Are you looking for a program that allows you to manage or control several computers from standard peripherals, such as your PC's keyboard and mouse? You should know that although many applications could be considered within this segment, many of them have versatility problems between operating systems, which is why we recommend Synergy in these particular cases.

Synergy is a paid service but with a trial version that has been designed so that you can manage several PCs from your keyboard and mouse, from the comfort of your home, with the particularity that its use is much simpler than that of other similar tools. To give you an idea of what we mean, you should consider that as soon as the mouse goes beyond the limit of the screen to one of the sides, it will automatically appear on the monitor that follows it.

How it works

Not only is Synergy's method of use curious, but it is also utterly functional since the actions you carry out with the mouse or keyboard will be carried out directly on the computer on which we are located. How does it achieve this? Because it uses the TCP/IP protocol, which allows several devices to be connected and used simultaneously by a single user.

But beyond what we have mentioned so far about Synergy, we must say that it also draws attention because it is one of the few software compatible with the central current operating systems. Thanks to it, from your PC with Windows operating system, you can also control a computer with Linux or Mac, so if you work with several environments, here you have a crucial aspect to consider.

Another not minor issue is that by taking advantage of Synergy's features, we dispense with the annoying hardware installations that other programs require to run on all our computers simultaneously. The system even has a series of Configuration options that you can modify whenever you consider necessary, thanks to which your experience will be completely personalized.

Synergy has some aspects that we could reasonably consider secondary, but we are sure they collaborate in the search for harmonious use. For example, it can synchronize the screensavers of all computers so that they start simultaneously and stop together. At the same time, the Paperboard can be unified , so in just seconds, you can transfer content from one computer to another.

The only thing you have to keep in mind, beyond the absence of limits in terms of the number of computers we can synchronize, is that you will have to install Synergy on each of the computers you want to keep connected.

Synergy's user interface is more functional than pretty, considering it focuses mainly on its functions, perhaps leaving aside the possibility of adding contextual elements that make it more appealing. Other than that, we regret that although there is an option to translate the application to other languages, this does not affect its language.

Keep in mind

As we mentioned at the beginning of the review, Synergy is a paid program that charges a license for each user. We were surprised because it was not too expensive when it could have been. To purchase it, you have to go to the website of its creators, where you can select the version you are interested in and for how many users you want to hire it definitively. Remember that even if you install the service on several PCs, you only have to pay for it once, not several times.

The best

Synergy has many positive aspects, but above all, we must mention that you can synchronize several computers from the same keyboard and mouse, even when each of them runs a different operating system. If we add to this the fact that no additional hardware or specific complementary installations are required, it is clear that it has almost no rivals in its segment.

The worst

Synergy has some flaws to the apparent fact that it is a paid service when we would have loved to have at least a limited free version.

Rating

Do you have several computers in your home and need to synchronize them, but you encounter problems because they don't all run the same operating system? You don't want to be doing permanent installations or acquiring hardware? Synergy is the ideal assistant you should consider in these cases because it will solve all your needs in exchange for more than justified money.