List of x86 Android Emulators for PC

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I made a collection of free emulators including the abandoned ones. There is no best emulators, the “best” emulator is the one that works best on your hardware

Windows Subsystem for Android

Android OS: 13, Tiramisu (64-bit).
Rootable: Yes, if you use modified WSA builds
Official build (Amazon Appstore): https://apps.microsoft.com/store/de…h-amazon-appstore/9P3395VX91NR?hl=en-us&gl=us
Modded builds: https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows™ 11: Build 22000.526 or higher (Windows™ 10: 22H2 10.0.19045.2311 or higher if using modded builds)
  • CPU: Core i3 8th Gen, Ryzen 3000, Snapdragon 8c, or above
  • GPU: Any compatible Intel, AMD or Nvidia GPU. (GPU Performance may vary depending on its compatibility with WSA)
  • RAM: 8GB or above
  • Disk: SSD. You must have at least 10GB free on the system drive (C:)
  • NTFS ONLY. WSA can only be installed on a NTFS partition, not on an exFAT partition
  • Virtual Machine Platform Enabled
  • Windows Hypervisor Platform Enabled
  • The Computer must support virtualization and be enabled in BIOS/UEFI and Optional Features.

MuMu/MuMu Player

Android OS: 6.0 Marshmallow (32-bit & 64-bit), 12 Snow Cone (64-bit).
Rootable: Yes, enable in Emulator Settings
Download:

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Memu/Memu Play

Android OS: Kitkat 4.4 (32-bit), Lollipop 5.1 (32-bit), Nougat 7.1.2 (32-bit & 64-bit).
Rootable: Yes, enable in Emulator Settings
Download: MEmu - The fastest free Android Emulator for PC as your best choice
Older versions: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=339551
Requirements:

  • OS: WinXP SP3 / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 (Not recommended to run on Server/Enterprise) (Recommended: Windows 10 with VT Enabled)
  • CPU: 2 cores x86/x86_64 Processor (Intel or AMD CPU) (Recommended: Single Thread PassMark score > 1500 (Intel/AMD Multi-Core))
  • GPU: Intel/Nvidia/ATI, Onboard or Discrete controller (Recommended: PassMark score > 750.)
  • RAM: 2GB of RAM (4GB for x64 system) (Recommended: 8GB or higher)
  • Disk: 5GB of hard disk free space (Recommended: SSD, 10GB of hard disk free space)
  • Internet: Broadband connection with low latency for FPS games
  • Latest Windows DirectX 11 / Graphics driver with OpenGL 2.0 (Recommended: Latest Windows DirectX 11 / Graphics driver with OpenGL 4.5 or higher)

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Nox

Android OS: 5.1 Lollipop (32-bit), 7.1 Nougat (32-bit & 64-bit), 9 Pie (64-bit), 12 Snow Cone (64-bit)
Rootable: Yes, enable in Emulator Settings
Download: Noxplayer – Fastest and Smoothest Android Emulator for PC & Mac – Free and Safe
Older versions: https://support.bignox.com/en/release-note
Requirements:

  • OS: 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista or XP (Recommended: 10, 8 or 7)
  • CPU: Dual Core 2.2 GHz (Recommended: Multiple Core with VT-x or AMD-V support)
  • GPU: GPU with OpenGL 2.1 support (Recommended: GPU with OpenGL 4)
  • Video Memory: 1GB (Recommended: 2 GB)
  • RAM: At least 2GB (Recommended: 4GB)
  • Disk: 1.5 GB of free disk space (2 GB of free disk space)

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LDPlayer

Android OS: Lollipop 5.1 (32-bit) (LDPlayer 3), Lollipop 7.1 (32-bit & 64-bit) (LDPlayer 4), Pie 9.0 (LDPlayer 9)
Rootable: Yes, enable in Emulator Settings
Download: Free Android Emulator for PC - Download LDPlayer on Windows
Older versions: https://www.ldplayer.net/other/version-history-and-release-notes.html
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows XP XP3 / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10
  • CPU: Intel or AMD Processor x86 / x64 (Recommended: Intel® Core™ i5-7500)
  • GPU: GPU with OpenGL 2.0 support (Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or better)
  • RAM: 2 GB (Recommended: 8GB)
  • Disk: 36GB (Recommended: 100GB)
  • Virtualization Technology (Intel VT-x/AMD-V): enabled

