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…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

…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

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

…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

…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

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

…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

https://github.com/debauchee/barrier is the still-open fork.

comment by dsr_ · 2023-12-27 · in DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching

…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

…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

…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

https://github.com/debauchee/barrier is the free open source version of this

comment by thedookmaster · 2023-12-27 · in DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching

…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

…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?

…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

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

…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?

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?

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?

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

…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

…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

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?

…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

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

…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)

…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

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

…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

…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?

…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

Actually, right now I'd recommend Barrier: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier

comment by GekkePrutser · 2021-10-28 · in Xorg-Server 21.1.0

…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

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

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?

…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

…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

…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?

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

…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

…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

…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?

…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

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

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

…Also, Synergy is not free anymore. I believe there is a recent free fork-- Barrier I believe? https://github.com/debauchee/barrier I like the author's idea about using SecureCRT and ssh localhost. There are so many good Windows terminal…

comment by indigodaddy · 2021-03-08 · in Must-Have Windows Software

…year or 2 ago. My pc is always on so I use Barrier with my PC as the host and laptop as the client. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier it works really well

comment by ElCapitanMarkla · 2021-02-14 · in Ask HN: Where are all the USB-C KVMs?

…sort of an inverse KVM. and without the ridiculous cost/licensing issues of the official synergy. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier

comment by walrus01 · 2021-01-24 · in Deskreen – Turn any device with a web browser to a second computer screen

…been replaced for most serious use by barrier, due to the restrictive synergy license and costs. https://github.com/debauchee/barrier I actually clicked on this thread for the purpose of commenting that you could do cool things with some…

comment by walrus01 · 2021-01-19 · in I made Deskreen, open source app to make any device a second screen for computer

Or Barrier: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier Its a fork from Synergy 1.9

comment by texs0987 · 2021-01-18 · in I made Deskreen, open source app to make any device a second screen for computer