# ShareClick vs Universal Control

> Like Apple Universal Control, but across Mac and Windows. Share one keyboard,
> mouse, clipboard and files between a Mac and a Windows PC. Free, open source,
> encrypted. The practical "Universal Control for Windows".

Apple's **Universal Control** lets one keyboard and mouse roam across a Mac and an
iPad — but only inside Apple's ecosystem. There is **no Universal Control for
Windows**. ShareClick gives you that same seamless feel between a **Mac and a
Windows PC** — free, open source, and encrypted.

| Feature | ShareClick | Universal Control |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free & open source | Free (built into macOS) |
| Works with Windows | **Yes** | No (Apple devices only) |
| Mac ↔ Windows | **Yes** | No |
| Mac ↔ Mac / iPad | Any two computers | Yes |
| Clipboard (text + images) | Yes | Yes |
| File transfer | Yes (any pair) | Drag & drop (Apple only) |
| Setup | Shared passphrase + screen edges | Same Apple ID / iCloud |
| Open source | **Yes (MIT/Apache)** | No |
| Encryption | X25519 + ChaCha20-Poly1305 | Apple end-to-end |

## Which should you pick?

- **Choose ShareClick** if one of your machines is a **Windows PC** — Universal
  Control simply doesn't support Windows. It's the practical "Universal Control
  for Windows".
- **Choose Universal Control** if you only ever move between **Apple devices**
  (Mac and iPad) on the same Apple ID.

Universal Control is a lovely feature, but it stops at the edge of Apple's
ecosystem. ShareClick delivers the same "push your cursor to the next screen"
experience across **Mac↔Windows**, with clipboard sync, file transfer, encryption
on every channel, and a UDP input path (~6 µs transport overhead) for the lowest
possible lag.

- [Download ShareClick (free)](https://github.com/phun333/ShareClick/releases)
- [Setup guide](https://phun333.github.io/ShareClick/how-to-share-mouse-keyboard-mac-windows.md)