waydroid/waydroid
Waydroid uses a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 74
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 45.5
- age_days: 1966
- days_rel: 97
- days_push: 32
- n_releases_24m: 9
Adoption not part of the score
12045 stars · 524 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Waydroid is a container-based tool that boots a full Android system inside Linux namespaces (LXC) on GNU/Linux systems running Wayland. It ships a minimal LineageOS-based Android 13 image and integrates Android apps directly into the Linux desktop with near-native performance.
Use cases
- run android apps on linux desktop
- play android games on ubuntu
- test android apps without an emulator
- run android apps on a linux phone like postmarketOS
- integrate android apps into my linux application menu
- run android in a container with wayland
When to choose
- you run a Wayland-based GNU/Linux desktop or mobile OS and want Android apps alongside native apps
- you want near-native performance instead of a slow full emulator
- you need a full Android system with direct hardware access on arm, arm64, x86, or x86_64
When to avoid
- you are on X11 without Wayland support
- you need Google Play certified services out of the box without extra setup
- you need to run Android on Windows or macOS
- your GPU is unsupported and you cannot accept software rendering fallbacks
Facets
application · maturity active
container-runtime gui cli operating-systems mobile-development cross-platform developer-tools cli android-emulation lxc wayland lineageos app-compatibility linux android desktop
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid · fetched 2026-08-28 · 816a062c1594
- homepage: https://waydro.id · fetched 2026-08-29 · fd95bafe688c
- site_page: https://docs.waydro.id/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 563b37e63bc2
- site_page: https://docs.waydro.id/usage/install-on-desktops · fetched 2026-08-29 · 20f13370ff3e
- site_page: https://docs.waydro.id/faq/get-waydroid-to-work-through-a-vm · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1fd0beed5d20
- site_page: https://docs.waydro.id · fetched 2026-08-29 · 563b37e63bc2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| waydroid/waydroid | main | 89 |
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