# iOS/iPadOS Screen Mirroring to Windows (AirPlay via WSL)

This project sets up UxPlay (open-source AirPlay receiver) inside WSL2 and launches it as a window using WSLg.
Your iPhone/iPad can mirror to that window.

## Requirements
- Windows 11 with WSL.
- iPhone/iPad and PC on the same Wi-Fi.

## One-time setup
1. Open PowerShell in this folder and run:
   scripts\setup-wsl-airplay.ps1
2. If the script asks you to restart WSL, run:
   wsl --shutdown
   Then rerun the setup script.

## Start mirroring
scripts\start-airplay.ps1

On the iPhone/iPad: Control Center -> Screen Mirroring -> select the server name.

## Tips
- If the device does not see the receiver, verify WSL mirrored networking was enabled and allow UDP 5353 in Windows Firewall.

- If it appears but fails to connect, open UDP/TCP 35000-35002 in Windows Firewall (this is the default port range).

- Default is low latency with hardware decoding.

- If audio crackles or drifts, try:
   scripts\start-airplay.ps1 -UseVsync
   scripts\start-airplay.ps1 -UseVsync -SoftwareDecode

## Opening the ports locally

Run in an elevated PowerShell:

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WSL AirPlay TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 35000-35002
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WSL AirPlay UDP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 35000-35002
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WSL AirPlay mDNS" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 5353

## What gets installed in WSL
- UxPlay
- Avahi (mDNS/DNS-SD)
- GStreamer plugins for audio/video