Synergy combines your desktop devices together in to one cohesive experience. It's software for sharing your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers on your desk. It works on Windows, macOS and Linux.
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Apple Universal Control AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Keyboard Sharing Utilities
The best Keyboard Sharing alternative to Apple Universal Control is Synergy. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Barrier or Input Leap. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Apple Universal Control and ten of them are Keyboard Sharing Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Keyboard Sharing Utility alternatives to Apple Universal Control are Mouse without Borders, Multiplicity, Input Director and ShareMouse.
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19 Synergy alternatives
19 Barrier alternativesBarrier is a cross-platform software utility for sharing your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers on your desk. It was forked from Synergy version 1.9's codebase.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
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19 Input Leap alternativesInput Leap is software that mimics the functionality of a KVM switch, which historically would allow you to use a single keyboard and mouse to control multiple computers by physically turning a dial on the box to switch the machine you're controlling at any given moment.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Flatpak
18 Mouse without Borders alternativesControl multiple PCs effortlessly with a single mouse and keyboard, drag-and-drop files between machines, and customize your screens with Bing images, all without extra gear.
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22 Multiplicity alternativesMultiplicity offers a virtual KVM solution, managing several computers with one keyboard and mouse. Its remote modes enable cursor transition across monitors and centralized control. Users can transfer files, stream audio, and lock computers without extra hardware, suitable for command rooms, IT desks, and home users.
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15 Input Director alternativesInput Director is a Windows application that lets you control multiple Windows systems using the keyboard/mouse attached to one computer. It is designed for folks who have two (or more) computers set up at home and find themselves regularly sliding from one system to the other.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
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- Windows
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15 ShareMouse alternativesSeamlessly control multiple computers using one mouse and keyboard, switch between systems by moving the pointer, transmit input securely over LAN, share clipboard, support drag-and-drop files, and work across Windows or macOS with no hardware required.
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16 Cursr alternativesCross-platform utility tool for seamless mouse, keyboard and clipboard sharing and usage in multi-display, single and multi-device setups.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
173 across alternatives- Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse Emulator: across makes a Bluetooth equipped PC or Mac work as a standard Bluetooth keyboard/mouse combo. Thus, you can seamlessly/wirelessly control all your smart devices including computer, smartphone and tablet PC with the computer’s keyboard and...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
GiMeSpace KVMShare Pro is one of the very few real KVM software sollutions that not only shares mouse and keyboard but really allows you to share video in the form of windows on the screen of connected computers while using minimal bandwidth.
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