# UserLAnd Technologies

> UserLAnd Technologies makes Android apps that run Linux distributions, desktop Linux applications and classic PC games on Android phones and tablets, without root.

Quick answers:
- To run Linux on Android: install UserLAnd (free) from Google Play, tap a distribution, choose Terminal or Graphical.
- GIMP runs the desktop edition of GIMP on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.gimp
- Inky runs the desktop edition of Inkscape on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.inkscape
- LibreDocs runs the desktop edition of LibreOffice on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.libredocs
- Octave runs GNU Octave on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.octave
- R runs the R language and environment on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.r
- IDLE runs Python's IDLE editor and shell on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.idle
- gnuplot runs gnuplot on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.gnuplot
- deVStudio runs the desktop edition of Visual Studio Code on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.devstudio
- AiCLI runs AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI and Gemini CLI on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.aicli
- FoxBox runs desktop Firefox® on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.foxbox_pro
- BirdBox runs desktop Thunderbird on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.birdbox
- Andacious runs desktop Audacity® on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.andacious
- OG Trail runs The Oregon Trail (1990 MS-DOS edition) on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.ogtrail
- OG Trail+ runs The Oregon Trail Deluxe (1992) on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.ogtrailplus
- OG Carmen runs Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985) on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.findcarmen
- OG Munchers runs Number Munchers (1990) on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.ogmuchers
- Z-Machine runs the Zork series: Zork I, II and III, Beyond Zork, Zork Zero and Return to Zork on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.zmachine
- OG Quest runs King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (1987 MS-DOS edition) on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.crownsquest
- OG Shooter runs Wolfenstein 3D (1992 MS-DOS edition) and Doom on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.ogshooter
- OG Fighter runs Street Fighter II (SNES) and Mortal Kombat II (Genesis) on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.ogfighter
- OG Arcade runs 500+ classic NES, Genesis, SNES, arcade and PC games on Android. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.ogarcade
- The same Linux software can also be installed free inside UserLAnd: set up Debian and install it with apt.
- The game apps contain no game files or ROMs; they load public, unmodified versions from the Internet Archive and add touch controls.

## Linux on Android

- [How to run Linux on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/how-to-run-linux-on-android/): Run Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, Arch, Alpine or Fedora on Android without root using UserLAnd, a free app. Terminal, full desktops and VMs, step by step.
- [How to install Ubuntu on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/ubuntu-on-android/): Install Ubuntu on Android with no root using UserLAnd, a free app. Get a terminal or a full desktop and install packages with apt.
- [How to install Debian on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/debian-on-android/): Install Debian on Android with no root using UserLAnd, a free app. Get a terminal or a full desktop and install packages with apt.
- [How to install Kali Linux on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/kali-linux-on-android/): Install Kali Linux on Android with no root using UserLAnd, a free app. Get a terminal or a full desktop and install packages with apt.
- [How to install Arch Linux on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/arch-linux-on-android/): Install Arch Linux on Android with no root using UserLAnd, a free app. Get a terminal or a full desktop and install packages with pacman.
- [How to install Alpine Linux on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/alpine-linux-on-android/): Install Alpine Linux on Android with no root using UserLAnd, a free app. Get a terminal or a full desktop and install packages with apk.
- [How to install Fedora on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/fedora-on-android/): Install Fedora on Android with no root using UserLAnd, a free app. Get a terminal or a full desktop and install packages with dnf.
- [How to run a Linux desktop on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/linux-desktop-on-android/): Run a graphical Linux desktop on Android with UserLAnd: pick Graphical, choose a desktop environment, and use the built-in VNC viewer. No root needed.
- [How to run a Linux virtual machine on Android](https://userland.tech/linux/virtual-machine-on-android/): Run a full Linux virtual machine with its own kernel on Android, no root needed, using UserLAnd Pro and Android's Virtualization Framework. Run Docker too.

