The Input Leap 3.0.0 project is now available. It develops a software KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch that allows you to use one keyboard and mouse to control multiple computers over a network, simulating a physical connection to the system. Input Leap separated from the Barrier project in 2021 due to problems with maintaining the latter. Barrier, in turn, was created as a fork of the Deskflow project, which continues to be actively developed. The project code is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv2 license.
To use Input Leap, simply install the package on the systems you want to control and on the computer where the user is physically located. The same application runs on all systems, but on the system with a keyboard and mouse, it is set to the default mode. ServerSupports management of Linux, Windows, macOS, and FreeBSD systems. Shared clipboard support is available.
Input Leap 3.0.0 was the first significant release after the fork. The key improvement in the new version was the implementation of the ability to work in environments based on the Wayland protocol (the capabilities of broadcasting in XWayland are still limited). Thanks to the development of Wayland support, remote control tools for Input Leap-based systems were previously built into GNOME 45. Among the changes in Input Leap 3.0.0, it is possible to note the ability to build using Qt 6, support for choosing the Qt branch (5.x or 6.x) during the build, and the addition of new converters for X11, allowing you to move png, tiff, jpg and webp images via the clipboard.
Source: opennet.ru
