ADB

Though mostly used via USB, ADB can also be accessed per WiFi connections. In both cases, we can speak of "remote administration of the Android device". Abstract from the linked Wikipedia page:

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a toolkit included in the Android SDK package. It consists of both client and server-side programs that communicate with one another. The ADB is typically accessed through the command-line interface, although numerous graphical user interfaces exist to control ADB.

If you don't want to install the entire SDK just to use ADB, please make sure to check my article Is there a minimal installation of ADB? at Stack Exchange – and find the corresponding Linux/Mac/Windows binaries here at IzzyOnDroid in the download section.

ADB Wireless

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WiFi ADB Debug (5@26) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-27 root required;
Telnet Server & Network adb (4.8@241) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ telnet server without root permission
WiFi ADB - Debug Over Air (4.7@8,779) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-28 root required
Wirebug (4.3@12) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-11-16
Wireless ADB: ADB over TCP/IP (4.2@1,092) Ǥ 6 7
ADB over Ethernet (4.2@178) Ǥ 5 1 LastUpdate: 2020-03-02
adbWireless (4.2@6) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-03-12 Github
ADB Konnect (wireless ADB) (4.1@405) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-04
[root] ADB over Wifi Switcher (4.1@8) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-06-12
ADB Wireless (no root) (3.6@1,661) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-09-12
WADB - Wireless ADB enabler (2.8@270) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-06-26 Github
ADB over WiFi (0@0) $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-11-11 Codeberg; toggle between USB/WiFi; needs root
WADBS (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wireless Debugging Switch Widget

ADB Tools

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Adb Clipboard (5@2) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-11 Github
Telnet Server & Network adb (4.8@241) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ telnet server without root permission
Remote ADB Shell (4.2@988) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-06-29 connect to one Android device from another Android device
ADB⚡OTG - Android Debug Bridge (4@1,523) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-09-01 Github; run ADB commands without a computer (device 2 device)
ADB Change Language (4@315) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-30
Awake for Debug (4@52) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-12-01
Bugjaeger Mobile ADB - USB OTG (3.9@5,599) Ǥ 12 7
Adb Backup Helper (1.5@10) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-08
ADBKeyBoard (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-06-16 Github; keyboard input via ADB
Stay-Awake on ADB (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; keep the screen alive if your ADB session is alive
ADB Tool Kits Installer (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-12 Github; install ADB to your Android device
aShell You (0@0) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; extended fork of aShell
aShell - an ADB shell (0@0; ~EUR 1.00) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; adb shell directly from your device!
ADBio (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-04-01 Github; toggle ADB with a single tap on the widget (needs root)

