Download Carrio
You need both: the Windows app on your PC and the Android app on your phone. They're free. The Android app is a beta you install from here, because it isn't on the Play Store yet.
The apps
Carrio for Windows
Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer) or Windows 11, with Chrome.
Version 0.2.1 · · 79.7 MB
Download for WindowsSHA-256
f7be985180960aa8adb1ee96f21009a0743d08958e86ec8d79f6088fc19c7e9dWhat's new in 0.2.1
- Nothing new on the PC this time. It keeps in step with Carrio 0.2.1 on your phone, which can now share a YouTube video to your PC.
Carrio for Android
Android 7 or newer. NFC is optional, and so is the camera, because you can type the pairing code instead.
Version 0.2.1 · · 26.7 MB
Download the APKOn your PC? Scan this with your phone to download it there.
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3e335195fc02379eb6e5916c57ad014634169d870f2abb4b123c37fdb97de39cWhat's new in 0.2.1
- Installs from the website again on phones where Google blocked 0.2.0. Share a YouTube video to Carrio and it opens on your PC.
Install on Windows
- Download itUse the Download for Windows button above, on your PC.
- Open itIf a blue box says "Windows protected your PC", choose More info, then Run anyway. Windows shows that for apps it doesn't recognise yet, because Carrio doesn't have a paid signing certificate.
- Allow it on private networksIf Windows asks, allow Carrio on private networks, so your phone can reach it.
- The QR code is waitingCarrio opens with a QR code for your phone. It starts with Windows from now on, and you can switch that off in its settings.
Install on Android
- Download the APKAn APK is an Android app's install file. On your phone, use the Download the APK button above. On a PC, scan the QR code with your phone instead.
- Allow the installAndroid asks you to let your browser install unknown apps. Allow it for this one.
- Install itIt should install like any other app. If Play Protect stops to ask about it, that's because the app is new to it, and if the APK came from this site, it's fine to carry on.
- Open CarrioIt goes straight to pairing.
Updates: when there's a new version, Carrio shows it on its home screen with an Update button. The first time, Android asks you to let Carrio install apps, and then it asks you to confirm the update. The help page has more on installing.
Pair them
- Open Carrio on your PCThe QR code is already showing.
- Tap Scan QR code on your phone
- Point it at the screenOr tap Type the code instead, and type the PC address and 6-digit code your PC shows.
And that's it.
Tried it on your phone?
It's a beta, so it hasn't met every phone yet. So far I've tested it on:
- An Honor 600 on Android 16
- A vivo phone on Android 12
- A Windows 11 laptop, for the PC side
If you try it on yours, I'd really like to hear how it goes, good or bad.
Coming later
- The Play Store version, which adds Open on PC: it sees what your phone is playing, so you don't have to share it.
- An iPhone app.
No dates yet. If anything goes wrong in the meantime, the help page covers the usual bumps.