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Open-source KVM software

71 mentions on Hacker News by 62 people: 9 stories, 62 comments · first 2018-06-20 · latest 2026-07-17

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  1. …your laptop on as many displays on the same desk as you want. Each one is an independent computer. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier Unfortunately the new price of raspberry pi is kind of ridiculous.
    comment by walrus01 · 2026-07-17 · in Starlink from 1984
  2. …of your machines has a display, Barrier is like a super power. Also allows copy-paste across OSes. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by consumer451 · 2024-02-12 · in Show HN: Multi-monitor KVM using just a USB switch
  3. For software KVM you can use https://github.com/debauchee/barrier I use it between a Windows PC & a Macbookpro (Linux version available but I don't have Linux)
    comment by PikachuEXE · 2024-02-11 · in Show HN: Multi-monitor KVM using just a USB switch
  4. …isn't running on my setup, but if they considered barrier/synergy users, I'll be surprised. [1] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by chmod775 · 2024-02-10 · in Mixed Reality gone in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052
  5. …It's quite powerful, but probably not really as user friendly as the posted solution. [1] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by V__ · 2024-01-03 · in LAN Mouse: Mouse and keyboard sharing software
  6. You can also use its forked version here: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier I use this between my Windows, Mac and Wayland(Sway) computers.
    comment by tzzek · 2024-01-02 · in LAN Mouse: Mouse and keyboard sharing software
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    Barrier: Open-Source KVM Software
    story by nateb2022 · 2023-12-28 · 5 comments
  8. …capture); I'd be surprised if this can be solved entirely in hardware, but it sure looks amazing. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by gigel82 · 2023-12-27 · in DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching
  9. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier is the still-open fork.
    comment by dsr_ · 2023-12-27 · in DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching
  10. …it is unmaintained (never bothered actually because it works. Input leap is the continuation [0] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier [1] https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap
    comment by riedel · 2023-12-27 · in DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching
  11. …m/symless/synergy-core/#License-1-ov-file There is an open source fork that branches off version 1.9: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier#what-is-it
    comment by rzzzt · 2023-12-27 · in DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching
  12. …it was forked into Barrier[0], which then was forked into input-leap[1]. Both open source. [0] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier [1] https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap
    comment by figmert · 2023-12-27 · in DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching
  13. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier is the free open source version of this
    comment by thedookmaster · 2023-12-27 · in DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching
  14. …until the cursor again crosses a screen boundary rule. Barrier is a fork of Synergy's open core: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier libei: https://libinput.pages.freedesktop.org/libei/
    comment by westurner · 2023-12-20 · in Wayland vs. X – Overview
  15. …asking, but I use MacOS and Windows on my desk at the same time, and Barrier is like a super power. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by consumer451 · 2023-10-26 · in Ask HN: Which remote desktop software works well for both Windows and Mac?
  16. …the same as Synergy (which was opensource but isn't anymore), and it's opensource fork Barrier ( https://github.com/debauchee/barrier ) ?
    comment by thetoon · 2023-09-12 · in I2c-USB-hub: An i2C Controllable USB 2.0 Hub
  17. Mouse Without Borders sounds a lot like Barrier [1]. [1] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by sidpatil · 2023-05-24 · in PowerToys Release 0.70 with Mouse Without Borders and PowerToys Peek
  18. …of cross-machine copy/paste as a command-line program. There is https://symless.com/synergy , https://github.com/debauchee/barrier , and https://kdeconnect.kde.org/ that can synchronize your GUI clipboard. Browse GitHub topics (repository…
    comment by networked · 2023-04-14 · in Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers?
  19. I was recommended Synergy and found https://github.com/debauchee/barrier Ended up not exploring Synergy any further because Barrier worked awesome
    comment by Lewky · 2023-04-04 · in Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?
  20. I do this virtually with a piece od software called barrier. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by ergvgdvgrd · 2023-04-04 · in Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?
  21. There's also barrier https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/ and some others.
    comment by jacknews · 2023-01-06 · in Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
  22. …Software used to be called Synergy, but that went commercial, so there's a fork called barrier. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by el_snark · 2022-12-16 · in Use a laptop as a 2nd display on Linux using FreeRDP
  23. …but one of my key tools is the virtual KVM Synergy/Barrier which doesn’t have Wayland support yet - https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/109
    comment by ElCapitanMarkla · 2022-09-19 · in An X11 apologist tries Wayland
  24. Only thing holding me back is Barrier support. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/109
    comment by georgia_peach · 2022-07-08 · in Are We Wayland Yet?
