Open source alternatives to Synergy

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Synergy does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Synergy does

One keyboard and mouse across computerscore
Works across Mac, Windows and Linuxcore
Shared clipboard
Move the cursor between screens
Encrypted connection over the network

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
beamerShare one keyboard and mouse between a Mac and a Windows PC over LAN	Replaces it100%	1.0k+100	42	11 days ago	33%	Install like an app	GPL-3.0
Covers everything on the checklist.See the evidence One keyboard and mouse across computerscoreYesUse one keyboard and mouse or trackpad across your machines Works across Mac, Windows and LinuxcoreYesfree, open-source software KVM for Mac, Windows and Linux Shared clipboardYesThe clipboard comes with you Move the cursor between screensYesPush the pointer off the edge of the screen Encrypted connection over the networkYeseach pair connects directly and encrypted

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