Barrier
Cross-platform software for sharing a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers at a workstation.
- Free • Open Source
- Mouse Sharing
- Keyboard Sharing
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
What is Barrier?
Barrier 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.
As a keyboard, video, and mouse utility, Barrier aims to maintain the simplicity found in Synergy versions released before 2.0. Barrier's goals are the following:
• Let you use your keyboard and mouse from machine A to control machine B (or more) • Hassle-free reliability • Compatibility, with the aim being to "just work" with Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD • Development communication by utilizing the open source development and release model
While focused on simplicity and ease of use, Barrier does support both clipboard sharing and SSL encryption.
Barrier currently does not support drag-and-drop on Linux kernel-powered operating systems, and it will not run at all on 32-bit versions of Windows. 
Windows 7 or later is required.
Summary
Our users have written 17 comments and reviews about Barrier, and it has gotten 102 likes
- Developed by debauchee
- Open Source and Free product.
- Written in
- Average rating of 4.1
- 14 alternatives listed
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LenaMax thinks GiMeSpace KVMShare Pro is an alternative to BarrierKVMShare Pro is hands down the best KVM software for windows. It is so easy and intuitive to use!
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Works better than Synergy and its free & open source! You can download the compiled app under releases when you click on the github link.
Actually completely open source. Full cross platform support. I get it to work without any effort and can have multiple network connections per computer and no trouble across linux and windows. No mac or bsd to test.
Hi, dude. How did you installed it on Linux? I still can't do it
Reply written ago
This would be an amazing piece of software if it worked. Sadly, it is barely functional.
Free/Libre Open Source Software other than SYNERGY
Would be awesome if it worked
• Edited ago
Decent enough when Synergy was a mess. These days Synergy is back to being an actively developed project, and Barrier hasn't had a release in nearly a year.
it's free and it works good don't feel any delay