On a real desk, it looks like this
A Mac and a Windows PC side by side. Rest the pointer on the Mac's edge, the edge lights up, and the pointer carries on onto the PC, with your keyboard.
Set up in two minutes
- Install Scootch on each computer.
- On the one whose keyboard you'll use, click Add a computer. It shows a six-digit code.
- Type the code on the other computer, then click Allow.
No account to make. Every computer you add works the same way.
Copy here, paste there
Copy on one computer and paste on another, the way you would on one. Text, pictures and formatting come across.
Passwords copied from a password manager stay where they are.
Carry files across
Pick up a file, take it over the edge and let go on the other computer. It's saved in Downloads/Scootch, and the original stays where it was.
It works in every direction, and on through to a third computer.
Set them out like your desk
Side by side, one above another, or in a row with one beyond the next. Drag each computer in Scootch to where it really sits, and the pointer goes the way you'd expect.
Shortcuts that speak both
Use a Mac keyboard with a PC, or a PC keyboard with a Mac, and the shortcuts you know do what you expect. Terminals keep their Ctrl+C.
And the rest
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Stays put while you play
Full-screen games and slideshows keep the pointer, and one shortcut keeps it on any screen.
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Media keys follow the music
Play, pause and volume go to the computer that's playing, wherever the pointer is.
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Quicker, if you like
Bump the edge twice, hold a key, or jump straight to a computer with a shortcut.
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Never lose the pointer
Rings show where it lands, with a soft chime if you'd like one.
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Go anywhere from the menu
Pick any of your computers from the Scootch menu, or bring the pointer home.
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Your own names
Call "nick-Inspiron-7559" "Laptop", and that's what Scootch shows.
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Keeps itself up to date
Updates download in the background and install when you say.
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Says which one to update
If two computers have different versions, both tell you which to update.
Nothing leaves your home
- No account and no cloud. Your computers talk to each other over your own network. What you type never goes through a server.
- Encrypted. Everything you type is encrypted, and only computers you've paired can connect.
- Only on your own Wi-Fi. At a café or a hotel, Scootch pauses itself, and nobody there can see it.
- Updates and feedback only. Scootch asks getscootch.com for updates, and we count those questions, never who asked. Anything else it sends us is feedback you've written, when you press Send. Privacy
Questions
Do I need a particular mouse or keyboard?
No. Any keyboard and mouse, any brand, wired or wireless, USB or Bluetooth. Scootch works with whatever your computer already uses, so there's no special mouse to buy and no other software to install.
Which computers does it run on?
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), macOS 11 or later on Apple silicon or Intel, and 64-bit Linux as new as Ubuntu 24.04, with X11 or Wayland.
Does it work with more than one screen?
Yes. Scootch takes all of a computer's screens together, and their outside edges lead on to your other computers. With two monitors side by side on your Mac, the left edge of the left one can lead to one computer and the right edge of the right one to another.
Can I share the mouse but keep the keyboard?
Not yet: the keyboard goes wherever the pointer goes. Choosing what comes across is on the list.
Does it work over the internet?
No. Your computers need to be on the same home network, which is also what keeps it quick.
Do I install it on every computer?
Yes, on each one, with the same version on all of them. After that, Scootch keeps them up to date.
Why does my Mac ask me to allow it?
We're applying to Apple to have Scootch notarised, which is how Apple checks apps from outside the App Store. Until then, macOS asks you to allow it once, in System Settings, under Privacy & Security. The download page shows you how.
What does it cost?
Try it free for 3 days on two computers. Then you buy it once for all the computers on your desk, Windows, Mac and Linux alike: £24, €29 or $29, tax included. There's no subscription, updates are included for as long as Scootch is made, and you have 30 days to change your mind.
Used the beta? Your 3 days start the first time you open Scootch 1.0. Or buy a key now.
Try it free for 3 days
Windows, Mac and Linux. Put it on two computers and see.
Then a key is £24 (€29 or $29), paid once, for all the computers on your desk.