The USB installation method is even more complicated, but it lets your computer actually run Android natively from boot.

App developers may be trying to test their application before shipping it out.

In any case, Android emulation on PC is possible and its a lot easier than it used to be.

Some old favorites either left the space or become unusable (Andy, AmiduOS, and Leapdroid), but everything else here should work okay for most people.

This is one of the few emulators on the list that gets active updates nearly every month.

It supports a wide range of games, including Garena Free Fire, Clash of Clans, Black Desert Mobile, and many others.

In the latest versions, LDPlayer has optimized the performance of Free Fire to make it much easier to pull off the auto headshot, which has made it a growing favorite among Free Fire players.

It was also one of the first that worked really well that still gets regular updates.

There is a stigma with Bluestacks because it can feel a little bloated at times.

Bluestacks 4 (launched in 2018) aimed to fix that with mixed results.

However, it also has the most features for better or for worse.

Bluestacks also made the MSI App Player, another excellent emulator that some believe works better than vanilla Bluestacks.

That includes the usual stuff like key-mapping with your keyboard, actual controller support, and even the ability to key-map gesture controls.

For instance, you can assign the function to swipe right to an arrow key and use that in a game without actual hardware controller support.

Its a lot of fun and seems to work rather well most of the time.

The demo video below is rather old and it definitely ran better than that on my laptop.

It comes with a bunch of tools to help developers make apps and games specifically for Android.

As it turns out, there is also a built-in emulator that you can use to test out your app or game.

However, developers can simply use this tool as their emulator for testing their apps.

It also supports Kotlin in case developers want to try that out.

Its too much of a pain for regular people, but its excellent for developers.

However, it can also just flat run on your computer through a USB stick.

The boot-from-USB option is definitely a power user option and not recommended for less intense use cases.

As a VM install, the process is easy, but tedious if youve never made your own virtual machine before.

Multi Android Emulator For Mac