Let’s suppose your remote graphic designer needs to generate some images in Midjourney, but they don’t have access to the company account. You can give them the account credentials, but that risks account suspension.
This might force you to consider buying a new subscription, which obviously means additional cost. But wait, is that an avoidable expense? YES!
Let me tell you about how to share browser session with multiple team members while having a single subscription to any tool. You’ll just need one special-purpose browser called Gologin.
Read the guide for the quick step-by-step process of how this works. You’ll also explore 5 alternative methods and why I don’t recommend them. So let’s start.
Guide: Browser Session Share With Gologin
Gologin is an atidetect browser that allows you to create multiple browser profiles, each with a different browser fingerprint.
In simple words, if you create two Gologin browser profiles using a single device, each profile will be different in such a way that the websites or platforms you use won’t be able to detect that a single device is being used to access them.
You can use Gologin without having any technical background. Plus, you can set it up within minutes (literally).
Here’s how to share browser session with your team using Gologin:
1. Install Gologin: First up, sign up for a free Gologin account and download the browser on your computer.
2. Create a Browser Profile: Click the + icon at the top left to make a new browser profile. You can make multiple profiles, and each of them will appear as a browser session from different devices. If you have your own proxy, you can add it to your profile by choosing your preferred country in the Location column. This will assign your profile a clean IP address from that location.
3. Log In to Your Service: Launch a profile you just created. This will open a browser screen. Gologin is built on Chromium, so you’ll notice that the opened profile looks and feels just like Chrome. Go ahead and log in to whatever platform you work on with your team (it could be ChatGPT, Ahrefs, Google Ads, in short, anything you’d normally access in a browser).
4. Share the Profile: Go to the screen where you launched the browser profile from. Click the three-dot menu on your profile and select “Sharing”. Enter your teammate’s Gologin email and set their access permission, then send the invite.
You can watch a video of this process showing how to share a ChatGPT account.
And just like that, you and your teammate(s) will be using the same browser session. Gologin stores all cookies and session data securely in the cloud.
When you or your teammate opens this profile later, even from a different device, you’ll still be logged in.
Neither you nor your teammate(s) will need a password or verification to access this profile later.
Top 5 Other (Less Effective) Solutions
Besides the Gologin method, there are several ways to do browser session share with your team.
But they aren’t as effective and efficient. Still, if you want to try them, here they are:
Remote desktop sharing (slow, ineffective)
If you’ve used TeamViewer or Chrome Remote Desktop to let someone control your actual computer from afar, that was remote desktop sharing.
While this works, it’s a painfully slow method for long-term sharing.
That’s because every click and keystroke has to travel across the internet and back.
In addition, your computer needs to be connected to the internet at all times for your teammate to use it. Plus, you cannot use your PC for anything else while someone is remotely accessing it.
So in reality, only one person is using the PC. The remote desktop sharing tools mostly get used for troubleshooting purposes. So this method is a terrible idea for ongoing collaboration.
Pros:
- Easy to set up
- Anyone can join and use your screen
Cons:
- Very slow
- Only one person can work at a time
- Your computer must stay online and unused
Extensions (can get your account blocked)
There are browser extensions that claim to help you share sessions by either syncing your cookies or cloning your logged-in state.
But many platforms actively detect and block these extensions. Those platforms can also flag your account for unusual behavior patterns.
So you cannot get far with these extensions. Also, when browsers release new versions, there’s a chance these extensions might stop working. So that’s another thing to consider.
Pros:
- Fast to install
- Works for simple, short tasks
Cons:
- Platforms detect them and can block accounts
- Can break when browsers update
Account credential sharing (dangerous)
Why not just give your teammate your username and password for the platform? This was probably the first thing that came to your mind, right?
Actually, it’s a bad idea.
First, most platforms you log into actually track your IP address and location. When they detect a new login from a different location, their red flags go up.
Once they detect that multiple devices are using your account, they can log out of the account. They can also ask you to verify your identity to regain access to your account. Failing to do so can get your account permanently locked, too.