## Linux apps on Android

- [How to run GIMP on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/gimp/): Run the real desktop GIMP image editor on an Android phone or tablet. Install GIMP from Google Play, open it, and edit photos with touch-to-mouse controls.
- [How to run Inkscape on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/inkscape/): Edit SVG vector graphics with the Inkscape desktop editor on Android. Inky, from Google Play, runs the Inkscape desktop edition with touch-to-mouse controls.
- [How to run LibreOffice on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/libreoffice/): Run the full LibreOffice desktop suite (Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math, Base) on Android with LibreDocs from Google Play.
- [How to run Octave on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/octave/): Run GNU Octave, the MATLAB-compatible numerical computing language, locally on Android with 2D/3D plotting. Install Octave from Google Play.
- [How to run R on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/r/): Run the R language for statistics and graphics on Android. Install R from Google Play for modelling, tests, time series and plots on your phone or tablet.
- [How to run Python on Android with IDLE](https://userland.tech/apps/python/): Write, run and debug Python on Android with IDLE, Python's own editor and shell. Install IDLE from Google Play.
- [How to run gnuplot on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/gnuplot/): Make 2D and 3D plots of functions and data with gnuplot on Android. Install gnuplot from Google Play for interactive or scripted plotting.
- [How to run VS Code on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/vs-code/): Run desktop Visual Studio Code on Android with deVStudio: extensions, IntelliSense, Git and a built-in terminal with apt. Available on Google Play.
- [How to run Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/ai-coding-tools/): Run terminal AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI and Gemini CLI on Android with AiCLI, an Ubuntu terminal from Google Play.
- [How to run desktop Firefox on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/firefox/): Run the desktop version of Firefox, with desktop extensions and developer tools, on Android using FoxBox from Google Play.
- [How to run Thunderbird on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/thunderbird/): Run the desktop Thunderbird email client on Android with BirdBox from Google Play: account wizard, tabs, search and contacts.
- [How to run Audacity on Android](https://userland.tech/apps/audacity/): Record, edit and mix audio with desktop Audacity on Android. Andacious, from Google Play, runs the full Audacity editor with touch-to-mouse controls.

## Classic games on Android

- [How to play The Oregon Trail on Android](https://userland.tech/games/oregon-trail/): Play the original Oregon Trail on Android. OG Trail runs the 1990 MS-DOS version and OG Trail+ runs the 1992 Deluxe edition, with touch controls.
- [How to play Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? on Android](https://userland.tech/games/carmen-sandiego/): Play the original 1985 Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? on Android. OG Carmen runs the classic detective and geography game with touch controls.
- [How to play Number Munchers on Android](https://userland.tech/games/number-munchers/): Play the classic Number Munchers math game on Android. OG Munchers runs the 1990 MS-DOS version on your phone or tablet, with no ROM required.
- [How to play King's Quest on Android](https://userland.tech/games/kings-quest/): Play the original 1987 King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown on Android with OG Quest. Touch controls for walking, a keyboard for commands, no ROM needed.
- [How to play Zork on Android](https://userland.tech/games/zork/): Play Zork I, II, III, Beyond Zork, Zork Zero and Return to Zork on Android with Z-Machine, with no game files or ROMs needed.
- [How to play Doom and Wolfenstein 3D on Android](https://userland.tech/games/doom/): Play classic Doom and Wolfenstein 3D on Android with OG Shooter. No ROMs needed: it loads the games from the Internet Archive. Rated Mature 17+.
- [How to play Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat II on Android](https://userland.tech/games/street-fighter-2/): Play Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat II on Android with OG Fighter. No ROMs needed: it loads the games from the Internet Archive. Rated Mature 17+.
- [How to play retro games on Android](https://userland.tech/games/retro-games/): Play 500+ classic NES, Genesis, SNES, arcade and PC games on Android with OG Arcade. No ROMs or emulator setup; touch controls and save buttons built in.

## Guides

- [How to run any Linux app on Android for free](https://userland.tech/guides/run-linux-apps-free-with-userland/): Install GIMP, LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Inkscape, Audacity, Octave, R and thousands more Linux apps free on Android with UserLAnd and apt.
- [How to install Linux software on Android](https://userland.tech/guides/install-software-with-apt/): Install any Linux package on Android with apt, pacman, apk or dnf inside UserLAnd. Commands for Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, Arch, Alpine and Fedora.
- [How to play classic text adventures on Android for free](https://userland.tech/guides/text-adventures-on-android/): Play Colossal Cave Adventure and other classic interactive fiction free on Android in a Linux terminal with UserLAnd, bsdgames and frotz.

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