kksimp/Mac.apk
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What it is
Alpha-stage macOS app that runs Android APKs natively on Apple Silicon Macs without an emulator or virtual machine. Apps run as macOS processes with GPU drawing, Dock icons and resizable windows. Requires macOS 26.4 or newer.
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Mac users who want to run Android apps on Apple Silicon, and developers exploring Android compatibility layers on macOS
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- Best place on RepoAlerts: #5, on 20 Oct 2026
- On the Hacker News front page on 19 Oct 2026
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- Android apps running native on macOS339 points · 183 comments · 19 Oct 2026
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