For one desk, two computers, and a KVM switch
AutoSwitch KVM moves your Bluetooth keyboard, mouse and trackpad to whichever computer your KVM switch picks. Apple Magic accessories, Logitech Easy-Switch keyboards and mice, and more. No Bluetooth settings. No re-pairing. No channel keys. You just switch.
Free · macOS 13+ · Windows 10 & 11 · No account, no tracking
Works with
They only pair with one computer at a time. AutoSwitch removes the pairing on the computer you leave and pairs again on the one you arrive at, in a few seconds.
Hands off by pairing
Mac ✓ · Windows ✓
The K380 and other Easy-Switch devices keep a channel per computer. AutoSwitch tells the device to hop to the other computer's channel, and finds that channel by itself.
Switches channel on request
Mac ✓ · Windows ✓
ZMK keyboards, game controllers, headphones: AutoSwitch tells you what's possible for each one, shows its status, and points you to the easy fixes (like a USB adapter on the KVM).
The problem
A KVM switch shares your monitor, keyboard and mouse between two computers. Plugged-in things switch along. Bluetooth things don't. Some only pair with one computer at a time (hello, Magic Trackpad); others want you to press a channel key on every single device. So every switch goes something like this:
On the computer you're leaving. Find your trackpad, keyboard or mouse in the list.
"Are you sure?" Yes. It's fine. It's not personal.
Search. Wait. Click it. Wait some more. Hold your breath.
And again before your 3 pm call. Forever.
AutoSwitch KVM does the shuffle for you. Every single time. In a few seconds.
How it works
The one being left lets go of your devices, so the other one can grab them. Teamwork.
Press Learn, switch the KVM away and back. AutoSwitch notices which USB gadget comes and goes with the switch, and that's how it knows which computer is in charge.
Keyboard, mouse, trackpad. AutoSwitch tells you which ones it can switch, and you choose the order.
The good stuff
Devices connect when your computer is picked and step aside when it isn't. Nothing to click.
Some devices only love one computer at a time. AutoSwitch unpairs on the way out and pairs on the way in.
Keyboard, mouse, trackpad: several devices at once, in your order, with profiles like "Desk" and "Travel".
Logitech keyboards and mice change channel when AutoSwitch asks. It even reads which computer is on which channel.
Your computer goes to sleep, your devices are released. It wakes, everything catches up.
One click to pause, plus Connect all / Release all buttons and optional keyboard shortcuts.
Updates download quietly in the background. Restart when it suits you.
No account, no analytics. The only thing it talks to is GitHub, to check for updates.
Download
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple silicon & Intel
Download for MacOpen the DMG and drag AutoSwitch KVM into Applications. The first launch gets blocked (we haven't bought Apple's fancy certificate yet): go to System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Then allow Bluetooth when it asks: without it, AutoSwitch can't reach your devices.
Windows 10 (1809+) or 11 · x64 · ARM64 here
Download for WindowsRun the installer, no admin needed. If SmartScreen says "Windows protected your PC", click More info ▸ Run anyway (same story: no fancy certificate yet).
Every version and its release notes are on GitHub Releases.
Questions
Yes. A device like the Magic Trackpad can only be paired with one computer at a time, so the computer you're leaving has to let go before the other one can pair. Each copy handles its own side of that handoff.
Very likely. It works with any KVM that switches USB between the computers, which is how almost all of them share your keyboard and mouse. AutoSwitch watches for the USB device (usually a hub inside the KVM) that appears and disappears with each switch.
Devices that hold one pairing and accept the next computer once released, like the Apple Magic Trackpad, Keyboard and Mouse: those switch automatically, and so do Logitech Easy-Switch devices like the K380. Keyboards with their own host keys (ZMK) and game controllers can't be switched by any app; AutoSwitch tells you so when you add one, and shows their status. The device guide explains all four kinds.
The computer you switched to has to wait until the other one lets go of the device, and Bluetooth pairing itself takes a moment. AutoSwitch retries quietly until the device is free, so you don't have to.
No. There's no account and no analytics. Your settings stay on your computer. The app only contacts GitHub to check for updates.
Yes. The source code is on GitHub. Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue.
Your keyboard, mouse and trackpad are ready to follow you around.
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