Synergy-Binaries/readme.md

# Synergy Binaries

## About

[Synergy](https://github.com/symless/synergy-core) is a keyboard and mouse sharing tool for devices connected over a network. Up until version 1.8.8, binaries were freely available to download from the official project website. Since then, Synergy maintainers have decided to publish binaries behind a pay wall. However, Synergy is an open source project, and therefore anyone can build the application on their system.

This repository provides some convenience tools and documentation for building Synergy. Alternatively, one can also download the pre-compiled binaries, see below.

## Download

The following binaries available in the [Releases](https://github.com/DEAKSoftware/Synergy-Binaries/releases) section:

* Linux `AppImage`, `deb` packages
* Windows `MSI` installer, or standalone `ZIP` package
* macOS `dmg` packages

If you can't locate a binary package for your particular distribution, try building the project yourself.

## Building

The information presented here is based on the [official wiki pages](https://github.com/symless/synergy-core/wiki). Anyone attempting to build Synergy should consult the official wiki pages first, then read build instructions specific for your platform.

1. Official Documentation
	* [Compiling](https://github.com/symless/synergy-core/wiki/Compiling), and [Compiling Synergy Core](https://github.com/symless/synergy-core/wiki/Compiling-Synergy-Core)
	* [Building the Windows MSI Package](https://github.com/symless/synergy-core/wiki/Building-the-Windows-MSI-Package)

2. Getting Started
	* [Cloning the Repository](./Documentation/Cloning.md)

3. Building the Binaries
	* [Building on Linux Mint / Ubuntu](./Documentation/BuildLinux.md)
	* [Building on macOS](./Documentation/BuildMacOS.md)
	* [Building on Windows](./Documentation/BuildWindows.md)

## Disclaimers and Legal

DEAK Software is not the maintainer of Synergy, nor is affiliated with Symless in anyway way. Bugs or issues related to the application should be reported directly on the [official Synergy GitHub page](https://github.com/symless/synergy-core).

This project is released under the [MIT License](./license.md).