Synergy 3 Alpha - Uninstall guide

While Synergy 3 is in Alpha, especially in its earlier versions, it is important to make sure you uninstall the previous version of Synergy (1, 2, or 3) before you install the newer version.

We're working to implement a better update system so that you don't have to follow any instructions. But until then (probably in a later Alpha), you can find all the instructions you need on this page.

On Windows

If you have any version of Synergy 3 Alpha installed

  1. Go to Settings > Apps
  2. Look for Synergy on the list and click Uninstall
  3. Click Yes on the pop-up that appears

If you have Synergy 1 installed

Follow these Synergy 1 uninstallation instructions.

If you have Synergy 2 installed

Follow these Synergy 2 uninstallation instructions.

On macOS

If you have Synergy v3.0.60 or newer installed

  1. Open the Finder, go to Applications folder and drag Synergy to the trash (we’ll weep a little but we understand it might not yet be ready for day-to-day use 😢 )

If you have Synergy v3.0.53 or v3.0.54 installed

  1. Open terminal
  2. Uninstall synergy service using this command: /Applications/Synergy.app/Contents/MacOS/synergy-service --uninstall
  3. Open the Finder, go to Applications folder and drag Synergy to the trash (we’ll weep a little but we understand it might not yet be ready for day-to-day use 😢 )

If you have Synergy v3.0.36 installed

  1. Open terminal
  2. Uninstall synergy service using this command: /Applications/Synergy.app/Contents/pkg/synergy-service --uninstall
  3. Open the Finder, go to Applications folder and drag Synergy to the trash (we’ll weep a little but we understand it might not yet be ready for day-to-day use 😢 )
  4. Before you're able to perform step 3, you might need to stop the service (from Synergy's menu icon), remove from login items (from macOS System Preferences), and reboot the computer

If you have Synergy 1 installed

Follow these Synergy 1 uninstallation instructions.

If you have Synergy 2 installed

Follow these Synergy 2 uninstallation instructions.

On Linux

If you have Synergy v3.0.53 or newer installed

You can remove synergy using your preferred package manager.

If using APT (default on Ubuntu)

  1. Open the terminal an type:
    • sudo apt remove synergy

If using DNF (default on Fedora 22+)

  1. Open the terminal an type:
    • sudo dnf remove synergy

If using other package managers

Please remove according to the instructions of your package manager.

If you have Synergy v3.0.36 installed

  1. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
    • systemctl --user stop synergy3.service && systemctl --user disable synergy3.service
    • systemctl --user daemon-reload
    • rm ~/.config/systemd/user/synergy3.service
    • sudo apt remove synergy

If you have Synergy 1 installed

Follow these Synergy 1 uninstallation instructions.

If you have Synergy 2 installed

Follow these Synergy 2 uninstallation instructions.