Input Leap Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Unlocking secret ThinkPad functionality for emulating USB devices

  x2x worked fine for input devices. Later, things like x2vnc made the idea more cross-platform (X on the local nix box, VNC on some other platform), but only with two machines. After that, Synergy became a thing, and supported many* machines, but then they eventually went to a model that tended to require payment. Later, Barrier forked from Senergy, and it allows much of the same functionality. It's still... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Barrier: Open-Source KVM Software

  There is an actively developed fork https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap, however that fork is still undergoing heavy development and recommends sticking with Barrier until they're able to release v3.0.0 which they expect rather soon. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Hrvach/Deskhop: Fast Desktop Switching Device

  Barrier is basically a dead project now. The active members of the project forked it and are going to release when ready but https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap Keep an eye on that for anything new. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Hrvach/Deskhop: Fast Desktop Switching Device

  Prior to Synergy going to closed source, it was forked into Barrier[0], which then was forked into input-leap[1]. Both open source. [0] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• What do you think of Smart KVM as a feature on a monitor?

  I wonder if I would be better off just buying a LG monitor without the Smart KVM, and instead using Barrier (or, Input Leap, which seems to be maintained actively compared to Barrier https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap). Source: 10 months ago

• KVM but only mouse and keyboard

  Could also be worth mentioning that Barrier is basically unmaintained at this point so you'll probably never get Wayland support there. The maintainers (apparently the owner of the debauchee/barrier dropped off the face of the earth) of Barrier forked it and migrated to input-leap (issue with details if interested) which is where all development is presently, although they haven't made a release yet. Source: 11 months ago

• PowerToys Release 0.70 with Mouse Without Borders and PowerToys Peek

  I've liked Input Director https://www.inputdirector.com/ a lot more than Mouse Without Borders on Windows systems. If you need multi-platform Input Leap (previously Barrier) is the best alternative I've tried https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Sunshine/Parsec alternatives?

  I'm already using waynergy with input-leap as my main way to control the laptop when it is docked. It is amazing. Source: 12 months ago

• Synergy 1 vs Synergy 3

  Barrier appears to be defunct - I believe it was migrated to Input Leap. Source: 12 months ago

• Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

  It's not clear from the page, but there's an issue somewhere that points out barrier has been abandoned for a fork called input-leap. https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap Also recently learned about waynergy as a upcoming wayland client. Haven't used either yet as barrier still handles my setup. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• When do you think you will switch to Wayland?

  My only showstopper is barrier/input-leap. Source: about 1 year ago

• Help Installing input-leap KVM?

  Hey! I'm trying to run input-leap https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap I've downloaded the program, but I don't know how to run it. Source: about 1 year ago

• Virtual KVM software that works with wayland?

  I used barrier or input-leap before with X but these won't with wayland. Source: over 1 year ago