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The best Operating System alternative to BlueStacks is WayDroid, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to BlueStacks, but unfortunately only two of them are Operating Systems.

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    WayDroid

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    Waydroid uses Linux namespaces (user, pid, uts, net, mount, ipc) to run a full Android system in a container and provide Android applications on any GNU/Linux-based platform.

    24 WayDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
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    Good and very customizable etc, but difficult to set up on a default Linux PC.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks WayDroid is a great BlueStacks alternative.

    • WayDroid is the most popular Open Source alternative to BlueStacks.

    • WayDroid is Free and Open SourceBlueStacks is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WayDroid is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBlueStacks is not according to our users
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    Android-x86

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    This is a project to port Android open source project to x86 platform, formerly known as "patch hosting for Android x86 support". The original plan is to host different patches for Android x86 support from open source community.

    28 Android-x86 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Workstation Player
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    Comment summary: Comments repeatedly highlight that Android-x86 is a port of Android for x86 systems and not an emulator, unlike BlueStacks, which runs as software within Windows. Despite being mentioned as slower in some contexts without hardware acceleration, Android-x86 is praised for being faster than BlueStacks in some situations, although it provides less built-in compatibility for integrating with Windows.
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    laribA
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    Not an Android emulator, but a port of Android for x86 or x86_64 systems as an OS.

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    It's a standalone operating system, not an emulator

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    It works in a virtual machine, but its very slow because its not hardware accelerated.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Android-x86 is a great BlueStacks alternative.

    • Android-x86 is Free and Open SourceBlueStacks is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Android-x86 is LightweightBlueStacks is not according to our users
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