BlueStacks AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Compatibility Layer Tools

The best Compatibility Layer alternative to BlueStacks is WayDroid, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to BlueStacks, but unfortunately only one of them is a Compatibility Layer Tool.

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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.

    26 WayDroid alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
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    Comments about WayDroid as an Alternative to BlueStacks
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    Good and very customizable etc, but difficult to set up on a default Linux PC.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks WayDroid is a great BlueStacks alternative.

    • WayDroid is Free and Open SourceBlueStacks is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WayDroid is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBlueStacks is not according to our users
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