ShareClick vs Barrier

Barrier is no longer maintained. ShareClick is a modern, actively developed successor — encrypted by default, with clipboard images, file transfer and zero-config discovery.

Barrier was a great open-source KVM, but it is no longer maintained. ShareClick is a modern, actively developed successor — encrypted by default, with clipboard images, file transfer and zero-config discovery.

Feature	ShareClick	Barrier
Price	Free & open source	Free & open source
Actively maintained	Yes	No (archived)
Encryption	On by default (X25519 + ChaCha20)	Optional SSL (manual)
Clipboard images	Yes	Text mainly
File transfer	Yes	No
Auto discovery	mDNS (no IPs)	Manual IP setup
Input transport	UDP, ~6 µs	TCP
Mac & Windows	Yes	Yes

The short version

Barrier is unmaintained — most users are migrating away. ShareClick gives you the same “one keyboard & mouse” idea, but actively developed, encrypted by default, with file transfer, clipboard images, and mDNS discovery so you never type an IP.

If you liked Barrier (or Input Leap, its fork) and want something current and secure for Mac↔Windows, ShareClick is a drop-in reason to switch.

Download ShareClick (free)

macOS .dmg or Windows installer.

Setup guide

Share your mouse & keyboard in 60 seconds.