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CursorHop uses mDNS auto-discovery to broadcast its presence on your local network. Other CursorHop instances hear the announcement and appear in your device list automatically. No IP addresses or configuration needed.

Yes. CursorHop needs to be installed and running on every computer you want to share your mouse and keyboard with.

CursorHop is designed for local networks only. For security and performance, it does not work over the internet. Both computers must be on the same LAN. All input is encrypted with the Noise protocol on every tier.

No. CursorHop is a software KVM without the video. It moves keyboard input, mouse input, clipboard contents, and files between machines - each computer keeps driving its own monitors. If you want one screen to show another machine, you want remote desktop software instead.

Wi-Fi works. Both computers only need to be on the same local network. Wired gigabit Ethernet gives the lowest and steadiest latency, around 7 ms median in our internal tests, and a modern 5 GHz or 6 GHz Wi-Fi network is close enough that cursor movement still feels local.

Drag the file toward the screen edge and keep going - the cursor hops and the file lands on the other computer. Transfers run direct over your LAN at roughly 70 Mbps and stay encrypted end to end. File transfer and clipboard file sync are included on the free trial, Pro Plus, and Max.