# EKA2L1/EKA2L1

A Symbian OS/N-Gage emulator

Repository: https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/eka2l1
Homepage: https://eka2l1.github.io
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: symbian, emulator, cpp17, emulation, games, emulates, n-gage, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T06:46:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3086, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2008, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:04.841734+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: simulation, graphics, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: symbian, n-gage, emulator, cpp17, retro-gaming, macos, linux, android

## Member repositories
- EKA2L1/EKA2L1 (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.841734+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 2026-08-30T03:01:16.658232+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.841734+00:00, sha 0f7bbea6d132)
  - homepage: https://eka2l1.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:08.244099+00:00, sha ed1ff6ba1a76)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.