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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- Arch Linux
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Debian




WayDroid is the most popular Linux alternative to Genymotion.
WayDroid is the most popular Open Source alternative to Genymotion.
- WayDroid is Free and Open Source
- WayDroid is Lightweight and Privacy focused
















Android-x86 is an operating system (i.e. it runs directly on the hardware, or you have to install it into an emulator). Genymotion is a fully packaged Emulator with an operating system installed and features for it.