# Genymobile/scrcpy

Display and control your Android device

Repository: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/scrcpy
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, c, sdl2, libav, ffmpeg, screen, mirroring, recording
Last push: 2026-08-17T10:27:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3207, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 52, "gap_med": 64.5, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 148333, forks 13644 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:24.375185+00:00)

## What it is
scrcpy is a lightweight open-source application that mirrors and controls Android devices (video and audio) over USB or TCP/IP from a computer, without root or any app installed on the device. It offers low-latency display, keyboard/mouse/gamepad input, recording, camera mirroring, and copy-paste support.

## Use cases
- mirror my android phone screen on my pc
- control android device with keyboard and mouse
- record android screen from computer
- use phone apps on desktop without emulator
- wirelessly display android screen over wifi
- use android phone as webcam on linux
- test android app on real device from desktop

## When to choose
- you need low-latency, high-quality Android screen mirroring without installing anything on the device
- you want to control an Android device from your computer's keyboard and mouse
- you need to record Android screen or mirror the camera without root access

## When to avoid
- you need to mirror iOS or other non-Android devices
- you want a graphical setup wizard with no command-line options
- your device runs Android below 5.0 or lacks USB debugging capability

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, gui
- domain: android-tools, cross-platform, developer-tools, media
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: screen-mirroring, android, adb, screen-recording, sdl2, ffmpeg, usb, remote-control, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Genymobile/scrcpy (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:24.375185+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:11:00.374743+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:24.375185+00:00, sha e937f238bf82)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.