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Bluestacks

Android OS: Nougat 7.0 (32-bit & 64-bit), Pie 9 (64-bit), 11 (64-bit).
Rootable: Yes, use BSTweaker tool
Download: BlueStacks - Play Mobile Games on PC 6x Faster Than Any Phone
Older versions: https://androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=130441
Requirements:

  • OS: Microsoft Windows 7 and above. (Recommended: Windows 10 and above)
  • CPU: Intel or AMD Processor.
  • GPU: Up to date graphics drivers from Microsoft or the chipset vendor. Intel/Nvidia/ATI, Onboard or Discrete GPU with benchmark score >= 750
  • RAM: Your PC must have at least 4GB of RAM. (Note that having 4GB or more disk space is not a substitute for RAM) (Recommended: 8GB or higher)
  • Disk: 5GB Free Disk Space. (Recommended: SSD (or Fusion/Hybrid Drives))
  • Internet: Broadband connection to access games, accounts and related content.
  • Please ensure Virtualization is enabled on your PC/Laptop.
  • You must be an Administrator on your PC.
  • You can install BlueStacks 5 even if you have a virtual machine such as Microsoft Virtual PC, VMWare Workstation, or Oracle Virtualbox, installed on the same PC. However, please note, that you may run into some performance issues.

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Trinity

Android OS: 9 (Pie)
Rootable: No
Download: https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/releases
Requirements:
You should run Trinity on a WinTel (Windows-x64 on Intel) machine, with an NVIDIA dedicated GPU installed with the latest driver (over version 497.09) if possible (no dedicated GPU is also acceptable), as this hardware/software combination is much more tested than the others. Minimal hardware configurations include:

  • 4-core CPU
  • 8 GB memory
  • 1920x1080 display
  • 128 GB storage

Genymotion

Note: There is no Play Store and no ARM translation. You must add these by yourself
Android OS: 5.0 Lollipop ~ 12 Nougat
Rootable: Yes, pre-rooted
Download: Downloads Archive - Genymotion – Android Emulator for app testing
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit only), Linux (64bit), macOS 12 (Monterey)
  • CPU: x86_64 CPU, with Intel VT-x/AMD-V/SVM
  • Hardware accelerated GPU
  • VirtualBox 7.0.4 (recommended)

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Gameloop:

Android OS: Nougat 7.1.2 (64-bit)
Rootable: No
Download: The Best Android Emulator for PC | GameLoop Official 2022
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 and 7.
  • CPU: Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 1.8 GHz.
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600.
  • RAM: At least 3GB of RAM.
  • Disk: 1GB of free storage.
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c.

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Google Play Games Developer Emulator:

Android OS: 12 (Snow Cone) (64-bit)
Rootable: No
Download: https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/emulator
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 10 (v2004) or above
  • CPU: 4 CPU physical cores (some games require an Intel CPU) (Recommended: 8 logical cores)
  • GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU or comparable (Recommended: Gaming-class GPU, like Nvidia GeForce MX450)
  • RAM: 8GB.
  • Disk: Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c.
  • Windows admin account
  • Hardware virtualization must be turned on
  • Have Windows admin account

Google Play Games:

Android OS: 12L (Snow Cone) (64-bit)
Rootable: No
Download: https://play.google.com/googleplaygames
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 10 (v2004) or above
  • CPU: 4 CPU physical cores (some games require an Intel CPU) (Recommended: 8 logical cores)
  • GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU or comparable (Recommended: Gaming-class GPU, like Nvidia GeForce MX450)
  • RAM: 8GB.
  • Disk: Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c.
  • Windows admin account
  • Hardware virtualization must be turned on
  • Have Windows admin account

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Android Virtual Device (AVD):

Note: Android Studio/Command line tools or Visual Studio are required to setup AVD
Android OS: 1.5, Cupcake (32-bit) ~ 14, Upside Down Cake (64-bit)
Rootable: No
Android Studio/Command line tools: https://developer.android.com/studio
Visual Studio: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/
Requirements:

