Apps To Control Two Macs With One Mouse Keyboard

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Hey guys, a bit off topic but I know most of us have 2 computers in our suites and would be nice to controll both computer without having to use 2 mice and 2 keyboards. Right now I am using 2 computers, a mac pro and a macbook pro. I would like to use my MacPro's keyboard and mouse to control the macbook pro much like a mouse and keyboard on a. Jul 13, 2017  Mac users should download and open the DMG file, then drag the Synergy icon to their Applications folder. The first time you run Synergy on a Mac, you’ll be asked to will ask to control your computer using accessibility features. Don’t panic: this is normal for any application that wants to take control of your mouse and keyboard.

Apps To Control Two Macs With One Mouse Keyboard

There are loads of KVM (Keayboard Video and Mouse) switches on the market and I would expect many will do what you need but obviously not the one you currently have.


I suggest looking for a KVM with a physical switch or button to change the selected computer rather then your current model which is using a 'soft' switch i.e. sensing a special keystroke. I can say that I have used Belkin KVM switches with Macs in that past with no problems. In your case you want a KVM with USB (for the keyboard and mouse) and VGA for the screen. However there are models on the market which support DVI monitors (and USB).

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As a general comment a cheap solution (other than screen sharing) is if you have a monitor which has more than one connector e.g. both a VGA and DVI connectors, then you can connect one computer to each and press the selection button on the monitor. This approach will not share the keyboard and mouse though.