v4l2loopback VS asus-wmi-screenpad

Compare v4l2loopback vs asus-wmi-screenpad and see what are their differences.

asus-wmi-screenpad

Variation of the asus-wmi kernel module with screenpad brightness support (by Plippo)
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v4l2loopback asus-wmi-screenpad
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8.2 4.8
21 days ago 5 months ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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v4l2loopback

Posts with mentions or reviews of v4l2loopback. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-31.

asus-wmi-screenpad

Posts with mentions or reviews of asus-wmi-screenpad. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-19.
  • In your opinion: Is Wayland ready for Prime Time?
    1 project | /r/kde | 15 May 2023
    I've been running Nobara Project on it for the last few months, and have been very pleased with Wayland, even with an Nvidia dGPU. You will need to (build this to adjust brightness on the smaller screen)[https://github.com/Plippo/asus-wmi-screenpad], but I haven't had any unsolvable issues (for me, at least) since doing that.
  • Binary /lib/modules/6.0.7-301.fc37.x86_64/build/scripts/sign-file not found sudo dkms build -m asus-wmi -v 1.0 sudo dkms install -m asus-wmi -v 1.0
    1 project | /r/Fedora | 12 Mar 2023
    I just installed Fedora 37 (dual boot with windows), and, since I have an Asus Zenbook Pro Duo, I needed a solution to handle better the second screen. I found this blog post which seems to be perfect for my problem. It led to this github repo which needed dkms and the kernel headers as prerequisites.
  • I definitely enjoy using the screenpad with Linux more than I did with windows.
    2 projects | /r/linuxmint | 19 May 2022
  • EnvyControl is an easy to use GPU switching tool for Nvidia Optimus laptops
    2 projects | /r/linox | 20 Dec 2021
    But unfortunately brightness control doesn't work for the 2nd screen out of the box on Linux. But someone already did the hard work to write a kernel module for it, then I only had to write an AUR package and a GNOME extension to sync it with the main screen
  • Finally installed my webcam drivers. Silly winblows users thinking its easier with M$
    3 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 24 Sep 2021
    It was pretty easy on my UX481FLY. Just had to install this module (also made an AUR package for it) and write a small GNOME extension to sync brightness between screens and make some keys work (although it's not done yet. Currently it syncs brightness and makes the toggle on/off and screenshot keys work)
  • Bottom Bar!
    1 project | /r/gnome | 29 Mar 2021
    Really well on most distros, but for some reason it hangs occasionally on my arch install (but that's probably just an issue with how I installed/configured it, since it works perfectly in other distros. Or it might be because my home directory is stored on an SD card and not the SSD). Since there are multiple models, I have the UX481FLY, with an i7-10510U, 16GB RAM, Intel as primary GPU, and GeForce MX250 as secondary GPU. And not a GNOME issue, but bottom screen brightness control isn't supported by default, you need to install the asus-wmi-screenpad kernel module. And even with this module, it sadly isn't integrated into the DE, so you need to control it from the terminal. I might try learning how to make GNOME extensions in the future, so I can integrate it properly.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing v4l2loopback and asus-wmi-screenpad you can also consider the following projects:

akvcam - akvcam, virtual camera for Linux

gnome-shell-extension-zenbook-duo

pyvirtualcam - 🎥 Send frames to a virtual camera from Python

envycontrol - Easy GPU switching for Nvidia Optimus laptops under Linux

obs-v4l2sink - obs studio output plugin for Video4Linux2 device

howdy - 🛡️ Windows Hello™ style facial authentication for Linux

BlackHole - BlackHole is a modern macOS audio loopback driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

xdg-desktop-portal-wlr - xdg-desktop-portal backend for wlroots

rust - Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

obs-websocket - Remote-control of OBS Studio through WebSocket

obs-studio - OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

rust_minifb - Cross platfrom window and framebuffer crate for Rust