shareclick / vs Input Leap
ShareClick vs Input Leap
Input Leap is the community-maintained fork of Barrier — a solid, cross-platform open-source KVM. ShareClick covers the same core idea for Mac↔Windows, but is encrypted by default, ships file transfer and clipboard images, and uses zero-config discovery so you never type an IP.
| Feature | ShareClick | Input Leap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free & open source | Free & open source |
| Actively maintained | Yes | Yes |
| Encryption | On by default (X25519 + ChaCha20) | Optional (manual TLS) |
| Clipboard images | Yes | Text mainly |
| File transfer | Yes | Limited / No |
| Auto discovery | mDNS (no IPs) | Manual IP setup |
| Input transport | UDP, ~6 µs | TCP |
| Linux | Work in progress | Yes |
| Mac & Windows | Yes | Yes |
which should you pick?
Choose ShareClick for Mac↔Windows if you want encryption on by default, file transfer, clipboard images and mDNS discovery out of the box, with the lowest input lag.
Choose Input Leap if you need broad Linux support and a very mature, multi-platform codebase.
Input Leap (and Barrier before it) proved how useful a software KVM is. ShareClick is the newer, security-first take focused on Mac↔Windows: a UDP input path (~6 µs transport overhead), encryption on every channel, clipboard images, file transfer, and mDNS discovery.