NewFree and open source

One keyboard.
One mouse. Every screen.

glide lets you control all your PCs from the one you sit at. Move the cursor off the edge of your screen and keep working on the next one, with your clipboard and sound along for the ride.

Windows 10 and 11 · free · updates itself
glideHosting · 2 connected—  ✕

Hosting

on desktop

Connection code key 4F-A1-9C
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laptop1920×1080
desktopthis PC
workstation2560×1440
Features

Everything follows your cursor.

Keyboard, mouse, clipboard and sound move together, so several PCs feel like one big desk.

Instant

Mouse moves go straight from the input hook onto the network, with no queues in the way.

~14 µs per move, measured on loopback

Smooth under load

Priority-tagged traffic, a Wi-Fi keepalive and duplicated keystrokes keep it responsive while torrents and downloads run.

Shared clipboard

Copy on one PC, paste on another. Text travels with the cursor automatically.

Audio both ways

Hear any PC on your headphones, and send your microphone to another PC, with the sending PC muted.

Encrypted

Every keystroke is sealed with ChaCha20-Poly1305, with fresh keys for each session.

Updates itself

New versions install quietly when you're not mid-task. Each one is signature-checked first.

How it works

Set up in under a minute.

Host on your main PC

Install glide on the PC with the keyboard and mouse, and choose Host. It shows a connection code.

Connect the others

On each other PC, choose Connect. Nearby hosts appear automatically: paste the code once.

Arrange and glide

Place each screen left, right, above or below, then move the cursor across. Ctrl+Alt+Esc brings it home.

Built for speed

No lag. Even with a torrent running.

  • Native Rust, with no runtime or background bloat.
  • UDP fast path for movement. Keys are sent twice plus a reliable backup, so a dropped packet never stalls you.
  • Priority packets that routers and Wi-Fi send first, ahead of bulk downloads.
  • Lives in the tray and starts with Windows if you like.
glide
0.014 ms
Wi-Fi hop
~2 ms
60 Hz frame
16.7 ms
glide's own processing time per encrypted mouse move (loopback median), next to typical network and display times for scale.
Pricing

Free. Every feature. Forever.

No accounts, no seats, no trial timer. glide is open source, so the whole product is yours.

Community Open source
$0 / forever

Unlimited PCs, unlimited use. MIT licensed.

  • Unlimited devices
  • Keyboard and mouse sharing
  • Clipboard sync
  • Two-way audio
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Signed auto-updates
  • No account or cloud
  • No telemetry
Download for Windows
Built in the open
·GitHub stars
·Releases
MITLicense

Read every line, build it yourself, file an issue or send a pull request. Your keystrokes never touch anyone's server.

★ Star on GitHub Request a feature
Changelog

Always improving.

Updates install automatically. Here's what shipped recently.

November 2026

v0.3.0 Latest

  • glide now updates itself, with signature-checked releases
  • Received audio follows your headphones; the sending PC goes quiet
  • Audio both ways at once
November 2026

v0.2.0

  • First public release: host and connect app, tray, clipboard, audio
FAQ

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. glide is open source under the MIT license, with no accounts, no telemetry and no subscription.

Does it work over the internet?

glide is built for PCs on the same local network (home or office Wi-Fi or Ethernet). For other locations, put both PCs on the same VPN.

What about Mac and Linux?

Windows 10 and 11 are supported today. A macOS version is in the source as a preview: build it on a Mac with cargo build --release. Linux isn't supported yet.

Is my typing safe on the network?

Everything is encrypted and authenticated with ChaCha20-Poly1305, using keys derived from a secret only your devices know. The connection code contains that secret, so share it only with your own PCs. If a code leaks, press New code.

Windows says the app is unrecognised

glide isn't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may warn on first run. Choose More info → Run anyway. Updates themselves are verified with glide's own release signature before installing.

Can I hear another PC through my headphones?

Yes. On the host, turn on Hear the remote here, and on the other PC turn on Send to the host with This PC's sound. That PC goes quiet while its sound plays on your headphones.

One desk. All your PCs.

Unzip, then run Install glide.cmd