SCRCPY is one of the best free tools available for mirroring your Android device on a Windows PC. Most people use it because it allows both viewing and full control of their device using their computer’s keyboard and mouse. But what if you only want to view your phone’s screen without controlling it? Well, that is also an option because SCRCPY has pretty much any option you can think of, so here's how to enable it.

Takeaways:

  1. Can you use SCRCPY without mouse and keyboard control?
  2. Configuring SCRCPY on Windows 11 to work without mouse and keyboard control.

What is SCRCPY?

SCRCPY is a free, open-source application that lets you display and interact with your Android device on your computer. It’s lightweight, requires no root access, and works over both USB and wireless connections.

For this guide, we’ll focus on view-only mirroring: no input control.

Preparing Your Phone for SCRCPY

Before using SCRCPY, you need to enable Developer Options and USB Debugging on your Android device.

  • Open Settings on your phone.
  • Scroll down and tap About Phone.
  • Locate Build Number and tap it seven times until you see the message: “You are now a developer!”

How to Use SCRCPY Without Keyboard and Mouse Control

  • Go back to Settings, open Developer Options, and toggle USB Debugging on.
  • Accept any confirmation prompts.

How to Use SCRCPY Without Keyboard and Mouse Control

Your phone is now ready to connect with SCRCPY.

Downloading and Setting Up SCRCPY

  • Go to the official SCRCPY GitHub page
  • Download the latest release for Windows.
  • Extract the ZIP file to a folder of your choice.
  • Connect your phone to your PC with a data-capable USB cable (not charge-only).

Run SCRCPY in View-Only Mode

  • Open the folder where you extracted SCRCPY.
  • Hold Shift + Right Click inside the folder and choose Open PowerShell/Command Window here.
  • Enter the following command:

scrcpy --no-control

  • Confirm the USB Debugging prompt on your phone (if asked).

If you want to create a shortcut for SCRCPY that will always open without any keyboard and mouse control, check out this guide: How to create SCRCPY Batch file shortcuts to run multiple commands.

Troubleshooting Common SCTCPY Issues

Depending on your device, there are quite a few issues you might come across while using SCRCPY. To date I'm pretty sure we have covered every single one of them now, and you can find all of them in the links below. The first two are the most common isuses and the final link will take you to all our SCRCPY guides, most of which go through all the cool features you probably aren't even aware of.

SCRCPY doesn’t start?
Device not detected?
All SCRCPY Guides