# nix-community/nix-on-droid

Nix-enabled environment for your Android device. [maintainers=@t184256]

Repository: https://github.com/nix-community/nix-on-droid
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nix-on-droid
Homepage: https://nix-on-droid.unboiled.info
Language: Nix
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, home-manager, nix, nix-on-droid
Last push: 2026-08-21T22:40:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2737, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2135, forks 165 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:17.549403+00:00)

## What it is
Nix-on-Droid brings the Nix package manager to Android devices via a single-click F-Droid installable app based on a Termux terminal emulator fork. It provides a Nix module system for declaratively configuring the on-device environment and integrates with home-manager, without requiring root.

## Use cases
- install nix package manager on android
- run nixpkgs software on my phone without root
- declaratively manage packages on android with nix
- use home-manager on android
- get a linux package manager on an arm android device
- replace termux with a nix-based environment

## When to choose
- you want reproducible, declarative package management on a 64-bit ARM Android device
- you want access to nixpkgs' large prebuilt software collection on your phone
- you prefer Nix over Termux's package manager and already know Nix language

## When to avoid
- you have a 32-bit ARM or i686 device, which is unsupported
- you want a full NixOS system rather than a proot-based environment
- you need something polished - the project describes itself as prototype-grade

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, developer-tools, cli, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, android-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: nix, termux, proot, no-root, home-manager, nixpkgs, terminal-emulator, f-droid, command-line, android, arm

## Member repositories
- nix-community/nix-on-droid (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:17.549403+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 2026-08-30T02:51:54.981859+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nix-community/nix-on-droid (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:17.549403+00:00, sha 50cb65716bfa)
  - homepage: https://nix-on-droid.unboiled.info (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:55.076976+00:00, sha 331687d8cfa4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.