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Cross-device input sharing

Create software that lets one keyboard/mouse control multiple computers seamlessly, with clipboard sharing and screen switching.

Why now

Remote work and multi-device setups are common, but switching peripherals manually is clumsy.

Who for
Multi-device professionals
Business model
Paid licenses
Effort
A few months

Professionals using multiple machines waste time swapping cables or re-pairing Bluetooth devices. A software solution could share inputs across computers over the network.

Build a low-latency tool that works across OSes, with hotkeys to jump between devices and synced clipboards. Power users would pay for features like file drag-and-drop.

Launch with basic keyboard/mouse sharing between two PCs, then add multi-device grids and touchpad passthrough.

The risk is hardware makers locking down input protocols or bundling similar features.

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