This application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB (or over TCP/IP). It does not require any root access. It works on GNU/Linux, Windows and MacOS.
Requirements
The Android part requires at least API 21 (Android 5.0).
Make sure you enabled adb debugging on your device(s).
Get the app
Linux
On Linux, you typically need to build the app manually. Don't worry, it's not that hard.
For Arch Linux, two AUR packages have been created by users:
For Gentoo, an Ebuild is available: scrcpy/.
Windows
For Windows, for simplicity, prebuilt archives with all the dependencies
(including adb) are available:
scrcpy-win32-v1.4.zip
(SHA-256: 1f72fa520980727e8943b7214b64c66b00b9b5267f7cffefb64fa37c3ca803cf)scrcpy-win64-v1.4.zip
(SHA-256: 382f02bd8ed3db2cc7ab15aabdb83674744993b936d602b01e6959a150584a79)
You can also build the app manually.
Mac OS
The application is available in Homebrew. Just install it:
You need adb, accessible from your PATH. If you don't have it yet:
brew cask install android-platform-tools
You can also build the app manually.
Run
Plug an Android device, and execute:
It accepts command-line arguments, listed by:
For example, to decrease video bitrate to 2Mbps (default is 8Mbps):
To limit the video dimensions (e.g. if the device is 2540×1440, but the host screen is smaller, or cannot decode such a high definition):
The device screen may be cropped to mirror only part of the screen:
scrcpy -c 1224:1440:0:0 # 1224x1440 at offset (0,0)If several devices are listed in adb devices, you must specify the serial:
scrcpy -s 0123456789abcdef
To show physical touches while scrcpy is running:
The app may be started directly in fullscreen:
scrcpy -f
Shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| switch fullscreen mode | Ctrl+f |
| resize window to 1:1 (pixel-perfect) | Ctrl+g |
| resize window to remove black borders | Ctrl+x | Double-click¹ |
click on HOME |
Ctrl+h | Middle-click |
click on BACK |
Ctrl+b | Right-click² |
click on APP_SWITCH |
Ctrl+s |
click on MENU |
Ctrl+m |
click on VOLUME_UP |
Ctrl+↑ (up) |
click on VOLUME_DOWN |
Ctrl+↓ (down) |
click on POWER |
Ctrl+p |
| turn screen on | Right-click² |
| paste computer clipboard to device | Ctrl+v |
| enable/disable FPS counter (on stdout) | Ctrl+i |
| install APK from computer | drag & drop APK file |
push file to /sdcard/ |
drag & drop non-APK file |
¹Double-click on black borders to remove them.
²Right-click turns the screen on if it was off, presses BACK otherwise.
Why scrcpy?
A colleague challenged me to find a name as unpronounceable as gnirehtet.
strcpy copies a string; scrcpy copies a screen.
How to build?
See BUILD.
Common issues
See the FAQ.
Developers
Read the developers page.
Licence
Copyright (C) 2018 Genymobile
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.