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

Open PowerShell in this folder and run: scripts\setup-wsl-airplay.ps1
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