Genymotion Desktop is fast, simple to install and powerful thanks to user-friendly sensor widgets and interaction features.
Create your own device
Over 40 ready-to-use customizable phone & tablet templates with Android 5.1 to the latest sable version.
Major features
- Multi OS: Available for Windows, Linux and macOS. Even better on M-series Macs with native arm64 images for better compatibility with games and apps, without any ARM translation layers!
- Android studio plugin & integration: Compatible with any ADB-based IDE, such as Android Studio.
- Use your computer GPU on Android: Full GPU acceleration for best performances.
- Android controls and interactions: Emulated features and sensor widgets for testing apps.
Emulated Features
- Biometrics (PRO): Simulate various fingerprint recognition.
- Webcam (PRO): Use your host machine webcam as camera.
- Media injection (PRO): inject media files (audio, video, image) to the device camera.
- Routes simulation (PRO): Simulate routes with track files.
- Advanced Tools (PRO): Quick access the most common Android developer tools.
- Baseband (PRO): Simulate information and control related to the network and SIM operators.
- Android Controls (PRO): Emulate various Android controls.
- Network Settings (PRO): Simulate various network interfaces, types and signal strength.
- GPS (FREE): Emulate GPS.
- Capture (FREE): Take a screenshot or screencast of the virtual device.
- Identifiers (FREE): View and edit the device Android ID and Device ID/IMEI/MEID.
Compare Genymotion Desktop Free & Pro
| Features / Services | Genymotion Desktop Free | Genymotion Desktop Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Services | | |
| Technical Assistance | ✗ | ✓ |
| Android | | |
| Latest Android version | ✗ | ✓ |
| Development / QA | ✗ | ✓ |
| Advanced Dev Tools | ✗ | ✓ |
| Root toggle | ✗ | ✓ |
| Demonstration | | |
| Capture (Screenshot, Screen record) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gaming | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gamepad | ✗ | ✓ |
| Emulated Features | | |
| Media Injection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Camera | ✗ | ✓ |
| GPS | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPS route | ✗ | ✓ |
| Network settings | ✗ | ✓ |
| Android Identifiers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Biometrics | ✗ | ✓ |
| SIM card (Baseband simulation) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Motion Sensors | ✗ | ✓ |
| Android Controls | ✗ | ✓ |
| Phone (Call/SMS simulation) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Play Store | ✓ | ✓ |
| Battery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Storage Speed | ✓ | ✓ |
Desktop Pricing
- Free
- Personal Use, Limited Edition
- $0
- No license required
- Free widgets, Pro Widgets, Latest Android version, Best effort Email support
- Note: Select "Personal Use" when launching Genymotion Desktop for the first time.
- Educational
- Schools and Students
- $49 / year per student & workstation
- Free widgets, Pro Widgets, Latest Android version, Best effort Email support
- For students, teachers and schools. Subject to valid proof.
- Individual
- Freelancer or Self-employed
- $206 / year per computer
- Free widgets, Pro Widgets, Latest Android version, Best effort Email support
- Does not apply to employees, contractors & resellers.
- Business
- Companies and Employees
- $412 / year per user* & workstation
- Free widgets, Pro Widgets, Latest Android version, High priority Email support
- *Discount for high volumes; Also available for contractors and resellers.
- Premium
- for Companies with large teams
- All inclusive (widgets, Android versions), VIP support, License server access
- Contact sales
Compare Plans
- Features / Services
- Genymotion Desktop Free
- Genymotion Desktop Pro
Try Pro for Free
- Try Genymotion Desktop Pro with full features and technical support for 30-days
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I get Genymotion Desktop free edition?
- Simply select “Personal Use” when running Genymotion Desktop for the first time. Please note that the free version has several limitations and technical assistance is not available (see section above).
- Which Android versions are available with the free edition?
- Android 5.0 to 14.0 are available for free. Android 15.0 is only available with a paying license. Please refer to this article for more information.
- Do I have to purchase a license after the trial period?
- If you wish to continue using Genymotion Desktop for your personal use only, you can switch to the free version by selecting “Personal Use” when prompted after the end of the trial period. However, you will then have limited features and technical assistance will no longer be available.
- Can I run Genymotion Desktop in a server, virtual machine or VPS?
- Genymotion Desktop has been designed to run on physical workstations: Servers, Virtual Machines and VPS are not supported.
- Can I run Genymotion Desktop in a Cloud instance (AWS, GCP, etc.)?
- No. Genymotion Desktop cannot run in a cloud instance. However, we have developed our Genymotion Device Image for Cloud providers product especially for this use.
- I have just installed Genymotion Desktop on Windows, and I get the error "Unable to start the Virtual Device"
- Reboot your PC and try again. If this does not fix the problem, please refer to this article from our help center: How to fix “Unable to start a Virtual Device” error?
- I can't find Google Play Store
- Google Apps are not pre-installed on the devices. You need to install the openGAPPs package to get Google Play Store and other Google Apps. See Genymotion Desktop user manual for detailed instructions.
- I can't find or install my app/game from Google Play Store
- If you can’t find an app or game or Google Play Store, or if it says “Your device isn’t compatible with this version”, it may mean that the app or game is only available for ARM. For more details and instructions, please refer to this article.
- Can I use Genymotion Desktop offline?
- An Internet connection is mandatory at first run, to connect to your account and download the Android images when installing a new device. However, you can then use Genymotion Desktop offline for 15 days; or more if you have subscribed to a Premium plan.
Quickstart Guides / Documentation
- Windows Guide
- Linux Guide
- macOS Guide
- Basic Steps
- Widgets
- gmtool CLI
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