The Best Open Source BlueStacks AlternativesTop Android Emulators and other similar apps like BlueStacks
The best open source alternative to BlueStacks is Anbox. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to BlueStacks and four of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to BlueStacks are WayDroid, UTM and Android-x86.
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BlueStacks alternatives are mainly Android Emulators, but if you're looking for Operating Systems or Virtualization Tools you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to BlueStacks.- Android Emulator
- Freemium • Proprietary
- 34 Anbox alternatives
Anbox puts Android into a container and every Android application will be integrated with your operating system. Any Android version is suitable for this approach and try to keep up with the latest version from the Android Open Source Project.
DiscontinuedAccording to their README, development has been discontinued in 2023.
Comments about Anbox as an Alternative to BlueStacks
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- 24 WayDroid alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- Arch Linux
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Debian
Comments about WayDroid as an Alternative to BlueStacks
Good and very customizable etc, but difficult to set up on a default Linux PC.
- 56 UTM alternatives
UTM is a full featured system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS. It is based off of QEMU. In short, it allows you to run Windows, Linux, and more on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- visionOS
- 28 Android-x86 alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- VirtualBox
- Self-Hosted
- VMware Workstation Pro
- VMware Workstation Player
Comments about Android-x86 as an Alternative to BlueStacks
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.Top Negative CommentlaribANot an Android emulator, but a port of Android for x86 or x86_64 systems as an OS.
Most Recent CommentIt's a standalone operating system, not an emulator
It works in a virtual machine, but its very slow because its not hardware accelerated.
only one thet is an actuall free emulator (android-x86 isnt even an emulator).