Android-x86 Alternatives and Similar Software

BlueStacks

BlueStacks runs Android OS and apps on Windows PCs with instant switch between Android and Windows - no reboot is required. End consumers can now enjoy their favorite Android apps on Windows PCs. Android apps can appear either as icons on the Windows desktop, or within a full-blown Android environment. BlueStacks helps PC manufacturers to ride the Android momentum by enabling Android apps on x86-based tablets, netbooks, notebooks, convertibles and AiO Windows PCs.

• Bundleware The emulator automatically installs sponsored Android apps together with yours

Freemium Mac Windows

Nox App Player

Nox App Player: The best Android emulator leading in technology and performance. A free tool for users to enjoy the numerous Android games and apps from their desktop with ease. Tailor-made Nox App Player for Game Developers: Programming Nox App Player to meet the specific need of game developers. Re-design the software UI to create a specific game-oriented or brand-oriented Android emulator for game developers.

• Bundleware The emulator automatically installs sponsored Android apps together with yours

Free Mac Windows

MEmu

Comparing to other Android emulators, MEmu provides the highest performance and greatest compatibility. It runs on nearly all Windows devices (PC, notebook, 2-in-1 devices, tablets). The richest features: - Full Android experience with an elegant desktop - Flexible customization (CPU#, memory size, resolution, device model, nav bar location, root mode, etc.) - Mapping the keyboard / joystick to screen touch for much better game experience - Passing through sensor data (e.g.

• Bundleware Attempts to install Avast Antivirus, can be declined.

Free Windows

Phoenix OS

Phoenix OS is a personal computer operating system which is further researched and developed based on the Android platform, mainly orients to smart tablet, laptop, desktop computer and other large-screen devices. It inherits many habits and experiences of classic personal computer operating system, and also supports millions of mainstream Android applications. You can use it freely no matter under environments of family, office, education or others.Phoenix OS is based on androidx86.

Free Windows Linux Android Android Tablet

Remix OS

Remix OS is an innovative Android-based operating system engineered to be equally adept on mobile and desktop devices. Given its lightweight size and system requirements, Remix OS for PC is well suited to be installed on a USB drive (8GB+) and used as a portable workspace securely containing the user’s documents and apps. If you don't want to replace your operating system, try Remix OS Player Android emulator for Windows.

• Discontinued The company Jide decided to discontinue the Remix OS project and to focus efforts on the enterprise space: http://www.jide.com/ At the moment, last version, 3.0.207, released in November 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website.

• Because its an OS not An emulator Guest • Jun 2016 Disagree   Agree

Free Linux Android Android Tablet

Genymotion

Genymotion is an Android emulator for building and testing great Android apps. It’s fast, simple and powerful. It offers 20 pre-configured devices and you can create your own custom ones. [Genymotion Personal Edition is available free for personal use only at https://www.genymotion .

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android Studio Eclipse

Anbox

Anbox puts the Android operating system into a container, abstracts hardware access and integrates core system services into a GNU/Linux system. Every Android application will be integrated with your operating system like any other native application. To achieve our goal we use standard Linux technologies like containers (LXC) to separate the Android operating system from the host.

Free Open Source Linux

Ubuntu Touch

Ubuntu Touch is a mobile version of the Ubuntu operating system for mobile devices. It is adapted to run naturally in a mobile, touch-screen environment but is also capable of functioning as a desktop computer while in "desktop mode". This aforementioned converging of environments from device to device is where the term "Convergence" originates.

Free Open Source Linux

Plasma Mobile

Plasma Mobile turns your phone into a fully open hacking device, just like a PC. You can join us to start building new mobile experiences now. Key features: Libre Technologies Plasma Mobile (a plasma workspace) KWIN/Wayland Voicecall/Ofono Telepathy Qt-based Applications Plasma Apps Plasma Widgets Ubuntu Touch apps possibly Sailfish apps possibly Nemo apps Community Driven.

Free Open Source Linux

Andy

Andy breaks down the barrier between desktop and mobile computing, while keeping a user up to date with the latest Android OS feature upgrades. It also provides users with unlimited storage capacity, PC and Mac compatibility, and the freedom to play the most popular mobile games on a desktop.

