Command-line tool

Android SDK Platform-Tools

cask/android-platform-tools

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Android SDK component debug android development adb sdk flash fastboot platform-tools adbwinapi.dll adbwinusbapi.dll libwinpthread-1.dll

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Google.PlatformTools -e
scoop install adb

macOS

brew install --cask android-platform-tools

Linux

brew install --cask android-platform-tools

Check whether the adb server process is running and start it

adb start-server

Terminate the adb server process

adb kill-server

Start a remote shell in the target emulator/device instance

adb shell

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