BlueStacks Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to BlueStacks for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Nox App Player, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to BlueStacks and eight of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to BlueStacks are Genymotion, Andy, Android Studio and UTM.

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BlueStacks alternatives are mainly Android Emulators, but if you're looking for Virtualization Tools or Android Development Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Open Source, Android Emulators and Mac. 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.
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  1. Nox App Player icon

    Nox App Player

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    Nox App Player offers an advanced Android emulation experience on PC and Mac, featuring a customizable UI for developers, ad-free environment, keyboard mapping, Google Play integration, screen recording, and low resource consumption, ideal for running apps and games seamlessly.

    21 Nox App Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about Nox App Player as an Alternative to BlueStacks
    Top Positive Comment
    Bruno Finger
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    It's light and free, not filled with bloatware, doesn't force you installation of apps to keep using it for free and doesn't feel like adware. Great software, I use it for Google Play Music on my PC.

    lovecircle13
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    This f***ing program completely deleted my Ubuntu WSL server on Windows 11 - which it then took 2 hours to restore from restore point. Please be catious with this program if you are using WSL for local development!

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I have tried it before and it's way better than blue stacks

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Nox App Player is a great BlueStacks alternative.

    • Nox App Player is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to BlueStacks.

    • Nox App Player is the most popular free alternative to BlueStacks.

    • Nox App Player is Free and ProprietaryBlueStacks is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Nox App Player is LightweightBlueStacks is not according to our users
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    Genymotion

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

    25 Genymotion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Studio
    • Eclipse
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    Guest
    Negative
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    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
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    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.
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    • 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
  4. Andy icon

    Andy

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    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...

    19 Andy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning
    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    UTM

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    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.

    56 UTM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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    • UTM is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to BlueStacks.

    • UTM is Free and Open SourceBlueStacks is Freemium and Proprietary
    • UTM is Privacy focused and LightweightBlueStacks is not according to our users
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    KOPLAYER

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    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.

    18 KOPLAYER alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Xamarin Android Player icon

    Xamarin Android Player

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    Xamarin Android Player has deep integration with Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio and a native user interface on both Mac & Windows. Running Android on an x86 virtual machine using hardware accelerated virtualization and OpenGL, Xamarin Android Player is significantly faster...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    GeeLark

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    Unlike regular antidetect browsers, GeeLark offers you entire Android environments, not just the browsers. You can create many cloud phone profiles, each with its own unique digital fingerprint. This means you can manage a bunch of Android phones without any risk of them being...

    24 GeeLark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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