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Post by synergy20 »

sheepscreek wrote: post #122

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.

I bought Synergy and ended up not using it shortly, nowadays I use a cheap physical USB switch(about $20) that can work with 4 PCs sharing one set of keyboard and mouse, super robust for me, and quick too.

Re: DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching

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Post by odysseus »

What if you want to switch ONE monitor, for example a 5K Apple Studio Display, between a Mac Mini and a MacBook?

Does a reliable solution exist that includes all accessories built in/attached to the monitor? (Ethernet, monitor speakers, monitor camera, power delivery charging, etc.)

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Post by puetzk »

Now it just need to be combined with something like https://github.com/haimgel/display-switch to do a DDC/CI monitor input switch as the USB activity moves around.

With a device like this you'd be missing the on_usb_connect event, but presumably you could do something (a special HID device button, an extra device id appearing, who knows) to make it work.

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Post by go_prodev »

vs4vijay wrote: post #67

On Windows, you have the option of using a tool named Mouse Without Borders, which was developed by Microsoft Garage and is now part of Windows PowerToys. Links: - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage/profiles/mouse-without-borders - https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys

Glad to see it mentioned here. I used it a few years ago and it worked really well.

It makes it especially easy to drag and drop file copies across computers.

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Post by dhruvarora013 »

odysseus wrote: post #203

What if you want to switch ONE monitor, for example a 5K Apple Studio Display, between a Mac Mini and a MacBook? Does a reliable solution exist that includes all accessories built in/attached to the monitor? (Ethernet, monitor speakers, monitor camera, power delivery charging, etc.)

My "dumb" solution here is that I've plugged all peripherals into a dock. I have a cable go from my dock to my Macbook or desktop. I have to physically replug every time but it's just the one cable for charging + data transfer so it is simple enough

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Post by HellsMaddy »

odysseus wrote: post #203

What if you want to switch ONE monitor, for example a 5K Apple Studio Display, between a Mac Mini and a MacBook? Does a reliable solution exist that includes all accessories built in/attached to the monitor? (Ethernet, monitor speakers, monitor camera, power delivery charging, etc.)

I built something like this. Luckily my monitor has an IR remote control, which allowed me to record and replay control codes to switch inputs. I used a USB hub that also had an IR remote control for my keyboard/mouse, and I used a teensy with an IR LED to send codes to both the USB switch and monitor. I used an IR repeater/extender to route the IR signal from underneath my desk where the teensy/usb switch are to the back of my monitor where it can reach the monitor’s IR receiver. I also made a little NodeJS app that shares my clipboard between my computers. Although the whole setup is pretty hacky, it works surprisingly well.

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Post by nulld3v »

nulld3v wrote: post #52

I have a similar project inspired by another similar project ( https://github.com/jfedor2/screen-hopper ). My own version of this consists of two programs. One program runs on a Linux desktop and listens to input events from the Linux input subsystem (evdev). When you press a specific key, it will start consuming all events and sending them over USB serial to a RPI Pico. Pressing the key again will toggle back into p…

A bunch of folks have suggested I open source this regardless of the bugs and I think their arguments have merit!

Here's the source, provided as is: https://github.com/null-dev/picokvm

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Post by trallnag »

synergy20 wrote: post #202
sheepscreek wrote: post #122

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.

I bought Synergy and ended up not using it shortly, nowadays I use a cheap physical USB switch(about $20) that can work with 4 PCs sharing one set of keyboard and mouse, super robust for me, and quick too.

What about switching display input source?
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