The team behind Screencast-o-Matic, one of your top five screen recording services, also have a new side project: Quick Screen Share, a webapp that uses Java to connect you and a friend's computers together so you can share desktops, collaborate, or troubleshoot problems and issues.

Quick Screen Share doesn't require that you download a client or sign up for an account. Since it uses Java, it works in Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Just visit the site, type in your name, and tell the service whether you want to share your screen or have your friend share theirs. Then provide your friend's email address, and they'll get a link to click that will bring them into the screen-sharing session.

The developers behind Quick Screen Share point out that the service is in beta right now, and that it establishes a peer-to-peer connection between the two computers in the session, so users on networks that are particularly locked down may not be able to use it. Regardless, when it does work, it's a free, easy, and hassle-free way to share your screen with someone else, without forcing them to download a plug-in (assuming they have Java installed) or sign up for a new service to do it.

Quick Screen Share
