Open-source licenses

Deskbridge stands on the shoulders of excellent open-source software. Thank you to everyone who builds and maintains it. These components are distributed with Deskbridge under their own licenses, and nothing in Deskbridge’s terms restricts your rights under them.

ComponentWhat it doesLicense
scrcpyDisplays and controls the phone’s screen; creates the display DeX runs onApache License 2.0
adb (Android Debug Bridge, part of the Android Open Source Project)Talks to your phone over USB and Wi-FiApache License 2.0
SDLWindow, input and audio output (bundled with scrcpy)zlib License
FFmpegVideo and audio decoding (bundled with scrcpy)GNU LGPL 2.1 or later
libusbUSB access (bundled with scrcpy)GNU LGPL 2.1 or later
dav1dAV1 video decoding (bundled with scrcpy)BSD 2-Clause
SparkleAutomatic app updatesMIT License

scrcpy

Copyright (C) 2018 Genymobile
Copyright (C) 2018-2026 Romain Vimont

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.

Deskbridge uses the official scrcpy release builds without modification. Source: github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy.

adb and the Android Open Source Project

Copyright (C) The Android Open Source Project

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.

FFmpeg and libusb (LGPL)

FFmpeg and libusb are licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later. They are linked into the official, unmodified scrcpy program that ships inside Deskbridge (as a separate executable). Because scrcpy is fully open source, you can rebuild it with your own modified versions of these libraries using scrcpy’s public build scripts, which also pin the exact versions used: github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/tree/master/app/deps. Their complete source code is available from ffmpeg.org and github.com/libusb/libusb. To request a copy of the source code for the versions we distribute, email support@elcodev.com.

SDL

Copyright (C) 1997-2026 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
arising from the use of this software.

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
freely, subject to the following restrictions:

1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
   claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
   in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
   appreciated but is not required.
2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
   misrepresented as being the original software.
3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.

dav1d

Copyright © 2018-2025, VideoLAN and dav1d authors
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Sparkle

Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Andy Matuschak.
Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Elgato Systems GmbH.
Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Kornel Lesiński.
Copyright (c) 2015-2017 Mayur Pawashe.
Copyright (c) 2014 C.W. Betts.
Copyright (c) 2014 Petroules Corporation.
Copyright (c) 2014 Big Nerd Ranch.
All rights reserved.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.