Bro! This works PERFECT! Always struggled between switching between my WINDOWS PC and MACBOOK! Now it's just a sweep to the left and it works perfectly!
@@flyhigh5066 to be honest I really don’t know. Not using it on Ventura. Perhaps it’s a rights thing? Something with running something as an administrator.
Fantastic tutorial! I got my main rig hooked up with my 2ndary PC that controls my big TV next to my desk. They are both windows machines, but it worked exactly the same. I did have to manually configure the "server" IP on the 2ndary machine's agent. So now I don't have to keep getting up to put a movie on or something, nor do I have to even touch the keyboard/mouse for the laptop. I have used this product before, but it was years ago... I am so glad I found your guide. One thing I would add to this guide would be to remind people that if they want barrier to be persistent after reboot, that they should go back to the settings as before and tick the box next to "Start Barrier on startup". Otherwise, this was a flawless tutorial. Thank you so much! 🤘
I tried 2 times: first, Windows (server) and 2. Mac (client), but it did not work for me. Then, I changed to 1. Mac (server - with 1 monitor) and 2. Windows (client - with 2 monitors) and it worked perfectly. Thanks for the great tutorial!
Same. This is the only config that ultimately ended up working for me. Works great though, clipboard and everything. Also able to use the Mac keyboard to trigger Windows keyboard shortcuts as if I was directly connected to my Windows machine, which is really helpful.
Thank you. I was trying to connect two windows machines and it wasn't working. Some of the config steps you spelled out where not obvious to me, but your video helped clear things up for me.
@@nki111-pa Yes. I can use my Logitech keyboard and Logitech mouse on both my Macbook and my PC. I can scroll my mouse from one laptop to the other at once. It's a fantastic solution!
thanks, my issue was server not starting, realized i changed my server name in settings but didnt change name in layout view. Need have same server name in both areas.
bro this is sick i was just wandering if i can hover between my pc and mac just googled ur video came i did as u said and it worked in first go wow and trust me now its so convinient working between the two thanks a lot and I realized whatever you think of is already invented somewhere also do i have to do this every time I startup
I’m pretty sure that’s dependent on your network. I have my computers hooked up to the same switch and I never have any delays. If I put one on Wi-Fi, there’s definitely a slight delay.
Im running maOS Ventura Version as the client and server is windows 11 except the cursor failed to appear on the Mac the rest works. I installed v2.3.4 for the windows 11 pc and followed the exact steps on the video and installed the v2.4.0 for Mac and it worked seamlessly thank you so much
One question that I can't figure out. Is there a way to have it start up so that when my Mac boots (client), the program starts before I'm required to put in my login password? Using Sharemouse in the past I had to have a physical KVM to temporarily enable the switch because it wouldn't start before the OS booted fully. Do you run into this as well?
Haven't been able to get this to work for two years Mac is the server and windows is the client, on the Mac it logs this: FATAL: failed to start server: cannot bind address: Can't assign requested address I need help
tried everything but still not helping ... i am using on Macbook and Windows laptop ... tried switching it server and client but still no luck ! what to do more here ?
Dude thanks so much for! For the longest time I've been trying to figure out how to do this and just bought a mouse that has multi device support but I also needed something for my keyboard without using one of those shitty small mini ones... Question though. Would this work with across Nvidia Shields and Steam Decks as well?? THANKS!!
Hey thanks.. your guide (and troubleshooting) was helpful.. Moreso than the other guide i watched. You may want to put a sticky top comment to let people know where the troubleshooting tips are - or add to the description or beginning/end of video.. Subbed.. Thanks again!
I have followed every step but for some reason I still can't control my mac with my main keyboard and mouse and I have followed everything that you have showed in the video
I followed your instructions and was able to use the mouse on both machines but the keyboard is not. can you help me? windows is server and my imac is client
Hypothetically lets say this is my setup - Linux PC with 3x monitors, Mac with 3x monitors and Windows with 3x monitors Would barrier be able to work it so you could have it go from one "side" of the 9 monitors all the way to the other side?
Hi, I hope anyone can help...so after moving barrier into apps folder on mac, and I try to launch it, I get a pop up that says: 'Barrier quit unexpectedly'....I have tried everything to fix it, but can't. Any help would be appreciated.
My Windows laptop and Macbook cant find each other. They are on the same network (WiFi) and when I fill in the IP adresses it wont work either + the other way around
on mac one uses command + c and on windows ctrl + c would it be possible to use the same key as shortcut instead of having to shitch back and forth between ctrl and command?
