# orailnoor/DroidDesk

DroidDesk turns your Android phone into a real Linux desktop using Termux, Termux X11, TUR, and Proot. Run VS Code, Firefox, LibreOffice, Blender, and more with X11 or VNC support for monitor setup.

Repository: https://github.com/orailnoor/DroidDesk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/droiddesk
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-05T15:07:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 60, longevity 9
- inputs: {"age_days": 135, "days_push": 28, "days_rel": 53, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3393, forks 317 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:59.054632+00:00)

## What it is
DroidDesk is an open-source Android app and setup toolkit that turns an Android phone into a full Linux desktop environment using Termux, Termux:X11, TUR, and Proot. It supports running desktop apps like VS Code, LibreOffice, and Blender, and can drive an external monitor via X11 or VNC.

## Use cases
- turn my android phone into a linux desktop
- run vs code and libreoffice on android
- connect android phone to monitor as a pc
- run ubuntu apps on android without root
- offline llm inference on a phone
- use termux with a full desktop environment
- run kali tools like metasploit on android

## When to choose
- you want a full Linux desktop with GUI apps on an Android device
- you want to use your phone as a portable Linux PC with an external monitor
- you want native (non-emulated) performance via Termux and X11
- you want automated setup of XFCE/LXQt/MATE/KDE on Android

## When to avoid
- you need a mainstream supported Linux distribution on real hardware
- you require GPU-heavy workloads like Blender at full performance on mobile
- you need iOS or non-Android mobile platforms
- you want an officially Termux-affiliated or endorsed solution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, cli, self-hosted
- domain: operating-systems, android-tools, developer-tools, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: termux, x11, proot, linux-desktop, android-desktop, xfce, desktop-environment, phone-as-pc, android, linux

## Member repositories
- orailnoor/DroidDesk (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:59.054632+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:38:59.967617+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/orailnoor/DroidDesk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:59.054632+00:00, sha 18632bbac7cb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.