Installation

Install ShareClick on macOS and Windows, and get past the one-time unsigned-app warning.

ShareClick is free and open source. The builds are not signed with a paid Apple/Microsoft certificate, so your OS shows a one-time warning the first time you launch it. The app is completely safe — it’s the same code you can read in the repo — and getting past the warning takes a few seconds.

Package managers (fastest)

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install --cask phun333/tap/shareclick
# if macOS still blocks it:
xattr -cr "/Applications/ShareClick.app"

scoop install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/phun333/ShareClick/main/packaging/scoop/shareclick.json

Prefer manual installers? Grab them from the Download page.

macOS

1. Install

   Download ShareClick-*.dmg from the Download page, open it, and drag ShareClick onto the Applications folder.

2. Get past Gatekeeper

   Right-click Open

   1. Open Applications (Finder → Go → Applications).
   2. Right-click (or Control-click) ShareClick → Open.
   3. Click Open again in the dialog.

   "App is damaged" fix

   On macOS Sequoia and newer, the right-click option may be missing or you may see “the app is damaged”. Remove the quarantine flag from Terminal:

   xattr -cr /Applications/ShareClick.app
   

   Then open the app normally. You won’t see the warning again.

   System Settings

   1. Double-click ShareClick — it gets blocked.
   2. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security.
   3. In the Security section, click Open Anyway next to “ShareClick was blocked…” and confirm with Touch ID / password.
3. Grant input permissions (required)

   ShareClick moves your mouse & keyboard, so macOS requires two permissions. In System Settings → Privacy & Security:

   • Accessibility → enable ShareClick
   • Input Monitoring → enable ShareClick

   Quit and relaunch ShareClick after granting the permissions, or input capture/injection won’t work.

Windows

1. Install

   Download ShareClick-Setup-*.exe from the Download page and run it. No administrator rights needed — it installs just for you.

2. Get past SmartScreen

   If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”: click More info → Run anyway. This only appears once.

3. Allow through the firewall

   On first serve / connect, Windows Defender Firewall asks to allow ShareClick. Tick Private networks and click Allow access (port 24800).

Why the warnings? Is it safe?

Why does my OS warn me?

Apple and Microsoft charge for the certificates that make these warnings go away (Apple: $99/yr + notarization; Windows: ~$200+/yr EV certificate). ShareClick doesn’t pay for them yet, so the OS can’t verify a paid developer identity — hence the one-time warning that every small open-source app gets.

Is it actually safe?

Yes. Every line is in the public repo, and every release is built by public CI (.github/workflows/release.yml), so you can verify exactly what you’re running. The steps above are the standard, safe way to run trusted unsigned open-source software.

Can I build it myself instead?

Absolutely — compile from source for zero warnings and full control. See the Development guide.

Uninstall

macOS

Drag ShareClick.app from Applications to the Trash.
Config lives at ~/Library/Application Support/shareclick/

Settings → Apps → ShareClick → Uninstall.
Config lives at %APPDATA%\shareclick\

Next

Quickstart

Now share your mouse & keyboard in 60 seconds.