<s>
scrcpy	B-Protocol
,	O
pronounced	O
"	O
screen	O
copy	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
screen	O
mirroring	O
application	O
that	O
allows	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
from	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Linux	B-Application
desktop	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
currently	O
developed	O
by	O
Genymobile	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
developed	O
Genymotion	O
,	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
emulator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communication	O
between	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
and	O
the	O
computer	O
is	O
primarily	O
performed	O
via	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
connection	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
Debug	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
(	O
ADB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
functions	O
by	O
executing	O
a	O
server	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
,	O
then	O
communicating	O
with	O
the	O
server	O
via	O
a	O
socket	O
over	O
an	O
ADB	O
tunnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
rooting	B-Application
or	O
the	O
installation	O
or	O
running	O
of	O
an	O
app	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
content	O
is	O
streamed	O
as	O
H.264	B-Application
video	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
software	O
then	O
decodes	O
and	O
displays	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
pushes	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
input	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
over	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Setup	O
involves	O
enabling	O
USB	B-Protocol
debugging	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
,	O
connecting	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
running	O
the	O
scrcpy	B-Protocol
application	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
configuration	O
options	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
the	O
stream	O
bit	O
rate	O
or	O
enabling	O
screen	B-Protocol
recording	I-Protocol
,	O
may	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
command	B-Application
line	I-Application
arguments	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
scrcpy	B-Protocol
in	O
its	O
version	O
1.9	O
release	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
screen	O
off	O
while	O
mirroring	O
and	O
to	O
copy	O
clipboard	O
content	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Hoffman	O
of	O
How-To	O
Geek	O
compared	O
scrcpy	B-Protocol
to	O
AirMirror	O
and	O
Vysor	O
,	O
two	O
other	O
applications	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoffman	O
also	O
pointed	O
to	O
Miracast	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
widely	O
supported	O
among	O
new	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
remotely	O
controlling	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commit	B-Application
to	O
the	O
GitHub	O
repository	O
is	O
on	O
12	O
December	O
2017	O
by	O
Romain	O
Vimont	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
scrcpy	B-Protocol
v1.0	O
was	O
released	O
3	O
months	O
later	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
basic	O
screen	O
mirroring	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
packaged	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Executable	O
and	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
took	O
packaging	O
forward	O
and	O
made	O
scrcpy	B-Protocol
available	O
for	O
numerous	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
v2.0	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
also	O
added	O
audio	O
support	O
,	O
enabling	O
real-time	O
audio	O
forwarding	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
11	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
command	B-Application
line	I-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
scrcpy	B-Protocol
was	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
by	O
open	O
source	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
