Project Values

Motivated by the community interests (not business-driven)
Privacy by default (e.g. update check is off by default)
Leading edge releases (we don't focus on supporting older systems)
Decisions are discussed and documented publicly with majority rule
Have fun; we don't need to worry about impressing anyone

Ways to get involved

Tip

Join us! Real-time discussion on Matrix: #deskflow:matrix.org

Alternatively, we have other ways to communicate.

Here are a few ways to join in with the project and get involved:

Build the latest master version (see below) and report a bug
Submit a PR (pull request) with a bug fix or improvement
Let us know if you have an idea for an improvement

Build Quick Start

For instructions on building Deskflow, use the wiki page: Building

Operating Systems

We support all major operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Unix-like BSD-derived.

All Linux distributions are supported, primarily focusing on: Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Arch Linux, openSUSE, Gentoo.

We officially support FreeBSD, and would also like to support: OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly, Solaris.

Repology

Repology monitors a huge number of package repositories and other sources comparing package versions across them and gathering other information.

Note: We are working with package maintainers to have our new package name adopted.

Collaborative Projects

In the open source developer community, similar projects collaborate for the improvement of all mouse and keyboard sharing tools. We aim for idea sharing and interoperability.

Lan Mouse - Rust implementation with the goal of having native front-ends and interoperability with Deskflow/Synergy.
Input Leap - Deskflow/Synergy-derivative with the goal of continuing what Barrier started, after Barrier became a dead fork.
Synergy - Downstream commercial fork and Deskflow sponsor, geared toward adapting to customer needs, offering business and enterprise licensing.

FAQ

What is the relationship with Synergy?

Synergy sponsors the Deskflow project by contributing code and providing financial support while maintaining its customer-oriented code downstream.

Learn more: Relationship with Synergy

Is Deskflow compatible with Synergy, Input Leap, or Barrier?

Yes, Deskflow has network compatibility with all forks:

Requires Deskflow >= v1.17.0.96
Deskflow will just work with Input Leap and Barrier (server or client).
Connecting a Deskflow client to a Synergy server will also just work.
To connect a Synergy client, you need to select the Synergy protocol in the Deskflow server settings.

Is Deskflow compatible with Lan Mouse?

We would love to see compatibility with Lan Mouse. This maybe quite an effort as currently they way they handle the generated input is very different.

If I want to solve issues in Deskflow do I need to contribute to a fork?

We welcome PRs (pull requests) from the community. If you'd like to make a change, please feel free to start a discussion or open a PR.

Is clipboard sharing supported?

Absolutely. The clipboard-sharing feature is a cornerstone feature of the product and we are committed to maintaining and improving that feature.

Is Wayland for Linux supported?

Yes! Wayland (the Linux display server protocol aimed to become the successor of the X Window System) is an important platform for us. The libei and libportal libraries enable Wayland support for Deskflow. We would like to give special thanks to Peter Hutterer, who is the author of libei, a major contributor to libportal, and the author of the Wayland implementation in Deskflow. Others such as Olivier Fourdan and Povilas Kanapickas helped with the Wayland implementation.