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CLUSTER ANDROID-LINUX-DESKTOP · 11 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2018-11-19

Linux-on-Android runtime apps

These apps enable users to install or run Linux distributions on Android devices, ranging from full desktop environments to alternative OS installers, with some requiring root and others not. The dated entry history before the index start comprises only four releases, which is too thin to discern a trend, and many members are undated. Among those with activity signals, PIRT leads with 23 stars, followed by LinuxDroid and AnLinux.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

NOV 2018: 1DEC 2018: 1MAR 2026: 1APR 2026: 2AUG 2026: 3SEP 2026: 1OCT 2026: 2
NOV 2018OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 10 unlabelled

Operator · 2 hobby · 1 indie · 5 open source · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 11 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01LinuxDroid5★1 mo—Android app that lets users run a full Linux distribution on the device with one click, including desktop and gamepad support.
  2. 02droidloom1★3 days—hobbyLinux app that runs Android applications as native Wayland windows with GPU acceleration on ARM and x86 devices.
  3. 03PIRT27★2 mo—hobbyMobile app that runs a full Linux desktop environment on Android phones, integrated with an AI agent for command execution and file management.
  4. 04stararm-emulator-windows0★2 days—Android emulator for Windows that runs full Android system images natively, supports multiple instances and automation for ordinary users and developers.
  5. 05LinPad0★12 days—indieiPad app that runs a full Linux desktop with windowed apps, workspaces, and support for common developer tools directly on the device.
  6. 06DeepSeek-Harness-Mobile3★1 mo—Mobile app that runs an AI assistant harness on Android phones inside a built-in Linux environment, requiring no rooted device.
  7. 07AnLinux0★27 daysliveopen sourceAndroid app that runs Linux distributions without root access, supporting multiple distros and desktop environments.
  8. 08FluxLinux - Mobile Linux0★4 moliveopen sourceAndroid app that runs full Linux desktop environments with GPU acceleration, enabling one-tap Debian install and developer tools on rooted or non-rooted devices.
  9. 09Minimal Kernel Manager0★3 moliveopen sourceAndroid app for kernel management and system monitoring with CPU and GPU frequency control, swap management, and real-time performance and temperature overlays.
  10. 10GAMA0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceAndroid utility that switches GPU rendering between Vulkan and OpenGL via Shizuku to optimize performance and battery life without root.
  11. 11UserLAnd0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceMobile app that lets users install and run Linux distributions and applications on Android devices without rooting, via terminal or VNC.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.