Keyboard & mouse sharing

Use one keyboard and mouse across Mac and Windows computers. Move across a screen edge to switch input, then customize modifier keys, language switching and key mappings.

1. 1

   Prepare both computers

   Open Any Display on the same network. On the computer with your keyboard and mouse, open Keyboard & mouse sharing and select the other computer. Check Accessibility permission on Mac.

2. 2

   Direction and switching monitor

   Choose whether the other computer is left, right, above or below your screen. Match the physical desk arrangement. With multiple monitors, select the Switching monitor: its chosen edge triggers the switch, not every display edge.

   

3. 3

   Start and accept

   Click Start sharing. On the other computer, verify the requesting device, direction and which computer supplies input before accepting. Always allow and Ignore requests save future permission behavior.

4. 4

   Local, remote and emergency return

   Local screen and Remote screen indicate where input is going. No screen video is transmitted: use each computer’s own monitor. Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Esc for an emergency return to local control.

   

5. 5

   Modifiers

   In Advanced options, map this computer’s modifier keys to the other computer’s keys. Defaults adapt to the operating-system pair. Check the source and destination before changing Command, Control, Alt or Windows key behavior.

   

6. 6

   Language switch key

   The app normally detects the input-method switch key from system settings. If necessary, record a key manually. Resolve any key-in-use warning and choose None when no override is needed.

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   Key mappings

   Add mapping pairs a local key with a remote key. Without a mapping, keys pass through unchanged. Remove individual mappings when no longer needed. Check the interaction with modifiers and the language-switch key in a text editor.

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   Apply and disconnect

   Advanced options can change while connected. Direction and switching-monitor changes require reconnecting. Apply changes and check cursor switching and typing. Disconnect to finish; Settings → Manage connection permissions manages remembered device decisions.