CLUSTER KEYBOARD-MOUSE-UTILITY · 16 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2024-10-03
Multi-computer keyboard and mouse sharing
This cluster consists of desktop utilities and clients that let one keyboard, mouse, or trackpad control multiple computers, either over a local network or via USB KVM devices. Dated entries before the index start show a thin timeline: a single entry in 2020-07, then a gap until late 2024, followed by entries in 2024-10, 2024-12, 2025-07, 2025-10, and 2026-04 — that is, an early isolated release and then a slow but steady trickle. Traction is led by InputMesh with 1 star, while vylo-mouse-share and Solaar have 0 stars, though no other activity metrics are provided.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 5 hand-coded · 11 unlabelled
Operator · 9 hobby · 1 commercial · 5 open source · 1 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 16 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01beamer63★14 dayslivehobbyDesktop utility that shares one keyboard and mouse between a Mac and a Windows PC over a local network, including clipboard sync.
- 02unictrl-oss11★3 daysliveDesktop utility that lets users control a Mac and a Windows PC with a single mouse and keyboard over an encrypted local network.
- 03nishro-link1★15 days—hand-codedhobbyShares one mouse and keyboard across multiple computers on a network, letting users control Windows and Linux machines seamlessly.
- 04InputMesh4★1 mo—hobbyKeyboard and mouse sharing app for Windows and macOS that lets one user control multiple computers arranged on a virtual canvas over a LAN.
- 05ieum1★4 dayslivehobbyMac utility that links inputs and data across multiple Macs, switches Korean-English input, shares clipboard and files, and manages sleep and display.
- 06easy-switch1★8 days—hobbyWindows utility that switches a Logitech mouse or keyboard between paired computers with a single assigned button.
- 07CrossScreen1★22 days—hand-codedhobbyDesktop app that shares one keyboard and mouse across macOS and Windows over a local network, including clipboard, file transfer, and lock-screen input.
- 08CrossPC0★5 days—hobbyLAN tool that shares one keyboard and mouse between Windows and Debian computers, with clipboard sync and screen-edge crossing.
- 09LinkBridge0★12 days—hobbyDesktop app that shares keyboard, mouse, clipboard, and file drag-and-drop between a Windows and a macOS computer.
- 10dualflow-kvm1★24 dayslivecommercialSoftware that lets one keyboard and mouse control two Windows computers, with clipboard sharing, file transfer, and secure pairing over a local network.
- 11vylo-mouse-share0★1 mo—hobbyDesktop utility that shares one mouse and keyboard between computers on a local network, with clipboard sync, file transfer, and secure pairing.
- 12Solaar0★3 moliveopen sourceDesktop utility that pairs, manages, and monitors wireless keyboards, mice, and trackpads from a specific peripheral brand.
- 13x2vnc-bin0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceUtility that lets users control another computer's VNC session with their local mouse and keyboard.
- 14InputLeap0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop utility that shares a single mouse and keyboard across multiple networked computers running Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- 15Deskflow0★8 mostalelivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop utility that lets one computer's keyboard, mouse, or trackpad control nearby computers and work seamlessly between them.
- 16Barrier0★2 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceSoftware that shares a single mouse and keyboard across multiple networked computers, replicating a hardware KVM switch without extra hardware.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.