🔌 metausb

Plug in here. Use it there.

metausb is virtual USB. Share a device from one machine and use it from another over the network, as if it were connected locally.

Get in touch
🖨️USB devicePlugged into a machine in the server room, at the back of the office or across town
💻Your computerSees the device as if it were plugged in right next to you

How it works

No extending cables, no moving hardware around.

1

Share the device

Connect the USB device to any machine on your network and mark it as shared.

2

Connect from anywhere

On another computer, pick the shared device from a list and connect to it.

3

Use it normally

Your applications and drivers treat it as a locally attached USB device.

What people use virtual USB for

Anything that needs a physical USB connection but doesn't have to stay next to the computer using it.

Licence dongles

Keep the hardware key in one safe place and let software on other machines reach it.

Printers and scanners

Use USB-only devices from any desk without buying a print server.

Test devices

Attach phones, boards and prototypes to a lab machine and work with them remotely.

Storage and media

Reach drives, card readers and capture devices that are plugged in elsewhere.

Virtual machines

Pass a real device through to a VM or remote desktop that has no direct USB access.

Remote working

Use the hardware in your office from home without carrying it with you.

Questions?

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