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Install EasySwitch on each computer, put them on the same network, confirm a one-time fingerprint to pair, then push your cursor off the screen edge — control, clipboard and files cross to the next machine. It takes about five minutes.

EasySwitch turns two or more computers into one desk: your cursor slides off the edge of one screen and lands on the next machine, and your keyboard, clipboard and files come along. Here’s the whole setup, start to finish.

What you need

  • Two or more computers running macOS, Windows or Linux, in any mix.
  • All of them on the same Wi-Fi or wired network.
  • A couple of minutes to grant one operating-system permission per machine.

No account, no cloud service, and no config files to edit.

1. Install EasySwitch on each computer

On macOS or Linux, paste this into a terminal:

curl -fsSL https://easyswitch.realbrain.cc/install.sh | sh

It verifies the download and installs the app — no Gatekeeper prompt. On Windows, download the installer from the download page and run it. Prefer clicking over the command line? Every platform is on download.

Per-platform detail lives in Install on macOS, Install on Windows and Install on Linux.

2. Grant the one permission it needs

The first launch opens a Setup checklist that turns green as you grant each item:

  • macOS — enable EasySwitch under System Settings, Privacy and Security, in Accessibility (and Input Monitoring for typing), and allow the Local Network prompt.
  • Windows — click Allow when Windows Defender Firewall asks, and leave Private networks ticked.
  • Linux — run the two commands the checklist prints to give the app access to uinput, then log out and back in.

3. Let the machines find each other

With both computers on the same network, each one appears in the other’s device list automatically within a few seconds — EasySwitch discovers peers itself, so there are no IP addresses to type. If the list stays empty, work through Troubleshooting.

4. Pair once by confirming a fingerprint

Click Connect on a discovered computer. The first time, a short fingerprint appears on both screens and a “Trust this computer?” dialog asks you to confirm. Check that the fingerprints match, then click Trust on both machines.

That’s the whole pairing step — there’s no PIN for connecting computers (the 6-digit PIN is only for the phone web bridge). Trusted machines are remembered; turn on Auto-connect in Settings to have them reconnect on their own.

5. Arrange your screens

Open Settings and drag each computer’s rectangle around “this computer”, exactly like arranging monitors. Where you place a machine — left, right, top or bottom — is the edge your cursor will cross to reach it.

6. Cross the edge

Push your cursor into the shared edge and control hops to the other machine. Type, click and scroll there as if it were one big desktop. Copy something and paste it on the other side; drag a file across the edge and drop it into Finder or Explorer.

Getting back, and switching fast

  • Double-tap Ctrl to snap control back to the computer you’re sitting at — instantly, even if the network stalls.
  • Ctrl+Alt+1 to Ctrl+Alt+5 jump straight to a machine by position.
  • Ctrl+Alt+L locks input to the current screen so the cursor can’t wander.

The full list is in Keyboard shortcuts.

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