Based on our record, BrainTool seems to be a lot more popular than Input Director. While we know about 90 links to BrainTool, we've tracked only 6 mentions of Input Director. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
For the win8 tablet, I wanted to use it as an extra monitor but none of the normal options for doing it was working, so what I use now is Input Director. If you want to use multiple computers with dedicated screens per computer, this is the way! It allows you to control any of the running machines with the same mouse and keyboard by simply moving your mouse over to the corresponding screen. There are quite a few... Source: almost 1 year ago
If you are looking for a software solution, https://inputdirector.com/. Source: over 1 year ago
There are various software solutions (eg.: Input Directorbut using a proper hardware switch is most likely the better option. And there are always the remote desktop options…. Source: almost 2 years ago
I have a 3 PC home setup, so, like you, I didn't need to worry about monitors for my switching solution. First off, I HIGHLY recommend Input Director (Windows only) or other software KVM for the keyboard and mouse. No hitting a button and waiting a couple of seconds, and you can even copy/paste text between the machines. Source: over 2 years ago
A friend recently gave me a box of their old hardware. It included an old Toshiba Encore 2 tablet running Windows 8.1. It's the first time I've used Windows on a ARM device, and it's been pretty amazingly usable. Not enough RAM or storage, but it has a single microSD card slot, at least. It works well for low-demand things. It's now mounted on a wall, running Media Monkey, Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Pocket... Source: over 2 years ago
Https://braintool.org/ works really well, saves everything in plain text, works especially well for us Emacs/org-mode freaks. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
1) If I may offer you BrainTool as an alternative. Check out the reviews - many satisfied TO migrants. Source: over 1 year ago
PS Public service/shameless-promotion: https://braintool.org. Source: over 1 year ago
BrainTool does exactly this. It allows you to quickly save and categorize tabs and then open or close the whole category in a tab group with a click. Source: over 1 year ago
FWIW I built BrainTool to solve exactly this kind of problem. Check it out and get in under the wire before I launch the paid version! (PS I'd love feedback.). Source: over 1 year ago
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