Thank you very much this helped alot. Do you know any ways to make it slightly less laggy. I followed all the steps but moving my mouse around on the mac is very slow and laggy. Any fixes or just better wifi connection?
it work with my pc and mac but when they shut down the barrier no longer work .. can you please how can i fix it or how to remove the settings that i did to reinstall it ( because i tried to reinstall it many times but it does not work ) thanks in advance
Mouse without Borders works better for me. But I will be trying Barrier's successor, Leap-Input I believe it's called, once it comes out. If it ever does.
Hi Kevin, thanks for sharing. I have a server Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 and a client MacBook Air M2, they somehow connect but I can not see the mouse on the mac screen, however, the control is somehow there. I did not get the Bonjour installation request like in your video for the Windows machine. Any idea how to fix this?
Is it possible to do this with a Windows laptop as the server, and Ipad as the client? My intuition says no, as OS for Mac and Ipad are likely different and I won't be able to run barrier on my iPad, is this correct, or is there a way? Thanks!
it worked once and now only my mac is able to host the server and the other way round doesn"t work. it gets stuck at barrier is starting, in the log it says that it failed to connect to server and timed out
okay turns out it was mr mcaffee on my windows laptop causing me problems. I disabled my firewall and downgraded to 2.3.4. Something to note : in case you are getting a one-sided malfunction maybe it is caused by the firewall of one of the devices. thanx alot kevin for the great tutorial
I made iMac the server and PC the client. -Make sure you're downloading the right file (exe for the PC, and dmg for Mac) - mine showed "SSL: disabled" on the main screen but I still had to go to Barrier>change settings>disable ssl for both client and server to make it to work -the "change settings" menu will also show the port on both so you can check if it's still not working -watch the video again! Works great, good luck everyone!
@@ThisIsAbstract it works when i use my mac as the server, but when i try using the winows laptop as the server the mac just says :timed out in the log do you know how to fix this as it would be a lot more convenient for me if the windows laptop was the pc and i'd rather just use the mac trackad separately if it's unfixable
barrier doesnt work in Ventura 13.1 --- it wont open. Accessibility has been granted. It fails to recognize the granted permission. keep asking for it.
@@mc4mana I see no reason why it shouldn't work as that's basically the same thing as two monitors next to each other, all I'd say is double check both computers are on same network (wired or wireless), ip address typed correctly, screen name correct in proper position, ssl turned off on both, and finally reload both.
Thanks Kevin I'm running a Windows 10 server with a Mac client (Monterey), a Logi keyboard that has CTRL, Opt/Start, Cmd/Alt keys. Strangely, when I use barrier I have to Opt + C to copy on the Mac...and can't figure out why it's not taking the cmd + c...have you had experience with this?
Yes, on the server, go to configure server, open the screen for the mac, and then try swapping the super and ctrl modifier keys. Then reload and see if that fixes.
@@KevinsGuides Thanks Kevin! Doing that mapped Super (Cmd) to ctrl on my physical keyboard, which is consistent with the Windows keybinding. Would you know what Barrier means with the term "Meta"?
Does this interfere at all when you are playing games? Or is this just something you turn off before you start playing anything to be safe? I saw your games up there and I was curious if you ran into any issues while using this.
Yes I would normally stop it before playing games and start again when done. It can mess up or the cursor can get stuck if you leave it running with some fullscreen apps.
@@KevinsGuides Great guide first of all. But I found within the settings that you can quickly assign a keybind combo for when doing something like playing games and the cursor isn't locked to the screen. Press the key combo to toggle the lock, and then again to turn it off. I use Ctrl+W for example but you can make it whatever you want. If that's the issue you were referring to at least. This toggle basically locks the cursor to whichever computer you're actively on at the moment.
Bro! This works PERFECT! Always struggled between switching between my WINDOWS PC and MACBOOK!
Now it's just a sweep to the left and it works perfectly!
keyboard is connecting even mouse is also but moouse does not seem to client
@@flyhigh5066 to be honest I really don’t know. Not using it on Ventura. Perhaps it’s a rights thing? Something with running something as an administrator.
