apk files from your desktop on to the app window to install it on your phone. The app even let you to to drag and drop. Scrcpy is especially useful for Android app developers who want to test, debug or screencast their software. It’s kinda crazy the opportunities this opens up.įor example, you can use Scrcpy and a full-sized physical keyboard to tap out a ranty/witty Instagram comment or email use your mouse to swipe, sift and sort through Snapchat’s terrible interface record yourself beating a difficult level in a popular game and much more. ‘Scrcpy’ lets you interact with your phone using your computer’s keyboard and mouse (or, if you’ve got one, a touchpad or touchscreen). We’re talking a free-floating window on a Windows, macOS or Linux computer here, and all entirely for free!īut what if you want to do more than just see your phone’s screen on your PC. It lets you mirror an Android device to a PC desktop (in my case a Linux PC). Scrcpy: See Your Phone Screen on a PCĭo more than just see your Android phone’s screen on your PC: interact with it using a keyboard and mouse In this post I tell you more about the app, where you can download it, and how to use it on Ubuntu & Linux Mint. There’s a free, open-source tool designed precisely for the purpose of viewing your phone screen on your laptop or desktop PC. I wanted to mirror my Android phone on my desktop using USB, but I didn’t want to install an app on my phone or subscribe to a service to do it.
