A plugin for Termux to use the Android GUI from terminal applications.
About this app
With this plugin you can make GUI applications in Termux without using VNC or a X11 server. This plugin uses the native Android GUI components to display everything. That means it seamlessly integrates into the Android experience, but standard applications written for X11 don't work. Also it requires a minimum of knowledge of how the Android GUI works. See the README for a crash course.
Features: * Display content in a task with its own back stack * Display custom dialogs * If you want you can also display on the lockscreen * Create your own homescreen widgets * Use picture-in-picture mode * Get events from the UI and change the content on-the-fly * Draw to a buffer on the screen directly
Using the plugin:
There are also prepackaged programs you can use.
There are currently Python bindings, C bindings and a Bash library, and the protocol used is fully documented. Implementing the protocol only requires the ability to use unix sockets, JSON handling and reading and writing 4 byte big endian integers. The python bindings should provide further clarification in case the protocol didn't specify something. The python bindings also have a tutorial.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Tarek Sander.
What's New in v0.1.6
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Implemented all Protobuf methods
- Added features for the Protobuf protocol:
- - setting an Activity to fullscreen
- - intercepting volume buttons
- - hardware-accelerated rendering with SurfaceViews
- - setting the secure flag for an Activity, disabling screenshots and blanking it out in the app switcher
Version history
Feb 20, 2025 · 3.3 MB · Android API 24–33 · code 7
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Implemented all Protobuf methods
- Added features for the Protobuf protocol:
- - setting an Activity to fullscreen
- - intercepting volume buttons
- - hardware-accelerated rendering with SurfaceViews
- - setting the secure flag for an Activity, disabling screenshots and blanking it out in the app switcher
SHA-256 f9bcb38c65a193da2b307385a55ab86632c4f9c1abd5250a0e1a8bd21145013f
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
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SHA-256 Hash
f9bcb38c65a193da2b307385a55ab86632c4f9c1abd5250a0e1a8bd21145013f
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