The Best Free Synergy AlternativesTop Mouse & Keyboard Sharing Utilities like Synergy

The best free alternative to Synergy is Mouse without Borders. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Synergy and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Synergy are Input Director, ShareMouse, Barrier and Input Leap.

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  1. Control 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.

    24 Mouse without Borders alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. Input Director icon
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    Input 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.

    19 Input Director alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. ShareMouse icon
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    Seamlessly 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.

    20 ShareMouse alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  4. Barrier icon
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    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.

    23 Barrier alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    Barrier screenshot 1
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  5. Input Leap icon
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    Input 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.

    24 Input Leap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. InputShare icon
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    InputShare enables you to share the keyboard and mouse of your computer with an Android device via ADB in wired / wireless way.

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    • Windows
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  7. Deskflow icon
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    Deskflow is a free and open-source keyboard and mouse sharing app. Use the keyboard, mouse, or trackpad of one computer to control nearby computers, and work seamlessly between them. It's like a software KVM (but without the video). TLS encryption is enabled by default.

    18 Deskflow alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. Cursr icon
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    Cross-platform utility tool for seamless mouse, keyboard and clipboard sharing and usage in multi-display, single and multi-device setups.

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Cursr running locally to map the edges of disparate monitors. This enables the pointer to move between screens anywhere along the edge - not just where the OS sees the screen edges meeting up.
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  9. EasySwitch icon
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    Turn your Mac, Windows, and Linux computers into one seamless workspace with shared keyboard, mouse, clipboard, file transfer, and virtual displays.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. x2vnc (win2vnc) icon
     11 likes

    This program will let you use two screens on two different computers as if they were connected to the same computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. The Apple Universal Control allow you to control multiple Apple devices, such as an iMac, MacBook, and iPad, all with the same keyboard and mouse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  12. Customisation of Logitech mouse or keyboard settings, device information, additional functionality such as sharing input devices over multiple computers.

    20 Logitech Options alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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