Synergy Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Synergy for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Barrier, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Synergy and six of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Synergy are ShareMouse, Input Leap, across and Apple Universal Control.

Synergy alternatives are mainly Mouse Sharing Utilities but may also be Keyboard Sharing Utilities or Remote Desktop Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Synergy.

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Paid • Open Source
Mouse Sharing Utility

Synergy combines your desktop devices together in to one cohesive experience. It's software for sharing your mouse and...

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Barrier
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Free • Open Source
Mouse Sharing Utility
Keyboard Sharing Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
OpenBSD
14 Barrier alternatives
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.
- - Barrier is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Synergy.
- - Barrier is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Synergy.
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Barrier Features
Share Clipboard
SSL encryption
Copy & paste actions
Virtual KVM Switch
Wayland Support
Drag and Drop
Cross-Platform
Preconfigurable auto-connect
Discontinued
The Barrier project has been unmaintained for a year and a half now, and efforts to continue developing the project have continued in this repo: https://github.com/input-leap/input-leapMore details can be found here: https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap/issues/1414

Comments about Barrier as a Alternative to Synergy
Almost everyone thinks Barrier is a great Synergy alternative.
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Iaian7
This is the only cross-platform solution I've found so far, and it's working a heck of a lot better than Synergy!
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Guest
Quick and easy setup, cross platform, minimal reading required to use.
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kylefmohr
No longer maintained as of Feb 2022, development efforts have continued under the "InputLeap" project on GitHub
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mazee
Last update from November 2021. Main developers moved to Input Leap. For now both Input Leap and Barrier are more or less at the same state, but going forward Input Leap might be the better choice.
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Guest
open source, actively updated
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ShareMouse
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Mouse Sharing Utility
Keyboard Sharing Utility
Mac
Windows
11 ShareMouse alternatives
Move the mouse to the monitor of the computer you wish to control and the pointer magically jumps to that computer. Any mouse and keyboard input is transmitted to the corresponding computer.
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ShareMouse Features
1. PortableShareMouse can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Plug and play
Screensaver synchronization
Dual-monitor support
Drag and Drop
Share Clipboard
Sync with Fantastical
Comments about ShareMouse as a Alternative to Synergy
Most users think ShareMouse is a great Synergy alternative.
Guest
its is super easy to set up and its free.
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meyerisch
More features, easier setup, more reliable functionality.
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Guest
As its suppose to be free but its really NOT, only for 2 screens not even 2 computers, so if u have a laptop with second scra and another PC with one ur done and not nicely, works for cca 5 min a than kick out or pay, its not even possible to to use only one of those screens.
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Guest
Worked instantly across two Macs, one even with diffferent OS.
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yanc3k
It is cross platform. Super easy to set up, and most importantly, it is absolutely free for personal use!
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Input Leap
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Free • Open Source
Mouse Sharing Utility
Keyboard Sharing Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
14 Input Leap alternatives
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.
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Input Leap Features
Virtual KVM Switch
Share Clipboard
Cross-Platform
Copy & paste actions
FOSS
Drag and Drop
Preconfigurable auto-connect
Wayland Support
Comments about Input Leap as a Alternative to Synergy
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kylefmohr
A fork of Synergy from back when it was open source, that is actively being developed, and works cross-platform.
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across
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Paid • Proprietary
Keyboard Sharing Utility
Mouse Sharing Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
157 across alternatives
1. 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...
- - across is the most popular Android alternative to Synergy.
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across Features
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Opinions about across as a Alternative to Synergy
Some users think across is a great Synergy alternative, some don't.
Apple Universal Control
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Free • Proprietary
Mouse Sharing Utility
Keyboard Sharing Utility
Mac
13 Apple Universal Control alternatives
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Apple Universal Control Features
Share Clipboard
Add a screenshot
Logitech Options
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Free • Proprietary
Mouse Sharing Utility
Keyboard Sharing Utility
Mac
Windows
11 Logitech Options alternatives
Customisation of Logitech mouse or keyboard settings, device information, additional functionality such as sharing input devices over multiple computers.
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Logitech Options Features
Mouse Gestures
Copy & paste actions
Mouse Button Mapping
Keyboard Shortcuts
Comments about Logitech Options as a Alternative to Synergy
This alternative is disputed. Logitech Options is still a legitimate Synergy alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Guest
Not even close to providing the same functions as Synergy.
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Guest
Logi Options is not a software-based KVM switch.
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Guest
It is a driver for Logitech products and does not support cross-platform functionality whatsoever
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Guest
Logitech options is a hardware keyboard and mouse switching, requires specialized hardware, paired with both devices. It does nothing over the network, like synergy. All options does is detect when you get to the border, and changes the pairing of your mouse and keyboard to a second machine. If you don't have the mouse and keyboard, it doesn't work.
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