# limboemu/limbo

Limbo is a QEMU-based emulator for Android. It currently supports x86, ARM, PowerPC, and Sparc emulation  for Intel x86 and ARM android devices. See wiki https://virtualmachinery.weebly.com for APK download and Instructions.

Repository: https://github.com/limboemu/limbo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/limbo
Homepage: https://virtualmachinery.weebly.com
Language: Java
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-08-18T14:56:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3854, "days_push": 745, "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 3401, forks 563 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:02.869188+00:00)

## What it is
Limbo is a QEMU-based PC emulator that runs on Android devices, supporting x86/x86_64, ARM/ARM64, PowerPC, and Sparc guest architectures. It lets users boot and run full operating systems such as Linux distributions, Windows/ReactOS, FreeDOS, and AROS on Android phones and tablets.

## Use cases
- run a Linux distro on my Android phone
- emulate x86 operating systems on ARM Android devices
- boot FreeDOS or ReactOS in a VM on a tablet
- test legacy PowerPC or Sparc systems on mobile
- run a lightweight virtual machine without rooting Android

## When to choose
- you want to run desktop OSes or legacy systems directly on an Android device
- you need multi-architecture emulation (x86, ARM, PowerPC, Sparc) on mobile
- you want an open-source, GPL-licensed QEMU port for Android

## When to avoid
- you need high-performance virtualization with hardware acceleration on Android
- you want a desktop or server virtualization solution rather than an Android app
- you need modern OS support with GPU acceleration or seamless integration

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: simulation
- domain: android-tools, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: qemu, emulator, virtual-machine, x86, arm, powerpc, sparc, virtualization, android

## Member repositories
- limboemu/limbo (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:02.869188+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 2026-08-29T18:38:41.679807+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/limboemu/limbo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:02.869188+00:00, sha 6199f18e6433)
  - homepage: https://virtualmachinery.weebly.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:32:41.885045+00:00, sha 2e0a16fb6236)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.