anbox/anbox
Anbox is a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3479
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 939
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9046 stars · 1158 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Anbox is a container-based tool that boots a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux host using Linux namespaces, without virtualization overhead. Development has officially stalled and the project is no longer actively maintained, with Waydroid recommended as a successor.
Use cases
- run android apps on linux desktop
- boot a full android system in a container on ubuntu
- run android without a virtual machine emulator
- test android applications on a linux host
- run android on postmarketOS or ubuntu touch devices
When to choose
- you need a lightweight, container-based Android runtime on Linux and accept unmaintained software
- you are studying container-based Android architectures or contributing to a fork
- your hardware/distro predates Waydroid support
When to avoid
- you want actively maintained software with security updates
- you need modern Android versions or Wayland desktop support - use Waydroid instead
- you want Android in the cloud at scale - use Anbox Cloud instead
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
container-runtime gui operating-systems android-tools cross-platform cpp android-emulation lxc-containers snap-package waydroid-alternative discontinued containers linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/anbox/anbox · fetched 2026-08-28 · 87151bbc1e7c
- homepage: https://anbox.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · e3739449b2e9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| anbox/anbox | main | 10 |
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