  25. …found any hardware specs that include latency figures, an occasional "no latency" claim. [0]: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by mhio · 2022-05-30 · in TinyPilot: Build a KVM over IP for Under $100
  26. Open Source software KVM for Linux/Windows/Mac: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by xet7 · 2022-05-29 · in TinyPilot: Build a KVM over IP for Under $100
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    Barrier: Share mouse and keyboard between computers
    story by some1else · 2022-03-11 · 119 comments
  28. …for Wayland I find smells like this one. Does Barrier work under Wayland, or not? 1: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by jancsika · 2022-02-04 · in Xorg update adds touchpad gestures and variable refresh support (2021)
  29. …with multiple monitors. Don't even need to press that switch button on your keyboard and mouse. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by neurostimulant · 2022-01-28 · in Docker for Mac Without Docker Desktop
  30. I'm still waiting for https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/567 to get fixed. Right now, Barrier (and possibly Synergy) creates zombie processes and leaks handles on Windows, causing the kernel to burn CPU trying to free up memory.
    comment by nyanpasu64 · 2021-12-19 · in Display-switch: Turn a $30 USB switch into a full-featured multi-monitor KVM
  31. …sort of the inverse of this, everyone should be aware of barrier, the fork/continuation of synergy https://github.com/debauchee/barrier the general concept is you could have 2, 3, 4 or more individual desktop PCs at one desk, each…
    comment by walrus01 · 2021-12-18 · in Display-switch: Turn a $30 USB switch into a full-featured multi-monitor KVM
  32. …I didn’t do it in time and ended up paying dearly for my lack of initiative on that front. [1] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by rjzzleep · 2021-12-17 · in Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the new normal?
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    Barrier – Open-source KVM software
    story by 0des · 2021-11-07 · 0 comments
  34. …Wayland is still not able to replace X and that left behind users are stuck with it until then. [0] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/109
    comment by sheepdestroyer · 2021-10-29 · in Xorg-Server 21.1.0
  35. Actually, right now I'd recommend Barrier: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by GekkePrutser · 2021-10-28 · in Xorg-Server 21.1.0
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    Barrier: Open-Source KVM Software
    story by lnyan · 2021-10-05 · 0 comments
  37. …zombie processes and causes systems to malfunction over time, and this hasn't been fixed in years. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/567
    comment by nyanpasu64 · 2021-07-26 · in Finding Windows HANDLE leaks, in Chromium and others
  38. This? https://github.com/debauchee/barrier Is the key feature clipboard sharing? Otherwise I don't know why I wouldn't redirect events with zero additional software. As-is, I press both ctrl keys and my keyboard and mouse switch to the…
    comment by zbrozek · 2021-07-18 · in Looking Glass: Run a Windows VM on Linux in a window with native performance
  39. And barrier is a fork of synergy before it went quasi-open source that actually works! https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by smw · 2021-06-12 · in Ask HN: Tools you have made for yourself?
  40. …commercial. Though I'm tempted to try the commercial version just for something easier to use. [0] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by paulryanrogers · 2021-06-09 · in How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works
  41. …exactly this! However, you almost certainly want the fork, Barrier, now, as Synergy has stagnated. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by smw · 2021-06-09 · in How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works
  42. …It is cheap junk, but looks like power plant control center. And productivity gain is there. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by throw737858 · 2021-06-09 · in Ask HN: What hardware/furniture/hack greatly improved your WFH setup?
  43. There is a fork of it called "barrier". Using it every day. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by niksakl · 2021-06-07 · in macOS Monterey Preview
  44. …use Barrier to control three computers (Mac, Windows 10, and Raspberry Pi) from my Mac laptop. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by venti · 2021-06-07 · in macOS Monterey Preview
  45. …forwarder. Last but not least, Barrier was discussed on HN with 14-comments a year ago[4]. [1] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/109 [2] https://github.com/swaywm/wlr-protocols/blob/master/unstable... [3]…
    comment by rektide · 2021-05-28 · in Barrier – Cross Platform Open Source KVM
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    Barrier – Cross Platform Open Source KVM
    story by rubyn00bie · 2021-05-28 · 2 comments
  47. …someone just puts in the issue 'I'll pay you X to do this' Here’s an example of that, kind of: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/109
    comment by codetrotter · 2021-04-14 · in Ask HN: Would issue “bounties” make contributing to open source more appealing?
  48. …is getting up there. Just five days ago the bounty to support Wayland in Barrier was funded [1] [1] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/109#issuecomment...
    comment by infomax · 2021-03-31 · in OBS Studio Now Ready with Wayland Capture Support
  49. Synergy's commercial nature of their product is weird and wrong, use barrier instead. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
    comment by walrus01 · 2021-03-13 · in How to convert your old laptop screen into an external monitor
  50. Since synergy is currently asking money for their main product, I've changed to fork called barrier ( https://github.com/debauchee/barrier ). But +1 for the recommendation, so easy to set up and it works so well it feels like magic when…
    comment by bayesianbot · 2021-03-13 · in How to convert your old laptop screen into an external monitor