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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.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Linux  Requires Wayland, won't work with X11 sessions
  • Linux Mobile
  • Arch Linux
  • Fedora  available here: [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/aleasto/waydroid/](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/aleasto/waydroid/)
  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
3.7 / 5 Avg rating (9)
59likes
5comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Compatibility Layer
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  App integration
  4.  Multi-windows
  5.  No registration required
  6.  Fullscreen support
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  Works Offline
  9.  Container Virtualization
  10.  Low memory usage

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  • EuP liked WayDroid
    27 days ago
  • braky updated WayDroid
    28 days ago
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WayDroid information

  • Developed by

    US flagBlissLabs
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.7
  • Alternatives

    24 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

OS & UtilitiesSystem & Hardware

GitHub repository

  •  9,349 Stars
  •  378 Forks
  •  733 Open Issues
  •   Updated May 30, 2025 
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Our users have written 5 comments and reviews about WayDroid, and it has gotten 59 likes

WayDroid was added to AlternativeTo by bigbigboy on Sep 17, 2021 and this page was last updated May 27, 2025.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Tired Rabbit
Jan 2, 2023
2

This is still not perfect and some things are available only for arm devices with touch screen, but it has lighting speed performance compared to emulators.

There is also closed source arm translation layer you can install to launch arm-only apps on x86_64 commuters but it's taken directly from windows implementation and not really the best solution + it does not fix absence of touch compatibility in such apps

Top Negative Comment
Guest
Jun 27, 2024
0

It has malware, it's monitoring your system network.

Kyr4l
May 8, 2023
0

unavailable on openSUSE, no install instructions

LinuxDoge
Apr 11, 2023
0

Its now fully graphically installable. It runs as a systemd service, so a bit unconventional, its always running. But it is just a container and not an Emulator, so that is no problem. Apps integrate into the Desktop really well, you can run any apps just like native ones!

Actually Waydroid was my reason to try Wayland and its really great!

inoigt2048
Feb 17, 2022
-2

supports a very small fraction of GPU's and performance is not par with other options

What is WayDroid?

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. The Android inside the container has direct access to needed hardwares.

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