scrcpy 5.0 Ships With Hardware-Accelerated Decoding, Windows on ARM64
scrcpy 5.0 adds default GPU video decoding, official Snapdragon laptop binaries, full audio stream capture and UHID keyboard fixes.
scrcpy 5.0 has been released on GitHub by developer Romain Vimont, bringing native hardware-accelerated video decoding on the host machine as the default, with automatic fallback to software decoding when the hardware path is unavailable.
The shift moves decoding work from the CPU to the GPU, cutting desktop CPU usage by up to 10x during screen mirroring, according to Android Authority. Version 5.0 also adds official native Windows on ARM64 binaries built for Snapdragon-powered laptops.
Audio handling in playback capture mode now allows capture of all audio streams, and video buffering has been improved. The release also fixes keypress dropping bugs seen under UHID on certain keyboard layouts.
What changed for older setups
Before version 5.0, scrcpy processed incoming video frames streamed from Android through software decoding on the computer's CPU. Earlier, the scrcpy v4.0 release introduced major flex display handling.
Quick answers
When was scrcpy 5.0 released?
scrcpy 5.0 was released on October 6, 2026, published on GitHub by developer Romain Vimont.
Does scrcpy 5.0 support Windows on ARM64?
Yes. The release adds official native Windows on ARM64 binaries optimized for Snapdragon-powered laptops.
How much does scrcpy 5.0 cut CPU usage?
The update brings desktop CPU usage reductions of up to 10x during screen mirroring by shifting decoding from the CPU to the GPU.