Synergy

by: Chris Page on May 06, 2013

Open-source and usable across platforms, this utility application lets you share a single mouse and keyboard across more than one computer at a time. Even though Synergy for Mac is an easy-to-use utility concept, it could use some additional improvements with its setup process and execution.

Upon downloading and installing Synergy for Mac, the user will find that the mouse and keyboard sharing concept is based on the user's knowledge and ability to either set up a server for all the computers that will be sharing or to access a client base already established. Synergy could have done a better job facilitating an easier, more guided and descriptive setup and for its users, though. Once we completed setup on a local server, we were able to share our mouse and keyboard between our desktop and our MacBook, but the transference of the keyboard inputs between the two screens, and separate applications being used at the time, created some lag time. We only had this problem with the keyboard inputs, though. Synergy is a free application but the developers encourage the purchase of Premium accounts to support the project. It is not clear what the user gets if they contribute less than $10, but for a contribution of $10 they can get a premium vote that they are able to cast on any feature or bug that needs fixing.

Overall, Synergy for Mac seems to be suitable for individuals needing more than one computer to work with at a time because it allows users to eliminate the hassle of using separate mice and keyboards for separate systems.

From The Synergy Project:

Synergy is Free and Open Source Software that lets you easily share your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers, where each computer has it's own display. No special hardware is required, all you need is a local area network. Synergy is supported on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

What's new in this version:

Bug #3307 - Configuration file paths containing spaces don't work
Bug #3404 - Log path needs to be in quotes on windows
Bug #3996 - Installer fails when Windows Firewall is disabled

Expand RAR archives on your Mac. Snow Leopard operating system. Extract, recover, and backup WhatsApp chat messages on your ... Mac operating system for Intel-based Macs. Mount, read & write to NTFS-formatted drives under OS X. Recover data and photos from lost partitions and drives. Add tabs and new features to the OS X Finder. Expand over 30 formats: StuffIt, Zip, RAR, 7z, tar, open enc... Synchronize your files automatically to your computers and t... Recover files, photos and office documents. OS X Mountain Lion is the latest release of the world's most... Allow your computer to speak for your using a variety of voi... Recovers photo, videos and music files efficiently. Restore bmp, jpg, png, tif, mp3 files fast and accurately. Shows accessible temp sensors. File sharing app that makes it simple to manage, protect and... All Versions:

5.0 out of 1 votes

5 star: 1 4 star: 0 3 star: 0 2 star: 0 1 star: 0 Current Version:

0 stars Be the first to review this product My rating:

0 stars

Write review 5 stars

"1 mouse, MANY computers"

October 20, 2011   |   By pasha4

Version: Synergy 1.3.7

Pros

It works well to allow control of mustiple machines from one interface.

Cons

The ONLY troublesome issue is that you can only control things from ONE spot. (So I have figured things.. please correct me if I am wrong! pasha AT svaha DOT com!)

Summary

I am surprised that Apple has not gotten this software wrapped up in ALL f it's systems.

Reply to this review

Was this review helpful? (0) (0)

You are logged in as . Please submit your review for Synergy Note that your submission may not appear immediately on our site. Close

Since you've already submitted a review for this product, this submission will be added as an update to your original review. Note that your submission may not appear immediately on our site. Close

Note that your submission may not appear immediately on our site. Close

Your message has been reported and will be reviewed by our staff. Close

From CNET. Electronics product reviews and advice for best reference

Posted in: Synergy