Interacting with Your Device

RealWear Explorer Overview and Download

This article provides an overview of RealWear Explorer application as well as how to download it.

 

REALWEAR EXPLORER IS DEPRECATED

As of October 18th 2023, RealWear Explorer is now deprecated. The software will continue to operate but will no longer be receiving any updates.

If you want to share your RealWear screen, we recommend switching to Vysor.

This page is no longer maintained.

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Introduction 

RealWear Explorer is a tool that mirrors the screen of your RealWear device to your Windows or Mac computer. RealWear Explorer is compatible with RealWear Navigator™ 500 series, HMT-1®, and the intrinsically safe HMT-1Z1®.

RealWear Explorer allows you to view your device applications on your desktop, cast your screen, and enables you to use the computer mouse and keyboard to drive the device interface from your desktop. The screen will refresh at a rate of two times per second to show what the user would see when wearing the headset. 

RealWear Explorer offers a host of essential tools to make developing on RealWear devices an easier experience including: 

  • Install APKs onto a RealWear device by drag-and-dropping from the PC or Mac 
  • One-click snapshots of the device screen 
  • Quick access to ADB command line 
  • Easy access to RealWear device Logcat files 

Getting Started

Windows — RealWear Explorer Installation Instructions:

Requirements: Microsoft Windows 7, 8,10 or 11

1. Download Windows v4.2.3 installer: Package contains RWexplorer_installer_4.2.3.exe (Windows installer for RealWear Explorer 4.2.3 which includes support for Android 10.)

2. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file.

3. Run the RealWear Explorer installer that is extracted. This will begin the installation wizard, displaying a welcome message.

4. Click Next to move to the first settings screen.

5. Select the location of where RealWear Explorer will be installed.

6. Click Next to move to the next setting screen.

7. Enter a name for RealWear Explorer’s start menu folder. This can be left as the default.

8. Click Next to move to the final setting screen.

9. Select if you would like a desktop icon to be created.

10. Click Next to move to the install summary page.

11. An overview of the setup is displayed. Check the chosen settings are correct.

12. Click Install to begin installing RealWear Explorer.

13. After the installation is complete an install summary window will be shown.

14. To launch the RealWear Explorer application after the completion of the installation Check Launch RWexplorer.

15. Click Finish to complete installation.

Mac — RealWear Explorer Installation Instructions:

Requirements: MacOSX 10.8+.

1. Download Mac v4.2.3 installer: Package contains RWExplorer_4.2.3.dmg (Mac installer for RealWear Explorer 4.2.3 which includes support for Android 10.)

2. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file.

3. Run the RealWear Explorer installer that is extracted.

4. Drag the RealWear Explorer application icon to the Applications folder.

 

Once RealWear Explorer has been downloaded and launched, learn more about How to use RealWear Explorer.