Lan Mouse is a cross-platform mouse and keyboard sharing software similar to universal-control on Apple devices.
It allows for using multiple PCs via a single set of mouse and keyboard. This is also known as a Software KVM switch.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- GTK frontend.
- Command-line interface.
- Wayland and X11 support. X11 currently only has support for input emulation, i.e. can only be used on the receiving end.
- Encrypts all network traffic using the DTLS implementation provided by WebRTC.rs.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/feschber/lan-mouse
Support:
Developer: Ferdinand Schober
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Lan Mouse is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Software KVM Switches | |
|---|---|
| Deskflow | Cross-platform solution with Wayland, clipboard sharing and TLS encrpytion. |
| Lan Mouse | GTK frontend and command-line interface |
| Input Leap | Fork of Barrier, by Barrier’s active maintainer |
| USBKVM | Keyboard, video, and mouse over USB; client app for the USBKVM hardware |
| Barrier | Only works under X11 (No Wayland support) |
| rkvm | Low overhead and doesn't need a display server |
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