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EKA2L1/EKA2L1

A Symbian OS/N-Gage emulator observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 · homepage · C++ · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

67/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3086
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2008 stars · 175 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

EKA2L1 is an open-source emulator for Symbian OS and the Nokia N-Gage, written in C++17. It emulates the EKA1/EKA2 kernels and reimplements critical app servers so that Symbian games and applications can run on modern platforms.

Use cases

  • play N-Gage games on PC
  • run old Symbian S60 apps on Windows
  • emulate Symbian OS on Android
  • preserve retro mobile games
  • test legacy Symbian software
  • debug and patch Symbian apps with Lua scripting

When to choose

  • you want to play N-Gage or Symbian games on modern hardware
  • you need to run or preserve legacy Symbian OS applications
  • you want an open-source, cross-platform Symbian emulator

When to avoid

  • you need to emulate other mobile platforms like iOS or Windows Mobile
  • you require full compatibility with all Symbian applications
  • you need actively maintained Linux or macOS builds with dedicated support

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

simulation graphics gui gaming-tools cross-platform developer-tools windows cross-platform symbian n-gage emulator cpp17 retro-gaming macos linux android

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
EKA2L1/EKA2L1main67

For agents

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