synergy-core VS synergy-binaries

Compare synergy-core vs synergy-binaries and see what are their differences.

synergy-core

Open source core of Synergy, the cross-platform keyboard and mouse sharing tool (Windows, macOS, Linux) (by symless)

synergy-binaries

The latest freely available Synergy binaries (by amankhoza)
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synergy-core

Posts with mentions or reviews of synergy-core. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-27.
  • Hrvach/Deskhop: Fast Desktop Switching Device
    20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Dec 2023
    I use a software called Synergy.

    https://symless.com/synergy

    I have one keyboard and mouse connected to one "host" machine, and two machines connected as clients.

    Sometimes if the host machine bogs a bit (like running a build or something) then the clients will have some latency but I've used this setup for gaming and work for two years and it's been pretty good.

    My only complaint (about my personal setup, not the software) is that one machine has absolutely no peripherals attached to it aside from a monitor, so if I need to update the software, I need to connect a keyboard and mouse in order to do so.

    Again, an issue with my setup and a caveat of using software as opposed to hardware.

    20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Dec 2023
    I’ve been using a software solution for this for over a decade. It’s called Synergy (https://symless.com/synergy) and it is fast - switches instantly over wifi and also works across Windows/Mac/Linux.
    20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Dec 2023
    No one has mentioned ShareMouse yet? (https://www.sharemouse.com/) In my experience it has worked way better than Synergy. I switched after getting fed up with the synergy developers not responding to various multi-year old bugs that made the software unworkable for me (e.g. https://github.com/symless/synergy-core/issues/5992).

    The only downside is that you have to "renew maintenance" to continue receiving updates to ShareMouse after a year. But I haven't done that yet and it still works fine for me.

    20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Dec 2023
    Synergy is open core, these portions are licensed as GPL: https://github.com/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

    20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Dec 2023
    Synergy works well for this purely in software. Unfortunately it's not free or open source, but it's relatively inexpensive.

    https://symless.com/synergy

  • Linux VNC viewer not displaying MacOS with multiple desktops (single monitor)
    2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 3 Dec 2023
    i've got several fedora linux machines running and sharing their monitors via synergy (https://symless.com/synergy) , all controlled by the keyboard/mouse on the primary synergy server.
  • Talon Voice in Visor?
    2 projects | /r/Immersed | 23 Nov 2023
    Not sure if this is what you're asking, but I've been using Synergy Pro (Windows, macOS, Linux) for years, and it works seamlessly. It lets you share your mouse and keyboard across multiple systems (with or w/o encryption), copy and paste between computers, etc.
  • MacBook and windows laptop - setup
    2 projects | /r/mac | 1 Jul 2023
    I've had the same issue myself for a while. I used to use some free (GPL) virtual KVM software called Synergy, but at some point that was abandoned so I stopped using it. However, it looks like it's now been resurrected -- albeit as paid software. It looks like you can still get it for free if you're willing to compile it from source. Otherwise, the paid version is not prohibitively expensive. I haven't tried the new version yet, but will eventually give it a go...
  • PBP on crg9 with win 11 and 10
    2 projects | /r/ultrawidemasterrace | 21 Jun 2023
  • 3 computers, 1 set of peripherals. How?
    3 projects | /r/homelab | 18 Jun 2023
    Synergy KVM. It uses a server/client model and has been around for years available on all OSs: https://symless.com/synergy

synergy-binaries

Posts with mentions or reviews of synergy-binaries. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-01.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing synergy-core and synergy-binaries you can also consider the following projects:

barrier - Open-source KVM software

aseprite - Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool (Windows, macOS, Linux)

MonitorControl - 🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.

arewewaylandyet - Sources for https://arewewaylandyet.com

deskreen - Deskreen turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

RTD2662 - source code for RTD2662

iTerm2 - iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.

Rectangle - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

notable - The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.

iSynergyClient - A Synergy client for iOS

asuswrt-merlin.ng - Third party firmware for Asus routers (newer codebase)

evdi - Extensible Virtual Display Interface