A QEMU-based emulator
About this app
Limbo is a qemu-based x86 architecture emulator for android devices. With limbo, you can emulate a complete desktop computer on your device and install various systems (FreeDOS, Windows, KolibriOS, various GNU/Linux distributes and any other x86-compatible OS).
Limbo has a wide selection of settings, allowing you to change available RAM, number of emulated cores, type of CPU, mount hard-drive and cd-rom images, select emulated graphics, network and audio card types and many more.
Access to the emulated desktop is done inside limbo with the inbuilt VNC viewer, SDL mode or an external VNC. To connect to an external VNC, you can use https://f-droid.org/packages/com.coboltforge.dontmind.multivnc or https://f-droid.org/packages/android.androidVNC clients available in F-Droid.
On android devices with x86-based CPU (Intel Atom), Limbo can run with KVM mode, allowing for much better perfomance.
Keep in mind, limbo is a complete emulation of another CPU architecture, so you most likely won't be able to run modern operating systems with reasonable perfomance.
Licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.
What's New in v6.0.1-x86
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Mar 24, 2022 · 15.6 MB · Android API 21–29 · code 60001
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 b85ae2ed1963104b03e1e29581f4bccd4163818208dbcbcb427b5168b495efaf
Oct 22, 2021 · 15.6 MB · Android API 21–29 · code 60000
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 0078c365d3400fedaf553c25aa4180c0f32645065bdc7aed687f365e4cf88c9e
May 17, 2021 · 15.1 MB · Android API 21–29 · code 50100
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 7cea7722af8bafeb57baa28a2fdfa6aa3e5a35a43967159ca19513083a22645f
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be com.limbo.emu.main is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 6.0.0-x86 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Limbo x86 PC Emulator first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
The official store channel is almost always the right choice: it updates automatically and carries the publisher's own distribution guarantees. A direct APK is useful when a device has no store access, when a rollout has not reached your region, or when you need a specific version — and only when the publisher has authorized that copy. APKBrowse does not list pirated, cracked, or unauthorized rebuilds of Limbo x86 PC Emulator, and a listing is removed when the evidence for it stops holding up.
Get Limbo x86 PC Emulator
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Other sources
F-Droid listing
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Source code
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App Information
Security Verification
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SHA-256 Hash
b85ae2ed1963104b03e1e29581f4bccd4163818208dbcbcb427b5168b495efaf
Signing certificate
f78b31e0f5b82f060b4417e7e27ae51bcede4277b6f27a7f4243eb742cc54aa2
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