing Encrypted? What WebRTC Actually Guarantees
WebRTC mandates DTLS-SRTP encryption between peers. Here's what that protects, what it doesn't, and how Linkside relies on the standard.
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How Peer-to-Peer Screen Sharing Actually Works, Step by Step
A plain-English walk through the WebRTC setup that connects two browsers for screen sharing: capture, signaling, ICE, encryption, and relay fallback.
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STUN vs TURN: How Browsers Find Each Other Across the Internet
STUN tells your browser its public address so two peers can connect directly. TURN relays the stream when that fails. Here's how Linkside uses both.
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How to Screen Share with Someone Who Isn't Technical
A practical script for getting a non-technical person into a screen share - what to send, what they'll see, and what to say.
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How to Set Up a Private Screen Sharing Room in 30 Seconds
From "I need to show you this" to a live, private session in under 30 seconds. What each second is spent on, and what slows it down.
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How to Share Your Screen Without Installing Anything
Browser-native screen sharing skips installers, accounts, and admin approvals. Here's exactly how the flow works and where its limits are.