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# Simple KVM
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Share your monitor with multiple computers.
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Control multiple computers using one set of Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor.
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Full KVMs are quite expensive, particularly ones which supports high resolution / high framerate.
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Using this program and a cheap USB switch (see below), you can achieve the same without spending hundreds of dollars.
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Using this program and a cheap USB Switch (see below), you can achieve the same without spending hundreds of dollars.
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<img width="800" alt="SimpleKVM" src="https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/SimpleKVM/assets/15338956/fb0a0817-f6f5-415e-b027-0fc5b0d19b92">
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## What you need
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All you need is a USB switch such as the following (no affiliation).
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1. Connect your computers to your monitor.
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2. Connect your mouse & keyboard to a USB Switch.
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3. Run SimpleKVM on one of the computers.
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![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8e73fa91-49b3-4c19-983b-8367e8a1eaba)
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You can now switch between the computers using the USB Switch, or a hotkey.
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## USB Switches
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Any USB Switch will do. Here are some examples (no affiliation).
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This one supports 4 computers. [SABRENT 4 Port USB Switch for $27 USD](https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Computers-Peripherals-Indicators-USB-USS4/dp/B07RC8F2L3)
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This one supports 4 computers. [SABRENT 4 Port USB Switch for $29 USD](https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Computers-Peripherals-Indicators-USB-USS4/dp/B07RC8F2L3)
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<img src="https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/SimpleKVM/assets/15338956/e18b938e-7b8c-4515-9d63-78c858ba2fad" width="400">
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This one supports 2 computers, but only has one input USB. [2 ports for for $8 USD](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005372231623.html)
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This one supports 2 computers, but only has one input USB. [2 ports for for $3 USD](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005372231623.html)
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<img src="https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/SimpleKVM/assets/15338956/69acf3fd-f5f8-4522-9c08-63f2242d4021" width="400">
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## How does it work?
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The program detects when USB devices connect or disconnect, or when hotkeys are pressed. It then tells the monitor to change its input source using a DDC/CI command, which many monitors support.
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## Does it support multiple monitors?
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Yes
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![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f63bb585-4215-4ffe-8a29-995bab5aceae)
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## Run at startup
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1. Open the run window, using `win + r`
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2. Open the startup folder by typing: `shell:startup`
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3. Paste a shortcut to `SimpleKVM.exe` into that folder
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4. Open the properties for the shortcut, and select Run: Minimized
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## License
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A work by Fidel Perez-Smith.
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This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
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warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
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arising from the use of this software.
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Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
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including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
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freely, subject to the following restrictions:
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1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
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claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
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in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
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appreciated but is not required.
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2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
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misrepresented as being the original software.
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3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
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## Thanks to
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This program was inspired by [haimgel's display-switch program](https://github.com/haimgel/display-switch).

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