# scrcpy This application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB. It does not require any _root_ access. It works on _GNU/Linux_, _Windows_ and _Mac OS_. ![screenshot](assets/screenshot-debian-600.jpg) ## Requirements The Android part requires at least API 21 (Android 5.0). You need [adb] (recent enough so that `adb reverse` is implemented, it works with 1.0.36). It is available in the [Android SDK platform tools][platform-tools], on packaged in your distribution (`android-adb-tools`). On Windows, just download the [platform-tools][platform-tools-windows] and extract the following files to a directory accessible from your `PATH`: - `adb.exe` - `AdbWinApi.dll` - `AdbWinUsbApi.dll` Make sure you [enabled adb debugging][enable-adb] on your device(s). [adb]: https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html [enable-adb]: https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html#Enabling [platform-tools]: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html [platform-tools-windows]: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip The client requires _FFmpeg_ and _LibSDL2_. ## Build and install ### System-specific steps #### Linux Install the required packages from your package manager (here, for Debian): # runtime dependencies sudo apt install ffmpeg libsdl2-2.0.0 # build dependencies sudo apt install make gcc openjdk-8-jdk pkg-config meson zip \ libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libavutil-dev \ libsdl2-dev #### Windows For Windows, for simplicity, a prebuilt archive with all the dependencies (including `adb`) is available: - [`scrcpy-windows-with-deps-v1.0.zip`][direct-windows-with-deps]. _(SHA-256: bc4bf32600e8548cdce490f94bed5dcba0006cdd38aff95748972e5d9877dd62)_ [direct-windows-with-deps]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/download/v1.0/scrcpy-windows-with-deps-v1.0.zip _(It's just a portable version including _dll_ copied from MSYS2.)_ Instead, you may want to build it manually. You need [MSYS2] to build the project. From an MSYS2 terminal, install the required packages: [MSYS2]: http://www.msys2.org/ # runtime dependencies pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2 \ mingw-w64-x86_64-ffmpeg # build dependencies pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-make \ mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc \ mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config \ mingw-w64-x86_64-meson \ zip Java (>= 7) is not available in MSYS2, so if you plan to build the server, install it manually and make it available from the `PATH`: export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH" #### Mac OS Use [Homebrew] to install the packages: [Homebrew]: https://brew.sh/ # runtime dependencies brew install sdl2 ffmpeg # build dependencies brew install gcc pkg-config meson zip Java (>= 7) is not available in Homebrew, so if you plan to build the server, install it manually and make it available from the `PATH`: export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH" ### Common steps Install the [Android SDK] (_Android Studio_), and set `ANDROID_HOME` to its directory. For example: [Android SDK]: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html export ANDROID_HOME=~/android/sdk Then, build `scrcpy`: meson x --buildtype release --strip -Db_lto=true cd x ninja You can test it from here: ninja run Or you can install it on the system: sudo ninja install # without sudo on Windows This installs two files: - `/usr/local/bin/scrcpy` - `/usr/local/share/scrcpy/scrcpy-server.jar` Just remove them to "uninstall" the application. #### Prebuilt server Since the server binary, that will be pushed to the Android device, does not depend on your system and architecture, you may want to use the prebuilt binary instead: - [`scrcpy-server-v1.0.jar`][direct-scrcpy-server]. _(SHA-256: b573b06a6072476b85b6308e3ad189f2665ad5be4f8ca3a6b9ec81d64df20558)_ [direct-scrcpy-server]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/download/v1.0/scrcpy-server-v1.0.jar In that case, the build does not require Java or the Android SDK. Download the prebuilt server somewhere, and specify its path during the Meson configuration: meson x --buildtype release --strip -Db_lto=true \ -Dprebuilt_server=/path/to/scrcpy-server.jar cd x ninja sudo ninja install ## Run _At runtime, `adb` must be accessible from your `PATH`._ If everything is ok, just plug an Android device, and execute: scrcpy It accepts command-line arguments, listed by: scrcpy --help For example, to decrease video bitrate to 2Mbps (default is 8Mbps): scrcpy -b 2M 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): scrcpy -m 1024 If several devices are listed in `adb devices`, you must specify the _serial_: scrcpy -s 0123456789abcdef ## 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` | | click on `HOME` | `Ctrl`+`h` | | click on `BACK` | `Ctrl`+`b` | | click on `APP_SWITCH` | `Ctrl`+`m` | | click on `VOLUME_UP` | `Ctrl`+`+` | | click on `VOLUME_DOWN` | `Ctrl`+`-` | | click on `POWER` | `Ctrl`+`p` | | turn screen on | _Right-click_ | | paste computer clipboard to device | `Ctrl`+`v` | | enable/disable FPS counter (on stdout) | `Ctrl`+`i` | ## Why _scrcpy_? A colleague challenged me to find a name as unpronounceable as [gnirehtet]. [`strcpy`] copies a **str**ing; `scrcpy` copies a **scr**een. [gnirehtet]: https://github.com/Genymobile/gnirehtet [`strcpy`]: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/strcpy.3.html ## Developers Read the [developers page]. [developers page]: DEVELOP.md ## 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. ## Article - [Introducing scrcpy](https://blog.rom1v.com/2018/03/introducing-scrcpy/)