Second, sharing passwords is a security nightmare. If that password gets compromised or your teammate leaves the company, you’ve got a mess on your hands.
Pros:
- Quick to hand over access
- No setup needed
Cons:
- Big security risk
- Platforms track IPs and can lock the account
- Hard to manage once more people know the password
Virtual machine renting / VPS (bulky, expensive)
A Virtual Private Server (VPS) or virtual machine is a computer in the cloud that multiple people can access.
You can open your browser sessions there, and your team will be able to access them whenever needed.
While this method works, it’s an expensive one. A decent VPS’s monthly rent can range from $20 to $100+.
This method is also an overkill if your team isn’t techy enough. That’s because setting up and using a virtual machine are technical tasks. You need to configure the server, manage user access, keep everything updated, and troubleshoot when things break.
So why go this route when simpler methods exist?
Pros:
- Multiple people can log in
- Stable once everything is set up
Cons:
- Expensive every month
- Technical to manage
- Too much effort for simple session sharing
Other solutions.
There are also workarounds, like screen sharing during video calls or creating shared email accounts to register services.
Screen sharing has the same issues as remote desktop sharing we discussed above. Only one person can control things at a time. And that doesn’t answer our question of how to collaborate remotely in browser.
As for shared email accounts, there’s the issue of IP tracking. You repeatedly get logged out of the email platform.
Not to mention, shared email accounts also create confusion about who did what.
Pros:
- Helpful for very temporary access
Cons:
- Screen sharing is slow and limited
- Shared emails trigger logouts
- Creates confusion about who did what
Different Names for Session Share
The problem in question is referred to in different ways across the web.
Most of these terms are talking about the same problem, but with slightly different quirks.
Here are the names you’ll see people use for shared browser sessions:
- Session sharing
- Account delegation or delegating accounts
- Screen sharing
- Remote desktop or RDP
- Virtual machine or VPS
- Shared email access
- Cookie sharing or cookie syncing
- Browser profile sharing
For example, session sharing is the most common term you’ll come across. People also describe this as “delegating accounts”.
Then there’s “screen sharing,” which can be categorized as session sharing but not for collaboration purposes. Screen sharing just means someone else can see your screen during a video call.
“Remote desktop” or “RDP” (Remote Desktop Protocol) gets thrown around a lot, too. This is also different from true browser session sharing. As you read earlier, in this method, someone takes control of your entire computer from their location.
While this technically lets them access your browser sessions, it’s a much heavier solution than what most people actually need.
In more technical circles, they use the term “VPS” or “virtual private server”. We also went over this earlier and how it’s an overkill.
Here’s our guide on sharing the SEMrush and Ahrefs accounts using Gologin.
As said earlier, you can share almost any web-based service using Gologin.
How Gologin Works Under The Hood
When you or your teammate opens the same Gologin profile, even from different physical locations, websites see it as the exact same device.
How is that possible? Well, because your profile maintains the same cookies, login sessions, and settings in the cloud.
This leaves no reason for the platform to log you out or ask for verification.
And notice how you never have to share passwords when sharing sessions using Gologin. That’s because your team isn’t logging into your account. They’re simply accessing a browser profile where the account is already logged in.
In short, Gologin has no downsides like other methods, which aren’t built specifically for browser session share.
What Can Be Shared Using Gologin?
Gologin works with virtually any web-based service.
So if you use the Gologin method of sharing a browser profile, you open up the opportunity to collaborate with your team over any platform.
ChatGPT is probably one of the most popular services people want to share right now. Teams can get one ChatGPT subscription and share it among themselves by sharing their browser sessions.
- We have a detailed guide on how to share ChatGPT account using Gologin.
- We also have guides for Claude AI and Midjourney accounts in case you don’t use ChatGPT.
If your work involves SEO and marketing, you must be using platforms like Ahrefs and SEMrush. These platforms are also expensive. A standard subscription runs several hundred dollars monthly. So it’s going to save a lot if you just buy one subscription and share it using Gologin.
So, subscribe to Gologin today and collaborate over any platform without buying extra subscriptions. Sign up to claim your 7-day free trial.