  • OS: 64-bit Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS
  • RAM: 16GB or more
  • Disk: 16 GB of available storage space or more

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Waydroid (Linux):

Android OS: Android 11 ®
Rootable: Yes, use https://github.com/pagkly/MagiskOnWaydroid
Download: https://waydro.id/index.html
Requirements:

  • OS: Any Linux distros
  • Wayland display server is required. There is a workaround to run it on X11 server

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Berry OS (Linux):

Note: Unstable and complicated to setup
Android OS: Android 9 (Pie), Android 12 (S)
Rootable: No
Download: https://github.com/yui0/berry-os
Requirements:

  • OS: Any Linux distros
  • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) support is required

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Discontinued / Abandoned emulators

Those abandoned emulators can be useful to run older apps

Visual Studio Emulator for Android

Android OS: 4.2.2, Jellybean (32-bit) ~ 6.0.1, Marshmallow (32-bit)
Rootable: Yes, enable in Emulator Settings
Download: Emulator for Android Apps | Visual Studio
Requirements: ?

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Xeplayer (2019) (Discontinued)

Android OS: Kitkat 4.4.2 (32-bit)
Rootable: Yes, enable in Emulator Settings
Official website: XePlayer Android Emulator -Best Emulator For PC Windows
Download: https://xeplayer.en.softonic.com/?ex=DINS-635.1
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 or above
  • CPU: Intel or AMD CPU (with virtualization Technology Support Preferred)
  • GPU: GPU with OpenGL 2.0+ support
  • At least 1 GB free System Memory
  • Disk: At least 2GB of free Disk Space under Installation path.

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Peak App Player (2019) (Discontinued)

Android OS: Marshmallow 6.0.1 (32-bit)
Rootable: No
Download: [피크앱플레이어 - HOME] 꿈꾸는 모바일 세상! 국가대표 앱플레이어 피크 많은 성원 바랍니다.피크 앱플레이어는 모바일 앱들을 위한 다양하고 편리한 기능들을 제공합니다. 다중플레이어로 여러 게임을 동시에 플레이 가능하며, 다양하고 복잡한 터치 동작을 키보드와 마우스로 손쉽게 조작가능합니다.
Requirements: Unknown

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SmartGaGa (2019) (Discontinued)

Android OS: Kitkat 4.4.2 (32-bit)
Rootable: Yes
Official website (Archived): SmartGaGa- The Most Recommended Android Emulator Ever
Download: SmartGaGa - FileCroco
Requirements:

  • OS: Runs on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP.
  • CPU: AMD/Intel Dual Core
  • GPU: DirectX 11 supported GPU or graphics card.
  • RAM: At least 2GB (Recommended 4GB)
  • Disk: 1GB at least (5GB recommended)

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TianTian (2020) (Discontinued)

Android OS: Marshmallow 6.0 (64-Bit)
Rootable: No
Official website (Archived): TianTian App Player
Download: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=339746
Requirements:

  • CPU: 64-Bit processor

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Andy OS (2018) (Abandoned):

Note: It is strictly not recommended to use this emulator due to serious suspicions of the presence of a miner in one of the program files.
Android OS: Nougat 7.1
Rootable: No
Official website: The Best Android Emulator For PC & Mac | Andy Android Emulator
Download: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=339736
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8.1 / Ubuntu 14.04+ / OSX 10.8+
  • CPU: Dual core AMD or Intel CPU with Virutalization support
  • GPU: GPU with OpenGL 2.1 support
  • RAM: 3Gb of RAM; Andy uses less than 1Gb while running apps
  • Disk: At least 10Gb of free disk space

KOPlayer (2018) (Discontinued)

Android OS: Jellybean 4.2 (32-bit), Kitkat 4.4.4 (32-bit)
Rootable: Yes, enabled by default in Emulator settings
Official website (Archived): The Best Free Android Emulator for PC - KOPLAYER
Download: KoPlayer (Windows)
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 7 or higher versions
  • CPU: Dual core AMD or Intel CPU
  • GPU: GPU with OpenGL 2.1
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Disk: 10 GB of free disk space
  • Resolution: Minimum 1024x768

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Droid4x (2016) (Discontinued)

