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gplv2 input-leap keyboard kvm mouse sharing
Use this command to install input-leap:
winget install --id=input-leap.input-leap -e

Input Leap is an open-source KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) software designed to allow multiple computers to share a single keyboard and mouse seamlessly. It enables users to control multiple devices by moving their mouse to the edge of the screen or using hotkeys to switch focus between machines.

Key Features:

  • Cross-platform Compatibility: Works across Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD.
  • Seamless Switching: Allows smooth transition between systems with mouse movement or key combinations.
  • Clipboard Sharing: Enables copying and pasting text between connected devices (currently not supported on Linux/Wayland).
  • Open Source: Built with transparency, Input Leap is freely available for use, modification, and distribution under the GPL v2 license.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for users managing multiple computers or operating systems who seek a reliable, cross-platform solution to streamline their workflow. Input Leap increases productivity by eliminating the need for separate input devices for each machine while offering flexibility through its simple configuration options.

Install via winget for an efficient setup and start controlling your devices with ease.

README

Input Leap

Contact info:

  • #inputleap on LiberaChat IRC network, for support with Input Leap.
  • #inputleap-dev on LiberaChat IRC network, for discussing development of Input Leap.

What is it?

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. Input Leap does this in software, allowing you to tell it which machine to control by moving your mouse to the edge of the screen, or by using a keypress to switch focus to a different system.

At the moment, Input Leap is not compatible with Synergy.

Input Leap needs to be installed on all machines that will share keyboard and mouse.

What's different?

Whereas Synergy has moved beyond its goals from the 1.x era, Input Leap aims to maintain that simplicity. Input Leap will let you use your keyboard and mouse from one computer to control one or more other computers.

Clipboard sharing is supported (Note: Not currently supported on Linux/Wayland).

That's it.

Project goals

Hassle-free reliability. We are users, too. Input Leap was created so that we could solve the issues we had with Synergy and then share these fixes with other users.

Compatibility. We use more than one operating system and you probably do, too. Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD... Input Leap should "just work".

Communication. Everything we do is in the open. Our issue tracker will let you see if others are having the same problem you're having and will allow you to add additional information. You will also be able to see when progress is made and how the issue gets resolved.

Usage

  1. Install and run Input Leap on each machine that will be sharing.
  2. On the machine with the keyboard and mouse, make it the server.
  3. Click the "Configure server" button and drag a new screen onto the grid for each client machine.
  4. Ensure the "screen name" matches exactly (case-sensitive) for each configured screen -- the clients' Input Leap windows will tell you their screen names (just above the server IP).
  5. On the client(s), put in the server machine's IP address (or use Bonjour/auto configuration when prompted) and "start" them.

You should see Input Leap is running on both server and clients.

You should now be able to move the mouse between all the screens as if they were the same machine.

Note that if the keyboard's Scroll Lock is active then this will prevent the mouse from switching screens.

Versions
3.0.2-release
3.0.1-release
Website
github.com
License
Last updated
5/15/2025
Download latest version

To find information about configuring Input Leap look at the wiki

Contact & support

Please be aware that the only way to draw our attention to a bug is to create a new issue in the issue tracker.

Always follow the template, it's there for a reason. Failure to do so will inevitably result in a delay in the issue being fixed!

Please also see the IRC channels at the top of the README for other methods of support.

Contributions

At this time we are looking for developers to help fix the issues found in the issue tracker.

Submit pull requests once you've polished up your patch and we'll review and possibly merge it.

Most pull requests will need to include a release note.

See doc/newsfragments/README.md for documentation of how to do that.

Distro specific packages

While not a comprehensive list, repology provides a decent list of distro specific packages.

Packaging status

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Input Leap vs. barrier?

> A: Input Leap is a fork of barrier, by barrier's active maintainers. See issue #1414 > for more details. Currently, barrier is considered unmaintained.

Q: Does drag and drop work on linux?

> A: No (see #855 if you'd like to change that)

Q: What OSes are supported?

> A: The most recent release of Input Leap is known to work on: > - Windows 10, and 11 > - macOS (previously known as OS X or Mac OS X) > - 10.12 and newer > - Linux > - FreeBSD > - OpenBSD

Q: Are 32-bit versions of Windows supported?

> A: No

Q: Is it possible to use Input Leap on Mac OS X / OS X versions prior to 10.12?

> A: No

Q: How do I load my configuration on startup?

> A: Start the binary with the argument --config

Q: After loading my configuration on the client the field 'Server IP' is still empty!

> A: Edit your configuration to include the server's ip address manually with > > >(...) > >section: options > serverhostname= >

Q: Are there any other significant limitations with the current version of Input Leap?

> A: Currently: > - Input Leap currently has limited UTF-8 support; issues have been reported with processing various languages. > - (see #860) > - Clipboard sharing is not currently supported on Linux/Wayland. > - AltGr key combinations when Server is linux and client is Windows don't usually work out of the box. See #100 for a workaround > > The complete list of open issues can be found in the 'Issues' tab on GitHub. Help is always appreciated.