Fantastic tutorial! I got my main rig hooked up with my 2ndary PC that controls my big TV next to my desk. They are both windows machines, but it worked exactly the same. I did have to manually configure the "server" IP on the 2ndary machine's agent. So now I don't have to keep getting up to put a movie on or something, nor do I have to even touch the keyboard/mouse for the laptop. I have used this product before, but it was years ago... I am so glad I found your guide. One thing I would add to this guide would be to remind people that if they want barrier to be persistent after reboot, that they should go back to the settings as before and tick the box next to "Start Barrier on startup". Otherwise, this was a flawless tutorial. Thank you so much! 🤘
I tried 2 times: first, Windows (server) and 2. Mac (client), but it did not work for me. Then, I changed to 1. Mac (server - with 1 monitor) and 2. Windows (client - with 2 monitors) and it worked perfectly. Thanks for the great tutorial!
Same. This is the only config that ultimately ended up working for me. Works great though, clipboard and everything. Also able to use the Mac keyboard to trigger Windows keyboard shortcuts as if I was directly connected to my Windows machine, which is really helpful.
@@OhmVibemine doesn’t work. The ctrl keys don’t work on my windows. Client is mac 😮💨
It worked OMG. Thanks a lot for straight and detailed explanation. Respect
Thank you. I was trying to connect two windows machines and it wasn't working. Some of the config steps you spelled out where not obvious to me, but your video helped clear things up for me.
Excellent tutorial. I had to switch the configuration to make my Macbook the Server and my PC the client, but it's working now! Thanks!
Hi, were you able to use ur windows keyboard n mouse on the Mac or is it the other way round?
@@nki111-pa Yes. I can use my Logitech keyboard and Logitech mouse on both my Macbook and my PC. I can scroll my mouse from one laptop to the other at once. It's a fantastic solution!
@@Tashatheshowstopper thanks for letting me know 🙏🏽
Hi I was trying Macbook with window I followed step by step at the end but not working mouse in both device can you tell me please what should i do
You are the man. I almost spent hours trying to compile synergy from source and I was already getting errors from step 2 lol. Thanks
This was incredibly useful and informative Kevin, thank you!
This is basically synergy but free, I love it
It's an open-source fork of synergy :)
@@KevinsGuides does it works on ipad
Amazing, just saved some money because of barrier and your tutorial, thank you!
This worked perfectly, great job sir and thank you!
thanks, my issue was server not starting, realized i changed my server name in settings but didnt change name in layout view. Need have same server name in both areas.
Best explanation and to the point, thanks a lot
bro this is sick i was just wandering if i can hover between my pc and mac just googled ur video came i did as u said and it worked in first go wow and trust me now its so convinient working between the two thanks a lot and I realized whatever you think of is already invented somewhere also do i have to do this every time I startup
fantastic bro, works like a charm. Thanks you. Be blessed.
Nice package. It works seamlessly between the devices.
Much appreciated, there is a slight delay sometimes but works well, thanks for the video!
I’m pretty sure that’s dependent on your network. I have my computers hooked up to the same switch and I never have any delays. If I put one on Wi-Fi, there’s definitely a slight delay.
Yeah, thanks@@DavidA20200
Can you help me? Ctrl keys are not working on my windows when barrier is enabled. My macbook is my client (main)
Im running maOS Ventura Version as the client and server is windows 11 except the cursor failed to appear on the Mac the rest works. I installed v2.3.4 for the windows 11 pc and followed the exact steps on the video and installed the v2.4.0 for Mac and it worked seamlessly thank you so much
Is there cli support for switching computers? I'd like to put a command in a script that will also change my monitor input.
thanks you, best explication in yt, you save mi patience
Thanks! Finally got mine to work. You're awesome ☺
Really great tutorial, it's help me a lot. Thank you so much.
it worked only when i have made my mac as the server and windows as client , although its perfect thanks
I tried warless keyboard and mouse but not supported anyway thanks for your help. I think yours is wire.
One question that I can't figure out. Is there a way to have it start up so that when my Mac boots (client), the program starts before I'm required to put in my login password? Using Sharemouse in the past I had to have a physical KVM to temporarily enable the switch because it wouldn't start before the OS booted fully. Do you run into this as well?
Haven't been able to get this to work for two years
Mac is the server and windows is the client, on the Mac it logs this:
FATAL: failed to start server: cannot bind address: Can't assign requested address
I need help
Great explanation..
But the setup still does not seem to work..
My server is Mac and client Windows
same
tried everything but still not helping ... i am using on Macbook and Windows laptop ... tried switching it server and client but still no luck ! what to do more here ?
