
There are a lot of reasons why you
would want to run Android emulators on your PC. App developers test
their application before it out. Gamers want to use a mouse and keyboard on
games. In any case, Android emulation on PC is possible and we are going to
take a look at the best 10 Android emulators for PC. There are few emulators
where it’s as easy as downloading, opening, and using them. The market slowed
down a lot in recent years with many old favourites (Andy, AmiduOS, and
Leapdroid) permanently leaving the space.

1. Android Studio's emulator (Price: Free)
Android Studio is Google-approved
development IDE for Android. It comes with a bunch of tools. Its help
developers make apps and games only for Android. And there is a built-in
emulator that you can use to test out your app. But, this is not good for
consumer leve. However, those developing apps do already have a powerful tool
at their disposal to help test their apps. It's
difficult to set up.

2. ARChon (Price: Free)
ARChon is not a traditional
emulator. You neet Google Chrome to Install it. It gives Chrome the ability to
run Android apps. It's not an easy emulator. You'll have to install it in
Chrome. From there, you have to obtain APKs and load them in. You may need to use
a tool to change the APK to make it compatible. This compatible with Mac, PC,
and Linux. It's also one of the most difficult to set up, but it's most unique
Android emulators.

3. Bliss (Price: Free)
Bliss is little bit different. It
works as emulator for PC via virtual machine. However, it can also just run on
your computer through a USB. As a VM install, the process is simple. The USB
installation method is more complicated, but it lets your computer run Android
natively if your system is compatible. It only really runs well if your system
is compatible. The system runs Android Oreo which is a step up from Bluestacks'
Nougat.

4. Bluestacks 4 (Price: Free
/ Paid - $2 Per Month)
Bluestacks is the most mainstream
of all Android emulators. There are many reasons for that. First, it's compatible
with Windows and Mac. The emulator targets mobile gamers. Earlier versions of
Bluestacks were kind of bloated. The newest Bluestacks, Called Bluestacks 4, its
out in 2018. Now, it has the ability to launch multiple instances so you can
play multiple games at once. It also includes key-mapping and settings for many
games installed. That should help make things much easy. It's one of the
heaviest emulators on the list. Recent updates of Bluestacks at Android 7.1.2
(Nougat), one of the most recent of any emulator. The update to Bluestacks 4
also improved speed, even in older computers.

5. Droid4X (Price: Free)
Droid4X has had its ups and
downs. However, it's one of the classic Android emulators for PC. It features a
simple design that should be easy for most people to use. It markets itself
towards gamers and boasts support for simpler, casual games. However, like most
emulators, you can do productivity. This one is not in active development
anymore. Its last update was March 28th, 2016. Thus, we recommend you tread
with caution as this could be a unstable product.

6. Genymotion (Price: Free or
Paid)
This Android emulator is mostly
for developers. It lets you test your apps on a variety of devices. You can
configure the emulator for a variety of devices with various Android versions.
For Example, you can run a Nexus One with Android 4.2 or a Nexus 6 with Android
6.0. You can easily switch between devices at will. It’s great for developers, Genymotion
offer their services for free for personal use. It's usable both in the cloud
and on your computer

7. KoPlayer (Price: Free)
KoPlayer is a newer Android
emulator for PC. It has also managed to fly under most radars until recently.
Its focus is for gaming. You'll be able to use keymapping to controller with
your keyboard. You will also be able to record game play and upload it. The
install process is easy and it seems to work alright. Like other emulators, it
does have issues that you'll run into randomly. It bills itself as a
middle-of-the-road emulator. The only bad side is that it is buggy.
Nevertheless, it's a good, free option.

8. MEmu (Price: Free)
MEmu is another of the up and
coming emulators that seems to do quite well. One of its biggest features is
support both AMD and Intel chipsets. That's rarer than you'd think.
Additionally, it supports Android Jelly Bean, Kit Kat, and Lollipop. You can
even run multiple instances at once. That makes it one of the few emulators
that goes as high as Lollipop. It'll support most games and apps. However, we
recommend it only for productivity. It's free to download.

9. Nox (Price: Free)
Nox is another Android emulator
for PC mostly for gamers. That includes utilities and additions that are
specifically catered for gamers. You'll be able to do things like game with an
actual controller. This includes things like the capacity to assign “swipe
right” to, say, an arrow key and simulate actual gesture movements directly on
your keyboard if you have one. It’s a lot of fun and seems to work rather well
most of the time. It’s also entirely free.

10. Remix OS Player (Price: Free)
Remix OS Player by Jide is one of
the newer Android emulators for PC. Its My Favourite because its not just an emulator
its an operating system. You can use it on your old laptops, with this emulator
you can do many thinks, like play games, videos, clicking photos and etc. It's also one of the few that runs Android
Marshmallow instead of Android Lollipop or Kit Kat. The installation process is
pretty simple and using it also fairly easy. It caters mostly to gamers.
There's a sidebar with customizable options for you. It's relatively new, so
they're still working out some bugs. Even so, it still works better than most
and it's free in perpetuity. The only main caveat is that it doesn't support
AMD CPUs.
Here the most popular android
emulator for your pc. If you have any question please let me know in comment
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