# feschber/lan-mouse

mouse & keyboard sharing via LAN

Repository: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lan-mouse
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: keyboard-emulation, kvm-switch, lan, mouse-emulation, rust, tcp, udp, wayland, wayland-client, gplv3, open-source, linux, macos, windows, gtk4-rs, hyprland, libadwaita, wlroots
Last push: 2026-06-28T14:49:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 56, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1449, "days_push": 66, "days_rel": 82, "gap_med": 581, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5169, forks 252 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.572262+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: networking, gui, security, cryptography
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, rust
- tags: kvm-switch, input-sharing, wayland, mouse-emulation, keyboard-emulation, lan, dtls-encryption, gtk4, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- feschber/lan-mouse (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.572262+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:01:52.019511+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.572262+00:00, sha 78c7fcc292ab)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/lan-mouse (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:51.195674+00:00, sha 40c5c2ef7515)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.