Incredible explanation, thank you very much
Dude thanks so much for! For the longest time I've been trying to figure out how to do this and just bought a mouse that has multi device support but I also needed something for my keyboard without using one of those shitty small mini ones... Question though. Would this work with across Nvidia Shields and Steam Decks as well?? THANKS!!
Thanks. Worked perfectly for me.
For me on my macbook Barrier just gets stuck on Barrier is starting and the app freezes
Hey thanks.. your guide (and troubleshooting) was helpful.. Moreso than the other guide i watched. You may want to put a sticky top comment to let people know where the troubleshooting tips are - or add to the description or beginning/end of video.. Subbed.. Thanks again!
Hi can you help pls, my mac refuses to connect to my windows. Mac refuses to act as a client
I have followed every step but for some reason I still can't control my mac with my main keyboard and mouse and I have followed everything that you have showed in the video
I followed your instructions and was able to use the mouse on both machines but the keyboard is not. can you help me?
windows is server and my imac is client
Hypothetically lets say this is my setup -
Linux PC with 3x monitors, Mac with 3x monitors and Windows with 3x monitors
Would barrier be able to work it so you could have it go from one "side" of the 9 monitors all the way to the other side?
I connected 2 windows pc’s. I dont see the mouse but i can click and it seems to work. Any ideas how do i do it so i see the mouse?
On Macos if you Right click a dmg file that isnt verified and then cick open you dont have to go into macpreferences.
Hi, I hope anyone can help...so after moving barrier into apps folder on mac, and I try to launch it, I get a pop up that says: 'Barrier quit unexpectedly'....I have tried everything to fix it, but can't. Any help would be appreciated.
Can I configure the server in the middle and client + 2nd monitor on left and right?
My Windows laptop and Macbook cant find each other. They are on the same network (WiFi) and when I fill in the IP adresses it wont work either + the other way around
on mac one uses command + c and on windows ctrl + c would it be possible to use the same key as shortcut instead of having to shitch back and forth between ctrl and command?
what should i own to do this?wireless keyb and mouse or not?
Excellent tutorial! :)
Thank you. It worked perfectly
Thank you very much this helped alot. Do you know any ways to make it slightly less laggy. I followed all the steps but moving my mouse around on the mac is very slow and laggy. Any fixes or just better wifi connection?
I did all of this, but it still isn't working. Any suggestions as to what I could do next to try and troubleshoot?
Thanks for the video, pal.
Is there any chance of this extending to Android, specifically Samsung Dex?
Thanks for share, basic and works!
it work with my pc and mac but when they shut down the barrier no longer work .. can you please how can i fix it or how to remove the settings that i did to reinstall it ( because i tried to reinstall it many times but it does not work ) thanks in advance
can i share 2 windows laptops with a macbook?
Do the pc's need to be connected via some sorts cable or router or something?
Mouse without Borders works better for me. But I will be trying Barrier's successor, Leap-Input I believe it's called, once it comes out. If it ever does.
great video, nontheless - alt+shift not working in virtual keyboard as well as print-screen and win+l - locks only the server
Simple and grate explanation! thanks.
will this work with my PC and iPad Pro?
nice ! a very good free alternative to sharemouse !
Hi Kevin, thanks for sharing. I have a server Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 and a client MacBook Air M2, they somehow connect but I can not see the mouse on the mac screen, however, the control is somehow there. I did not get the Bonjour installation request like in your video for the Windows machine. Any idea how to fix this?
Same issue here. It is stuck too it doesn't move and I can't move back to windows pc
@@iiDaxter same issue, I'm using Ubuntu and Windows (as server)
@@1upAlan I just used the sharemouse free trial
Thanks, it helped me a lot.
NICE, thank you very much
Is it possible to do this with a Windows laptop as the server, and Ipad as the client? My intuition says no, as OS for Mac and Ipad are likely different and I won't be able to run barrier on my iPad, is this correct, or is there a way? Thanks!
It works. Kinda. My mouse pointer disappears. 😕
W10x64 server, W10x64 client, Barrier 2.4.0.
My solution was to use "mouse without borders."
Much more reliable if you're Windows only.
