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iDisplay on Windows Pc

Developed By: SHAPE GmbH

License: Free

Rating: 2,2/5 - 3.877 votes

Last Updated: December 27, 2023

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	2.1.0
Size	576 KB
Release Date	January 26, 23
Category	Communication Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (10)]
What's New: Bug fixes and improvements [see more]
Description from Developer: Turn your Android tablet or phone into an additional display for your Mac or Windows computer. Increase your personal productivity by extending your computer screen! Perfect tool f... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download iDisplay and install on Windows PC. iDisplay is free Communication app, developed by SHAPE GmbH. Latest version of iDisplay is 2.1.0, was released on 2023-01-26 (updated on 2023-12-27). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of iDisplay is 2,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 3,877 users, 2,213 users had rated it 5*, 701 users had rated it 1*.

How to install iDisplay on Windows?

Instruction on how to install iDisplay on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install iDisplay on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install iDisplay using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "iDisplay" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install iDisplay on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "iDisplay" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.1.0.

Download iDisplay 2.1.0 on Windows PC – 576 KB

Turn your Android tablet or phone into an additional display for your Mac or Windows computer. Increase your personal productivity by extending your computer screen! Perfect tool for multi-taskers, iDisplay lets you use your Android device as an interactive wireless display to give you more screen real estate.

Why choose iDisplay over a hardware monitor?

- Your Android device can be your secondary display
- Works with both Mac and Windows computers
- iDisplay lets you interact with your additional display: move objects, draw, control playback
- Zoom and Pan your desktop right on your Android
- Easily switch between portrait and landscape screen orientations: simply rotate your device and it will adjust automatically
- Extend Display / Mirror Display Modes
- Works perfectly with any Android screen resolution

For Mixer, Twitch, Hitbox, Youtube streamers:
Use iDisplay to extend your streaming setup. Use iDisplay as a second or even a third monitor and have more space on your main monitor! Example: Move OBS, CoreTemp, Chat and Views on iDisplay.

iDisplay is of a great value in duet with VR glasses:
- Get VR glasses
- Install iDisplay Desktop on your PC
- Install iDisplay on your Android Tablet
- Open the game that support VR on your PC (DCS World, for example). Go to options and select stereo from monitor dropdown. Apply settings.
- Enjoy your setup!

COMPATIBILITY:

Android OS up to 7.1 Nougat

macOS
iDisplay Desktop application needs to be installed on your Mac.
iDisplay Desktop is free and can be downloaded anytime at getidisplay.com
iDisplay is compatible with Macs with Intel CPUs running on Mac OS X 10.9 and later.

Windows
iDisplay Desktop application needs to be installed on your PC.
iDisplay Desktop is free and can be downloaded anytime at getidisplay.com
iDisplay is compatible with Windows XP (32-bit only), Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit) , Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8, Windows 10

On Windows, iDisplay can be used as Additional or Extended monitor, single-window mode is not yet supported.
For Windows Vista and Windows 7 "Aero" theme may be disabled when connected to iDisplay and will be re-enabled upon disconnection).

Follow us on Twitter: @idisplayapp

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
Your computer and Android must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Bug fixes and improvements

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
Allows an application to read from external storage.