BlueStacks Alternatives for Linux

BlueStacks is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Genymotion. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Genymotion or WayDroid. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to BlueStacks and five of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to BlueStacks are Anbox and Android-x86.

filter to find the best alternatives

BlueStacks alternatives are mainly Android Emulators, but if you're looking for Operating Systems or Virtualization Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Open Source, Mac and Android Tablet. 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.
More about BlueStacks
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
BlueStacks alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Genymotion icon

    Genymotion

     106 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Genymotion is an Android emulator for building and testing great Android apps. It’s fast, simple and powerful.

    26 Genymotion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Studio
    • Eclipse
    Genymotion screenshot 1
     
    |
    4
    108
    Comments about Genymotion as an Alternative to BlueStacks
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    It has a complicated yet similar design like bluestacks but has lesser abilities in managing apps compared to bluestacks

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Impossible to launch Play Store Games (ARM Design can do it, not x86)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It actually works on Linux

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Show more comments
    3 of 4 comments
    BlueStacks Icon
    Genymotion icon

    • Most users think Genymotion is a great BlueStacks alternative.

    • Genymotion is the most popular Linux alternative to BlueStacks.

    • Genymotion is Free Personal and ProprietaryBlueStacks is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. WayDroid icon

    WayDroid

     71 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    25 WayDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    WayDroid screenshot 1
     
    |
    1
    9
    Comments about WayDroid as an Alternative to BlueStacks
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Good and very customizable etc, but difficult to set up on a default Linux PC.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    BlueStacks Icon
    WayDroid icon

    • 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
  5. Anbox icon

    Anbox

     66 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    32 Anbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Anbox screenshot 1
     
    |
    2
    36
    Comments about Anbox as an Alternative to BlueStacks
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    only one thet is an actuall free emulator (android-x86 isnt even an emulator).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Juhayer Al Wasif
    Positive
    0

    crashes immidietely in moksha linux

    BlueStacks Icon
    Anbox icon

    • Most users think Anbox is a great BlueStacks alternative.

    • Anbox is Free and Open SourceBlueStacks is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Anbox is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBlueStacks is not according to our users
  6. Android-x86 icon

    Android-x86

     179 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    29 Android-x86 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Workstation Player
    Android-x86 screenshot 1
     
    |
    12
    258
    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 Comment
    laribA
    27

    Not an Android emulator, but a port of Android for x86 or x86_64 systems as an OS.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It's a standalone operating system, not an emulator

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    It works in a virtual machine, but its very slow because its not hardware accelerated.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Show more comments
    3 of 12 comments
    BlueStacks Icon
    Android-x86 icon

    • 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
5 of 5 BlueStacks alternatives