ShareCursor vs ShareMouse - ShareCursor

Want a free, open-source ShareMouse alternative? ShareCursor shares one mouse, keyboard, clipboard and files across your Mac and Windows PC — no license nag, encrypted by default, and open source.

Feature	ShareCursor	ShareMouse
Price	Free (always)	Free for 2 personal PCs; paid otherwise
Open source	Yes (MIT / Apache)	No
Mac & Windows	Yes	Yes
Easy auto-setup	mDNS discovery	Yes (auto-detect)
Clipboard (text + images)	Yes	Yes
File transfer	Yes	Yes (drag & drop)
Encryption	X25519 + ChaCha20-Poly1305	AES
Input latency focus	~6 µs transport (UDP)	Good
Commercial use	Free	Requires paid license

Which should you pick?

Choose ShareCursor if you want it free forever (including at work), open source, encrypted by default, and as low-latency as possible.
Choose ShareMouse if you want its very polished drag-and-drop and don’t mind a paid license for more than two computers or commercial use.

ShareMouse is a slick, well-established tool with excellent file drag-and-drop. ShareCursor matches the core feature set — input, clipboard (text + images), files — while staying free, open source, and license-free for any number of machines.

Download ShareCursor (free)

macOS .dmg or Windows installer.

Setup guide

Share your mouse & keyboard in 60 seconds.