About Input Director Input Director enables the control of multiple Windows systems using the keyboard/mouse attached to one computer Switch control between systems either by hotkey or by moving the cursor to the screen edge on one computer for it to appear on the next one Input Director supports a shared clipboard - copy on one computer, switch control, and paste Input Director is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 7. The systems must be networked. Input Director v2.0 now available!

Features Easy to Use Easy to follow installation and usage guides - setup only takes a few minutes

Tell Input Director how your monitors are positioned simply by dragging them to the correct spot on the monitor grid:

Multi-monitor support

Shared Clipboard - copy and paste between computers (including files!)

Compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 7

Only Input Director ensures the cursor remains visible and correct if the mouse is disconnected on a Windows 10 system

Transitioning control to another computer is a simple as moving your cursor off the screen on one computer for it to jump to the other

Able to control a computer without needing to login to it first

Supports Windows fast user switching

Compatible with Windows User Account Control pop-ups

Manage all your computers at once Simultaneously lock all computers

Import/Export Input Director configuration and apply configuration updates from the command line

Synchronise screensavers across your computers

Synchronise shutdown of your system (or individually configure whether a computer goes to standby, hibernate or shuts down)

Wake systems over the network

Security Encrypt network data between Input Director controlled computers

Lock down the Input Director configuration so that only System Administrators may make changes

Systems can limit which systems can control them by host name, ip address or network subnet

Transition Features Ripples surround the cursor for a few seconds after transitioning to help the eye follow the cursor from one computer to another:

Transitioning using the mouse can be setup to occur:

Immediately when the cursor hits the edge of the screen



If the screen edge is double tapped by the cursor



If the cursor momentarily pauses at the edge of the screen

Can be configured to limit transitions near the corners of computer monitors to avoid accidental slippage between systems

Can also set a key (or keys) that must be held down to permit transitions between systems

Hotkeys can be setup to switch control to a specific computer or move to the next computer to the left or right

Keyboard and Mouse Features Choose to use your mouse (speed, button order) preferences when directing another system

Supports different keyboard layouts

The keyboard LEDs (Caps Lock, Scroll Lock and Num Lock) reflect the status of the computer being controlled

Mirror input - Broadcast mouse gestures and/or keyboard input to all computers simultaneously

Keyboard macros - record a sequence of keystrokes that can then be run by hotkey. Macros can be broadcast to all computers, played on the system being controlled, or tied to a particular computer

Key bindings - permanently bind a key to another key on a specified system

More features... A semi-transparent information window can be overlaid on any (or all) systems, pointing to the system currently being controlled.

With the click of a check box a system can temporarily be skipped

On startup a system will inform other Input Director systems that they are available

Systems inform related Input Director systems when they're about to be shutdown or rebooted and the Director system will automatically skip them when navigating between computers Where to next... Have a look at the installation guide to see how easy it is to install and setup Input Director

This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/) Copyright (c) 1998-2018 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young. (eay@cryptsoft.com)