Android OS: Jellybean 4.2 (32-bit)
Official website: droid4x simulator-best mobile experience on desktop
Download: Droid4X
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows XP SP3 and above (32 bit or 64 bit). Mac OS (Unknown) and above
  • CPU: Dual core AMD or CPU or faster
  • GPU: Good ATI, Nvidia or Intel GPU with 512 MB VRAM+ or faster. OpenGL 2.0 and above
  • RAM: 1 GB or above.
  • Disk: 4 GB free space or more

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YouWave (2017) (Discontinued):

Android OS: Ice Cream Sandwitch 4.0 (32-bit) (Free), Lollipop 5.0 (32-bit) (Premium).
Rootable: No
Official website (Archived): YouWave, A world for Android on PC
Download: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=339752
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
  • CPU: 1.6GHZ processor
  • RAM: 1.5GB of RAM memory
  • Disk: 500MB of free disk space

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Remix OS Player (2016) **(Discontinued)

Android OS: Marshmallow 6.0
Rootable: No
Official website (Archived): Remix OS Player - The Most Advanced Android Game Emulator for PC.
Download: Remix OS Player
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 7 (64-bit) or newer
  • CPU: Core i3 (Recommend Core i5 or Core i7) / No support for AMD Chipsets
  • GPU: GreatATI, Nvidia or Intel GPU with 1 GB VRAM+ or faster. OpenGL 3.0 and above
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Disk: 8GB Storage (Recommend 16GB)
  • Enabled Virtualization Technology in BIOS

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AmiDuOS (Discontinued)

** Android OS:** JellyBean 4.2 (32-bit) (1.0), Lollipop 5.0 (32-bit) (2.0)
Rootable: No
Official website (Archived): Run Android on Windows - Fastest Android Emulator
Download: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=339739
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows Vista or above (32 bit or 64 bit)
  • CPU: Dual core AMD or CPU or faster
  • GPU: Good ATI, Nvidia or Intel GPU with 512 MB VRAM+ or faster. OpenGL 3.0 and above
  • RAM: 2 GB or above
  • Disk: 2 GB free space or more

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Leapdroid (2015) (Discontinued)

** Android OS: Kitkat 4.4 (32-Bit)
Rootable: No
Official website (Archived): Announcement on LeapDroid and Google
Download: LeapDroid (Windows)
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 7 or above (32 bit or 64 bit)
  • CPU: Dual core AMD or CPU or faster
  • GPU: Good ATI, Nvidia or Intel GPU with 512 MB VRAM+ or faster
  • RAM: 2 GB or above
  • Disk: 2 GB free space or more

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Windroye (2015) (Discontinued)

** Android OS: Kitkat 4.4 (32-bit)
Rootable: Yes, pre-rooted
Official website (Archived): Windroy, Windroye, 文卓爷官方网站
Download: Windroye
Requirements:

  • OS: Windows Vista or above (32 bit or 64 bit)
  • CPU: 800MHz or faster
  • GPU: Good ATI, Nvidia or Intel GPU with 512 MB VRAM+ or faster
  • RAM: 512 MB or above
  • Disk: 1 GB free space or more

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Windroy (2013) (Discontinued)

** Android OS:** Ice Cream Sandwitch 4.0.3 (32-bit)
Rootable: No
Official website (Archived): Run Android on Windows – Windroy, Android with Windows kernel
Download: Windroy (Windows)
Requirements:

  • Unknown. Can run on most PC even low-ends

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Jar of Beans (2013) (Discontinued)

Android OS:** Jellybean 4.1.1 (32-bit)
Rootable: Yes, pre-rooted
Official website: Jar of Beans: A Portable Android Emulator
Download: Jar of Beans 4.8.2 - Download for PC Free
Requirements:

  • OS: Most versions of Windows are supported
  • CPU: AMD or Intel Dual-Core CPU that supports Virtualization Technology (AMD-vt or Intel VT-x)
  • GPU: OpenGL ES 2.0 Capable Video Card (Graphics Card)
  • RAM: 1GB RAM Minimum/4GB Ram Recommended
  • Disk: You need Up to 1GB Fee Disk Space (After Installation of various apps this may increase)

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