Immediately after installing you’ll see a “Setup Synergy” dialog like the one you got on your PC.

Now swap to your Mac and install Synergy on that.

If you want the Synergy server service to start each time you restart your PC (I know I do) select “Edit – Settings” in the Synergy admin dialog and enable both “Start Synergy after logging in” and “Automatically start server/client” followed by “OK” and “Apply” back in the Synergy admin window. Once changes are saved and you’re back at the Synergy admin dialog click on the “Start” button to start the Synergy server service making it ready to accept a connection from the Mac (client). Once you’ve populated both fields, click on “Add” first then “OK” to save your changes. I’ve given an example from my configuration below. You’ll then see the main Synergy admin window:Īt which point you’ll click on the “Configure Server” button to get access to the “Server Configuration” window:ĭrag the monitor icon to the relevant space the Mac occupies on your desk then double-click on it to add a screen name and alias for the Mac (the Synergy client) using your current Mac host name. Ok so once you get Synergy installed on your PC you’ll get a dialog box similar to the below:Ĭhoose the “Server (new setup)” radio button then click on “Finish” If you manage to configure your PC/Mac in the setup I’ve outlined you should have no problem getting Synergy re-configured the way you prefer further down the road. Of course it’s possible to swap so it’s the other way around but this is the way I have it configured at the moment so I’ve written my config instructions to reflect that. I use my PC as the Synergy server (the keyboard and mouse I want to use is attached to this computer) and the Mac as Synergy client (the computer I want to control with the server keyboard and mouse). I’ve tested Synergy on Windows 7 and OSX 10.6 using the following 1.4.10 Beta releases: Very useful for those times you have a website url open on one computer and need to open the same on another.Ĭopying and pasting of files isn’t possible yet – but you never know what the future may bring. Synergy also allows you to copy clipboard text from one computer to the other. Say you have a PC, Mac and Linux computer sitting side by side, Synergy will allow you to control all of these using a single mouse and keyboard.

Quite simply it shares one mouse and one keyboard so they can be used across up to three computers simultaneously. I’ve tested Synergy at work for some time now but the current release is the only one I’ve found to be stable enough to recommend which is why I’m posting a blog update now.

Synergy mac and windows