Description
You plug a phone into a monitor and all you get is a blown-up phone screen. Running a few windows side by side like on a computer usually means buying a DeX-capable flagship or giving up. Dextop takes another route: it creates a virtual display inside the phone and lays apps out the way a desktop does, with no PC involved.
From 1.5.0 it ships with its own privileged access runtime that talks to Android system services to control app launching, window placement, touch input and orientation, so you no longer wrestle with ADB commands. Set resolution, density and orientation yourself, save app combinations as workspaces and restore them in one tap, and drive it with an external keyboard and mouse or the phone as a touchpad. It is open source under GPL-3.0 and installs from GitHub or Google Play.
Virtual display:Custom resolution, density and portrait or landscape orientation, plus secure-display and system-decoration controls.
Workspaces:Save where each app sits and restore it later; two, three and four-pane layouts, with JSON import and export.
Two input modes:Cursor or direct touch, with tap, long-press, drag, right-click, two- and three-finger gestures, scrolling and pinch-to-zoom.
Keyboard and mouse:Physical keyboard and mouse support, with input routed between the phone and the external display on supported devices.
Multi-display:Saved monitor placement and a pointer that moves across screens.
Foldable mode:Turn half of a foldable into a keyboard and trackpad, or switch between main and cover displays.
Virtual gamepad:Switch to an on-screen pad with sticks, D-pad and triggers from the Style menu.
Android Auto:Full touch input while parked and simplified phone-side controls while driving.
Performance overlay:Live FPS, refresh rate, memory, battery and estimated power draw.
Compatibility:Best on Samsung DeX with One UI 8 or later, partial on Pixel and OPPO, not supported on Xiaomi HyperOS; the interface comes in five languages.
From 1.5.0 it ships with its own privileged access runtime that talks to Android system services to control app launching, window placement, touch input and orientation, so you no longer wrestle with ADB commands. Set resolution, density and orientation yourself, save app combinations as workspaces and restore them in one tap, and drive it with an external keyboard and mouse or the phone as a touchpad. It is open source under GPL-3.0 and installs from GitHub or Google Play.
Features
Virtual display:Custom resolution, density and portrait or landscape orientation, plus secure-display and system-decoration controls.
Workspaces:Save where each app sits and restore it later; two, three and four-pane layouts, with JSON import and export.
Two input modes:Cursor or direct touch, with tap, long-press, drag, right-click, two- and three-finger gestures, scrolling and pinch-to-zoom.
Keyboard and mouse:Physical keyboard and mouse support, with input routed between the phone and the external display on supported devices.
Multi-display:Saved monitor placement and a pointer that moves across screens.
Foldable mode:Turn half of a foldable into a keyboard and trackpad, or switch between main and cover displays.
Virtual gamepad:Switch to an on-screen pad with sticks, D-pad and triggers from the Style menu.
Android Auto:Full touch input while parked and simplified phone-side controls while driving.
Performance overlay:Live FPS, refresh rate, memory, battery and estimated power draw.
Compatibility:Best on Samsung DeX with One UI 8 or later, partial on Pixel and OPPO, not supported on Xiaomi HyperOS; the interface comes in five languages.
