A lightweight, cross-platform Android Virtual Device Manager
Features • Installation • Development • Tech Stack • License
Manage Android Virtual Devices without needing Android Studio. AVD Manager provides a modern, fast desktop GUI for creating, managing, and launching Android emulators — and managing SDK packages.
- Create AVDs with a visual wizard — select device, system image, and configure options
- Launch emulators with customizable options (GPU, cold boot, wipe data)
- Track running emulators with real-time status indicators
- Rename, delete, and wipe data for existing AVDs
- View detailed configuration for each virtual device
- SDK Platforms — Browse, install, and remove Android platform packages
- SDK Tools — Manage build tools, platform tools, command-line tools
- System Images — Install system images required for creating AVDs
- Bulk update — Update all outdated packages in one click
- Accept licenses — Accept all SDK licenses from within the app
- Automatically detects
ANDROID_HOME/ANDROID_SDK_ROOT - Detects Java/JDK installation
- Validates all SDK tools (
avdmanager,sdkmanager,emulator,adb) - Manual SDK path configuration with guided setup wizard
- Light & Dark mode with system preference as default
- Clean, modern design with glassmorphism sidebar
- Smooth micro-animations and transitions
- Toast notifications for operation feedback
- Responsive layout with resizable window
Download the latest release for your platform:
| Platform | Format |
|---|---|
| Windows | .msi installer |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | .dmg |
| macOS (Intel) | .dmg |
| Linux | .deb, .AppImage |
- Java/JDK 17+ (Oracle JDK or OpenJDK)
- Android SDK Command-line Tools (Download)
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Tauri v2 |
| Frontend | React 19 + TypeScript |
| Backend | Rust |
| Bundler | Vite |
| Icons | Lucide React |
| Styling | Vanilla CSS (custom design system) |
| CI/CD | GitHub Actions |
- ~2-10 MB binary size (vs Electron's 100+ MB)
- ~30-80 MB memory usage (vs Electron's 150-400+ MB)
- Native WebView — no bundled Chromium
- Rust backend for security and performance
- Official GitHub Actions support
- Node.js (v18+)
- Rust
- Platform-specific dependencies:
- Windows: WebView2 + Visual Studio Build Tools
- macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools
- Linux:
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/user/avd-manager.git
cd avd-manager
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Run in development mode
npm run tauri dev
# Build for production
npm run tauri buildavd-manager/
├── src/ # React frontend
│ ├── App.tsx # Main application component
│ ├── App.css # Component styles
│ ├── index.css # Design system & tokens
│ ├── hooks/ # React hooks
│ │ ├── useTheme.ts # Theme management
│ │ └── useToast.ts # Toast notifications
│ └── lib/ # Utilities
│ ├── commands.ts # Tauri command wrappers
│ └── types.ts # TypeScript types
├── src-tauri/ # Rust backend
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── lib.rs # Plugin & command registration
│ │ ├── main.rs # Entry point
│ │ └── commands/ # Command modules
│ │ ├── avd.rs # AVD management
│ │ ├── sdk.rs # SDK package management
│ │ ├── emulator.rs # Emulator control
│ │ └── setup.rs # Environment detection
│ ├── Cargo.toml # Rust dependencies
│ └── tauri.conf.json # Tauri configuration
├── .github/workflows/ # CI/CD
│ └── release.yml # Build for all platforms
├── LICENSE # MIT
└── package.json
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.
- Inspired by vscode-avdmanager
- Built with Tauri
- Icons by Lucide