scrcpy
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Original author(s) | Romain Vimont |
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Initial release | March 8, 2018 |
Stable release | v2.4
/ March 3, 2024 |
Apache License 2.0 |
scrcpy (short for "screen copy") is a
The application primarily uses the
Setup involves enabling USB debugging on the Android device, connecting the device to the computer, and running the scrcpy application on the computer.
Chris Hoffman of How-To Geek compared scrcpy to AirMirror and Vysor, two other applications with a similar function. Hoffman also pointed to Miracast as an alternative, while noting that it is no longer widely supported among new Android devices, and that it does not support remotely controlling the device.[2]
History
The first
Version v2.0, released on 12 March 2023, also added audio support, enabling real-time audio forwarding on Android 11 and above.[10]
On v2.1, unveiled on June 22, 2023, significant enhancements have been made to the audio capabilities. Users can now select their device's microphone as the audio input, adjust the audio output buffer size, and benefit from a range of other updates. These updates include support for OpenGL 3.0+ on macOS, dynamic device folding, and the option to terminate adb upon closing.[11]
Features
The official documentation[4] of scrcpy gives the features and ideology to which it was built
- lightness (native, displays only the device screen)
- performance (30~60fps)
- quality (1920×1080 or above)
- low latency (35~70ms)
- low startup time (~1 second to display the first image)
- non-intrusiveness (nothing is left installed on the device)
- user benefits no account, no ads, no internet required
- freedom free and open source software
Graphical User Interface
The command line interface of scrcpy was ported to a graphical user interface by open source developers.
# | Alias | Initial commit | URL |
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1 | QtScrcpy[12][13] | October 9, 2018 | https://github.com/barry-ran/QtScrcpy |
2 | guiscrcpy[14][15][16] | June 13, 2019 | https://github.com/srevinsaju/guiscrcpy |
3 | scrcpy-gui | August 26, 2019 | https://github.com/Tomotoes/scrcpy-gui/ |
Further reading
- "Unaussprechlich praktisch". c't (in German). Vol. 2020, no. 1. 20 December 2019. p. 90. ISSN 0724-8679. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- Langner, Christoph. "Remote Control » Linux Magazine". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
References
- 9to5Google. Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Hoffman, Chris (19 July 2019). "How to Mirror and Control Your Android Phone on Any Windows PC". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b Fedewa, Joe (12 March 2018). "Control your Android Smartphone from your PC for free with scrcpy". xda-developers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Genymobile/scrcpy". Github. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Open Source Project - Scrcpy now works wirelessly". Genymotion – Android Emulator for app testing. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Torres, JC (13 June 2019). "scrcpy can now mirror Android screens on desktops with the display off". SlashGear. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Initial commit · Genymobile/scrcpy@54d9148". GitHub. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Release scrcpy v1.0 · Genymobile/scrcpy". GitHub. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Search Results for scrcpy". pkgs.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Rudra, Sourav (13 March 2023). "Open-Source Android Mirroring App Scrcpy 2.0 Adds Audio Support". It's FOSS. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Vonau, Manuel (22 June 2023). "Scrcpy 2.1 has arrived with audio-only mirroring and more".
- ^ "QtScrcpy-Control Android phone with computer, multi-touch support, Peace Elite game, Chinese interface[Win/macOS/Linux] » FUCHSIANDROID". FUCHSIANDROID. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Barry (4 May 2020), barry-ran/QtScrcpy, retrieved 4 May 2020
- ^ Logix. "Helper GUI For scrcpy, The Android Desktop Display And Remote Control Tool". Linux Uprising Blog. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Saju, Srevin (4 May 2020), srevinsaju/guiscrcpy, retrieved 4 May 2020
- ^ comment, 25 Sep 2019 Seth KenlonFeed 71up 1. "Mirror your Android screen on your computer with Guiscrcpy". Opensource.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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