Open source alternatives to BlueStacks
One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what BlueStacks does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What BlueStacks does
- Run Android apps on a computercore
- Play mobile games on desktopcore
- Keyboard and mouse controls
- Multiple instances
- Install from the Play Store
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mac.apkRuns Android apps natively on Apple Silicon Macs |
Replaces it57% | 4.2k+182 | 9 days ago | 29% | Install like an app | AGPL-3.0 | |
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Play mobile games on desktop; Keyboard and mouse controls; Install from the Play Store. Not shown: Multiple instances.See the evidence
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