base on Use multiple computers using one set of monitors, mouse and keyboard # Simple KVM Control multiple computers using one set of Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor. Full KVMs are quite expensive, particularly ones which supports high resolution / high framerate. Using this program and a cheap USB Switch (see below), you can achieve the same without spending hundreds of dollars. <img width="800" alt="SimpleKVM" src="https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/SimpleKVM/assets/15338956/fb0a0817-f6f5-415e-b027-0fc5b0d19b92"> ## Where to download Releases can be found over in the [releases](https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/SimpleKVM/releases/latest) section. (Currenly only for Windows) ## What you need 1. Connect your computers to your monitor. 2. Connect your mouse & keyboard to a USB Switch. 3. Run SimpleKVM on one of the computers.  You can now switch between the computers using the USB Switch, or a hotkey. ## USB Switches Any USB Switch will do. Here are some examples (no affiliation). <br /> <br /> This one supports 4 computers. [SABRENT 4 Port USB Switch for $29 USD](https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Computers-Peripherals-Indicators-USB-USS4/dp/B07RC8F2L3) <img src="https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/SimpleKVM/assets/15338956/e18b938e-7b8c-4515-9d63-78c858ba2fad" width="400"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This one supports 2 computers. [2 port USB switch for $24 USD](https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Selector-Computers-Peripheral-One-Button/dp/B01MXXQKGM) <img src="https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/SimpleKVM/assets/15338956/3dd14d24-c00a-48b0-b812-7e4647d4d25b" width="400"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This one supports 2 computers, but only has one input USB. [2 ports for for $3 USD](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005372231623.html) <img src="https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/SimpleKVM/assets/15338956/69acf3fd-f5f8-4522-9c08-63f2242d4021" width="400"> <br /> <br /> ## How does it work? The program detects when USB devices connect or disconnect, or when hotkeys are pressed. It then tells the monitor to change its input source using a DDC/CI command, which many monitors support. ## Does it support multiple monitors? Yes  ## Run at startup 1. Open the run window, using `win + r` 2. Open the startup folder by typing: `shell:startup` 3. Paste a shortcut to `SimpleKVM.exe` into that folder 4. Open the properties for the shortcut, and select Run: Minimized ## Thanks to This program was inspired by [haimgel's display-switch program](https://github.com/haimgel/display-switch). ", Assign "at most 3 tags" to the expected json: {"id":"7793","tags":[]} "only from the tags list I provide: [{"id":39,"name":"3d-generation","display_name":"3D generation","slug":"3d-generation"},{"id":3,"name":"ai-agent","display_name":"AI agent","slug":"ai-agent"},{"id":8,"name":"ai-coding","display_name":"AI coding assistant","slug":"ai-coding"},{"id":5,"name":"ai-image","display_name":"AI image generation","slug":"ai-image"},{"id":9,"name":"ai-infrastructure","display_name":"AI infrastructure","slug":"ai-infrastructure"},{"id":10,"name":"ai-memory","display_name":"AI memory","slug":"ai-memory"},{"id":11,"name":"ai-skills","display_name":"AI skills","slug":"ai-skills"},{"id":12,"name":"ai-translation","display_name":"AI translation","slug":"ai-translation"},{"id":6,"name":"ai-video","display_name":"AI video generation","slug":"ai-video"},{"id":4,"name":"ai-voice","display_name":"AI voice","slug":"ai-voice"},{"id":7,"name":"ai-workflow","display_name":"AI workflow","slug":"ai-workflow"},{"id":22,"name":"audio-processing","display_name":"Audio processing","slug":"audio-processing"},{"id":29,"name":"authentication","display_name":"Authentication","slug":"authentication"},{"id":51,"name":"bundler","display_name":"Bundler","slug":"bundler"},{"id":41,"name":"chatbot","display_name":"Chatbot","slug":"chatbot"},{"id":27,"name":"cloud-native","display_name":"Cloud native","slug":"cloud-native"},{"id":1,"name":"computer-vision","display_name":"Computer vision","slug":"computer-vision"},{"id":37,"name":"crypto-trading","display_name":"Crypto trading","slug":"crypto-trading"},{"id":57,"name":"curated-list","display_name":"Curated list","slug":"curated-list"},{"id":54,"name":"data-streaming","display_name":"Data streaming","slug":"data-streaming"},{"id":35,"name":"data-visualization","display_name":"Data visualization","slug":"data-visualization"},{"id":16,"name":"database-backup","display_name":"Database backup","slug":"database-backup"},{"id":49,"name":"design-system","display_name":"Design system","slug":"design-system"},{"id":38,"name":"digital-human","display_name":"Digital human","slug":"digital-human"},{"id":34,"name":"document-processing","display_name":"Document processing","slug":"document-processing"},{"id":44,"name":"ecommerce","display_name":"E-commerce","slug":"ecommerce"},{"id":45,"name":"emulator","display_name":"Emulator","slug":"emulator"},{"id":46,"name":"file-management","display_name":"File management","slug":"file-management"},{"id":32,"name":"fintech","display_name":"Fintech","slug":"fintech"},{"id":31,"name":"game-development","display_name":"Game development","slug":"game-development"},{"id":24,"name":"headless-browser","display_name":"Headless browser","slug":"headless-browser"},{"id":52,"name":"headless-cms","display_name":"Headless CMS","slug":"headless-cms"},{"id":36,"name":"home-automation","display_name":"Home automation","slug":"home-automation"},{"id":20,"name":"image-editing","display_name":"Image editing","slug":"image-editing"},{"id":28,"name":"iot","display_name":"IoT","slug":"iot"},{"id":13,"name":"local-llm","display_name":"Local LLM","slug":"local-llm"},{"id":17,"name":"mcp","display_name":"MCP","slug":"mcp"},{"id":47,"name":"monitoring","display_name":"Monitoring","slug":"monitoring"},{"id":2,"name":"nlp","display_name":"NLP","slug":"nlp"},{"id":26,"name":"observability","display_name":"Observability","slug":"observability"},{"id":40,"name":"pentesting","display_name":"Pentesting","slug":"pentesting"},{"id":48,"name":"programming-examples","display_name":"Programming examples","slug":"programming-examples"},{"id":42,"name":"proxy","display_name":"Proxy","slug":"proxy"},{"id":14,"name":"rag","display_name":"RAG","slug":"rag"},{"id":56,"name":"resume-building","display_name":"Resume building","slug":"resume-building"},{"id":33,"name":"robotics","display_name":"Robotics","slug":"robotics"},{"id":30,"name":"search","display_name":"Search","slug":"search"},{"id":43,"name":"self-hosted","display_name":"Self-hosted","slug":"self-hosted"},{"id":50,"name":"static-analysis","display_name":"Static analysis","slug":"static-analysis"},{"id":18,"name":"synthetic-data","display_name":"Synthetic data","slug":"synthetic-data"},{"id":19,"name":"text-to-speech","display_name":"Text to speech","slug":"text-to-speech"},{"id":53,"name":"ui-components","display_name":"UI components","slug":"ui-components"},{"id":15,"name":"vector-database","display_name":"Vector database","slug":"vector-database"},{"id":21,"name":"video-editing","display_name":"Video editing","slug":"video-editing"},{"id":25,"name":"web-scraping","display_name":"Web scraping","slug":"web-scraping"},{"id":55,"name":"webassembly","display_name":"WebAssembly","slug":"webassembly"},{"id":23,"name":"workflow-automation","display_name":"Workflow automation","slug":"workflow-automation"}]" returns me the "expected json"