feschber/lan-mouse

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Lan Mouse is a cross-platform software KVM switch that lets you share a single mouse and keyboard across multiple PCs over a local network. Written in Rust with a GTK4 frontend, it encrypts all traffic via DTLS and supports Wayland, Windows, and macOS.

Use cases

• share one keyboard and mouse between multiple computers over LAN
• open-source alternative to Synergy or Barrier
• software KVM switch for Wayland desktops
• control a second PC by moving the cursor to the screen edge
• use one input setup across Linux, Windows, and macOS machines

When to choose

• you want a free, open-source software KVM instead of proprietary Synergy/ShareMouse
• you run Wayland compositors like GNOME, KDE, Hyprland, or Sway where older tools struggle
• you need encrypted input sharing over the network
• you want a fast, Rust-based solution with a GTK GUI

When to avoid

• you need X11 as the sending/host side (X11 only supports input emulation)
• you require side-channel-resistant encryption
• you need Android or iOS clients, which are not yet supported
• you use a wlroots compositor without libei and need modifier keys from non-layer-shell senders

Facets

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networking gui security cryptography developer-tools cross-platform desktop-applications windows rust kvm-switch input-sharing wayland mouse-emulation keyboard-emulation lan dtls-encryption gtk4 linux macos desktop

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