ADB Programs for your computer

GUIs for multiple actions:
- adbGUI (Windows only)
- ADB-GUI (Java)
- adbmanager (Linux GUI)
- adbwebkit: PHP based device management
- Android-Toolbox (only Windows builds)
- android-simple-adb
- AndroidTools: MacOs GUI with file explorer, app installer, logcat viewer and more
- Easy_ADB_fastboot
- GrapeBowl
- MobyDroid (cross-platform)
- QtADB (cross-platform)
- ya-webadb
Screenshots & Screen Recordings:
- adb-screenrecord-script (*nix: capture android screen using screenrecord utility by chunks and streaming them via python SimpleHTTPServer)
- android-screen-record (Bash)
- gifcap: record GIFs via Bash
- RoboGif: Screen-Recording in GIF format
- ScreenMirror: just mirrors your Android screen to your desktop
File manager & File system:
- aafm (Python based ADB file manager)
- adbclone: copy files between Android device and PC
- ADBFileExplorer
- AdbFileManager
- adbfs (FUSE mount your Android device on Linux)
- adbfs-rootless (FUSE mount your Android device on Linux)
- Axchange (file transfer GUI, alternative to MTP on Apple devices)
Remote control:
- AdbKeyMonkey: use your PC keyboard as input
- Adb-Remote-Screen: remotely control your Android device (supports touch & swipe)
- adb mousepad: translates mouse events (in local web browser) to pointer events (on remote Android device)
- android_touch: send touch data as JSON via HTTP to simulate touch input
- AndroidScreencast: remote control incl. screen, tap, swipe (Java+ADB)
- Auto-CPY (scrcpy GUI)
- CgiAdbRemote (Mini webserver for controlling UNROOTED Android devices via a web browser)
- CXTouch (full control)
- DivvyDroid (full control; Linux AppImage available)
- ethernally: scrcpy companion
- InputShare: share keyboard and mouse with Android (Windows only)
- guiscrcpy: GUI for scrcpy
- QtScrcpy: scrcpy fork
- scrcpy: display and control Android devices
- scrcpy_light_launcher: Launcher für scrcpy
- sevensquare: control Android device via ADB (touch and swipe)
- Wrench: Remote control your Droid
Logcat & Co:
- andlogview
- androidprocmon: graphical process/system monitor
- big-eye (user-friendly Android ADB dumpsys information)
- ColoredLogcat (Python)
- LogCatch
- lognote (Linux, Mac, Windows)
- rogcat: multi-function wrapper to logcat & more
- waal (colored logcat in Perl)
Backup & Co:
- adb-backup: Backup Helper
- adbsync: sync with your Linux machine using rsync and adbfs
- deployidroid: Backup, Restore, Install, Update (root needed)
- fastboot-assistant
- SimpleADBBackup (GUI to adb backup/adb restore for Linux and Windows)
- rebuild-adb-backup (repairs some defect ADB backup files)
- tetherback: Create backups of an Android device over USB (requires adb and TWRP recovery)
File transfer:
- adb-db-pull (*nix: find and pull SQLite databases from your device)
- adb-sync: sync files between Android and PC
Command line:
- adb-peco (command-line: deal with multiple devices connected)
- adbtool (Python): can also work with multiple devices in one run
- android-completion (Bash completion for "adb")
- fb-adb: A better shell for Android devices
- mobile-toolkit
Miscellaneous:
- ADB Message Notification Center (currently Windows only)
- adb_android: ADB for Python
- adb-block: interactively block apps, even w/o root (Bash + dialog + ADB)
- ADB-call-simulator (*nix: VoIP calls)
- adb-toolkit
- adb-uninstall: interactive app uninstaller
- ADB Helper: Firefox addon; XPI available here
- AdbPaste (send text input via ADB)
- ADB Proxy: connet devices via network to ADB
- adbusbini: adb_usb.ini containing every known Android vendor ID
- adeb: debian-based shell environment
- Adebar (Shell: Android DEvice Backup And Report; Vorstellung 11/2014; Wiki)
- alfred-android-adb: simple GUI for simple commands
- AMDH: Android Mobile Device Hardening
- Amonitor: Screen Monitor
- Android-ADB-CpuFreq (Shell: Control CPU remotely)
- Android-App-Uninstaller (Python)
- android-bloatware-remover
- Android-debloater
- androidprocmon: graphical process monitor
- android_sideloader: GUI to install apps (Linux, Mac, Win)
- apbf: Pattern-unlock via TWRP & ADB
- autoadb: automatically execute commands when a device connects via ADB
- AutoDroid: automate interactions with Android devices
- AutoIMG (installer)
- fa: Fast Adb; simplifies and extends ADB use at command line. Available for Linux, MacOS, Windows.
- Flick: Ruby Gem CLI helper
- gnirehtet: Reverse Tether
- madb: Multi-device Android Debug Bridge
- mobile-toolkit: collection of scripts
- polysender: send SMS & mail broadcasts
- sadb: improvements for the adb command-line
- sndcpy: forward audio to your computer
- Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation: de-bloat your not-rooted device
- universal-android-debloater: de-bloat your not-rooted device
- Wunlocker: brute-force unlock your screen
- XLR8: remove FRP and more via Fastboot

Further Readings:

Category Firewalls & Co.: Securing ADB
ADB & Android shell cheat sheet
AndroidShell: useful commands
How to Grant Permissions Using ADB in Android (1/2022 - 5/2023)
What Is the Android Debug Bridge? How to Use ADB for Beginners (1/2022)
How to Set Up and Use ADB Wirelessly With Android (7/2021 - 6/2023)
Android Won’t Connect to Windows Over ADB? Fix It in 3 Easy Steps (11/2019 - 8/2023)
6 Android ADB Apps for Powerful Features Without Root (5/2019)
The Most Useful Things You Can Do with ADB and Fastboot on Android (6/2014)
ADB: Installation, Befehle, Treiber, Shell und Fehlermeldungen (4/2014 - 4/2021)

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