Does it works with ipad
it worked but it's slow and not consistent between my MacBook pro and surface go 2
it worked once and now only my mac is able to host the server and the other way round doesn"t work. it gets stuck at barrier is starting, in the log it says that it failed to connect to server and timed out
okay turns out it was mr mcaffee on my windows laptop causing me problems. I disabled my firewall and downgraded to 2.3.4. Something to note : in case you are getting a one-sided malfunction maybe it is caused by the firewall of one of the devices. thanx alot kevin for the great tutorial
forgot to say: doing this fixed it and now it works fine
I love you man. You're the best.
The program stopped working :( IT never starts
Thx much. Works great! I am just wondering if I make MBP my server, will I be able to use mac gestures on windows :)will see
Any updates? I guess you can't use the same gestures, but did it work for you?
Does this work on M2?
You're amazing thank you so much!
(Tips in my comments, if anyone is having trouble)
I made iMac the server and PC the client.
-Make sure you're downloading the right file (exe for the PC, and dmg for Mac)
- mine showed "SSL: disabled" on the main screen but I still had to go to Barrier>change settings>disable ssl for both client and server to make it to work
-the "change settings" menu will also show the port on both so you can check if it's still not working
-watch the video again!
Works great, good luck everyone!
@@ThisIsAbstract it works when i use my mac as the server, but when i try using the winows laptop as the server the mac just says :timed out in the log do you know how to fix this as it would be a lot more convenient for me if the windows laptop was the pc and i'd rather just use the mac trackad separately if it's unfixable
never mind it was just my firewall acting up on the windows laptop... i fixed it now thanks anyways
wooooo thank you kevin!
what about linux + windows??
barrier doesnt work in Ventura 13.1 --- it wont open. Accessibility has been granted. It fails to recognize the granted permission. keep asking for it.
I could not connect either until I restarted both laptops. Then it worked, as Mac being the server
Ventura - go to privacy&security>security allow anyway
yes not work for me windows and M2 Pro
Awesome vid dude. Just wondering will this work on one wide monitor that supports PBP?
Tried on MAC and Windows using one monitor that supports PBP and it didnt work :(
@@mc4mana I see no reason why it shouldn't work as that's basically the same thing as two monitors next to each other, all I'd say is double check both computers are on same network (wired or wireless), ip address typed correctly, screen name correct in proper position, ssl turned off on both, and finally reload both.
Thanks Kevin
I'm running a Windows 10 server with a Mac client (Monterey), a Logi keyboard that has CTRL, Opt/Start, Cmd/Alt keys. Strangely, when I use barrier I have to Opt + C to copy on the Mac...and can't figure out why it's not taking the cmd + c...have you had experience with this?
Yes, on the server, go to configure server, open the screen for the mac, and then try swapping the super and ctrl modifier keys. Then reload and see if that fixes.
@@KevinsGuides Thanks Kevin! Doing that mapped Super (Cmd) to ctrl on my physical keyboard, which is consistent with the Windows keybinding. Would you know what Barrier means with the term "Meta"?
i tried exactly as you did, but on both server and client it keeps saying barrier is starting and isnt working.. any ideas..?
I added multiple troubleshooting steps to this video's description. Try them and see if anything helps.
Does this interfere at all when you are playing games? Or is this just something you turn off before you start playing anything to be safe? I saw your games up there and I was curious if you ran into any issues while using this.
Yes I would normally stop it before playing games and start again when done. It can mess up or the cursor can get stuck if you leave it running with some fullscreen apps.
@@KevinsGuides Great guide first of all. But I found within the settings that you can quickly assign a keybind combo for when doing something like playing games and the cursor isn't locked to the screen. Press the key combo to toggle the lock, and then again to turn it off. I use Ctrl+W for example but you can make it whatever you want. If that's the issue you were referring to at least. This toggle basically locks the cursor to whichever computer you're actively on at the moment.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN.
Thank you, it worked
Wow this is great! ❤
it's magic! thank you so much
Thanks a lot man. It works well. God bles u!! :)
Thank you sir!
Barrier stopped working after mac automatic updates. Anyone experience this?
Hey brother is there any lag?
OMg! it's working now ! thanks
Does this work with VPN
Champion, you got a like and a sub!
Thanks a lot bro!!
This is actually crazy good lol
can u use wired keyboard and mouse
Yes, this will work with any wired, wireless, or bluetooth keyboards/mice connected to the server computer
can u use barrier with 2 macs?
Yes it will work with any combination of 2 or more Windows, Mac, or Linux devices. The instructions are pretty much the same.
Youre the goat thank you
is it safe?
thank you
Doesnt work for me. 2 windows computers
worked great!