• Warning Andy OS reportedly installs a GPU Miner together with the Android emulator
• Bundleware The installer may contain adwares. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

Free Mac Windows

Bliss Os

An Open-Source OS, based on Android, for phones, tablets & PCs with Desktop GUI. Our focus is to bring the Open Source community a quality OS that can run as a daily driver, syncing your apps, settings and customizations across all platforms you run Bliss on. Bliss OS comes with a wide selection of customization options, functions, and is even themable out of the box using rootless Substratum. With so many options available, you will soon find out why we call it Bliss.

Free Open Source Android Android-x86 Phoenix OS Chromium

OpenThos

OpenThos is a free, open source OS project based on Android-x86. It has a long list of features, just like other similar operating systems based on Android-x86 except OPENTHOS is Open Source. The source code is available on GitHub, and the official homepage can be found here. Currently, the official site seems to be written in the Chinese Language, but according to the project team, you can choose the English Language when attempting to install the OS.

Free Open Source Windows Linux

Maru

Maru makes personal computing more context-aware by giving you the best interface for your environment. That means when you're on the go, Maru is your phone; when you're at your desk, Maru is your desktop. Maru packs a complete desktop experience on your smartphone. Your phone runs independently of your desktop so you can take a call and work on your big screen at the same time. Personal computing couldn't be simpler.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet

KOPLAYER

KOPLAYER is a free android emulator for Windows and Mac which can help you run Android games & apps on your Windows PC. KOPLAYER commits itself to bringing you the best playing experience for games, with more than one million supported apps. Compare to traditional Android emulators, KOPLAYER takes the newest kernel technology under the x86 architecture. It supports Intel and AMD CPU, OpenGL, hardware acceleration, etc.

Free Personal Windows

Myblox Emulator

Myblox Emulator brings Android 1.1 to Android 9.0 Beta to the table with official downloads from dl.google.com with Maximum gaming preformance even with Android Beta's with Myblox preformace overlay keeping the Android version stock and ad-free with root support but makes the preformance much better with your favourite android games even on a Pentium 4! Coming soon! Powered by Motti.NET and Java.

• Discontinued Myblox Emulator is Discontinued see more here: https://myblox.github.io/index.html

Free Windows Java Motti.NET (Programming Language)

Shashlik

The goal of Shashlik is to provide a way to run Android applications on a standard Linux desktop as easily and simply as possible. Under the hood The easiest way to run an Android app correctly is to simply run Android. It’s a linux base that we can nest inside our session. OpenGL and graphics are all rendered on the host ensuring fast performance.

• Discontinued A long time this application not receive updates...

Free Open Source Linux

postmarketOS

postmarketOS (pmOS), is a touch-optimized, pre-configured Alpine Linux that can be installed on smartphones and other mobile devices. The project is at very early stages of development and is not usable for most users yet. We develop a sustainable mobile OS It is 2017. Pick an average PC from 2007 and install a minimal Linux based operating system. You will be able to do basic computing tasks (eg.

Free Open Source Linux Android

Astian OS

Astian OS, is an operating system based on Firefox OS, developed by the Astian Foundation. Astian OS was born in 2016 with the objective and mission to innovate in the world of mobile operating systems and to continue the work of having a mobile operating system developed with HTML 5, CSS, and JS. Astian OS is scalable open and is a platform that allows to interact with the devices from the web with great orientation to IoT.

Free Open Source Self-Hosted

ApkOnline

ApkOnline is a web based app to start the official free android online emulator with a simple click from your web browser. Its goal is to allow end users to run any Android app from anywhere when online using HTML5 and Javascript technologies. ApkOnline free online Android emulator runs the SDK android online emulator. Among the different configurations of the android emulator that can chosen, our free android online emulator has opted for a tablet skin configuration with Android 6.

Free Web

Fairphone Open

alternative, open source version of Fairphone OS, built by Fairphone, that puts transparency and ownership in the spotlight.

Free Open Source Android

Appetize.io

Stream iOS & Android Simulators in the Browser For embedding apps in websites, development, collaboration, testing and more

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad

PrimeOS

PrimeOS is an Android-x86 based OS which provides desktop experience on any x86 based device providing user top of the line features like multi-window, taskbar and deca-pro key mapper for gamers. It is a free to use software in it's beta version and is constantly under development, it's based on android version Nougat 7.1.2 and with Linux 4.9.x kernel.

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