rkvm is a tool for sharing keyboard and mouse across multiple Linux machines. It is based on a client/server architecture, where server is the machine controlling mouse and keyboard and relays events (mouse move, key presses, …) to clients.
Switching between different clients is done by a configurable keyboard shortcut.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- TLS encrypted by default, backed by rustls.
- Display server agnostic (in fact, it doesn’t require a display server at all).
- Low overhead.
Website: github.com/htrefil/rkvm
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Developer: Jan Trefil
License: MIT License
rkvm 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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