office365-pol VS waydroid

Compare office365-pol vs waydroid and see what are their differences.

office365-pol

[OUTDATED] A PlayOnLinux script that utilizes the version of Wine made for CrossOver to run Microsoft 365 Apps / Office 365 without requiring any paid CrossOver components (by DonutsBl)

waydroid

Waydroid uses a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu. (by waydroid)
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office365-pol waydroid
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55 6,920
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4.5 7.1
9 months ago 9 days ago
Shell Python
BSD Zero Clause License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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office365-pol

Posts with mentions or reviews of office365-pol. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-04.
  • Committing war crimes (Microsoft Office on Linux)
    5 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 4 Apr 2023
  • Most windows users don't know about compatibility layers.
    2 projects | /r/linuxmemes | 15 Dec 2022
    Now they do office365-pol
  • An ode to Flatpak (and Fedora Silverblue)
    6 projects | /r/linux | 21 Aug 2022
    Yes, I know of it. I currently use it from AUR. I use CrossOver specifically and only for Office 365 (that and support Wine development). I saw that Bottles does have a winecx build in their list of runners, but I haven't seen an Installer for Office yet, so while in theory I could use Bottles, I'm currently sticking with CrossOver for this specific usecase.
  • Linux is a life changer
    2 projects | /r/linux | 15 Jun 2022
    Or just give up and run Office 365 via CrossOver. There's apparently a way to get it working with PoL for free, but with my distro-hopping ways and the fact that I need to do it for work (instead of for fun) I have no patience for that. Plus, it feels good to donate for Wine/Proton development anyways and even better if I have an actual use for it.
  • What's your opinion on Linux for school use?
    9 projects | /r/linux | 7 Jun 2022
    For Office, the option currently is either use CrossOver (which is paid, though it can be cheaper with discounts) to install Office or to use a fairly lengthy process to follow the process CrossOver does manually. While I'm currently pinning my hope on Bottles Installer, for now WPS Office mostly works fine as long as you don't work with macros.

waydroid

Posts with mentions or reviews of waydroid. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-05.
  • Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Mar 2024
    Android on the desktop works very well on Wayland with Waydroid and it even supports Google Play store. https://waydro.id/

    Great running apps not available on Linux with a touchscreen PC. It only seems to run Android apps compiled for x86, but it is very fast.

    There are practical use cases, and it is very usable. I haven’t tried it on WSL2, but it seems like a practical approach without reliance on Microsoft.

  • Sxmo: Linux tiling window manager for phones
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Jan 2024
    There's a piece of software called Waydroid[1] that allows you to run Android applications on GNU/Linux platforms - including the PinePhone. Sxmo, despite its name, can run Wayland instead of X and therefore supports Waydroid.

    Personally, I haven't managed to get Waydroid to work, a task hindered due to some massive initial downloads which are required to set it up. However, I haven't tried particular hard, and there are videos online by those more successful than me[2].

    [1]: https://waydro.id/

    [2]: https://tilvids.com/w/2b2f3a24-ae23-458e-a0fd-2f24a185a11b

  • Google Play Android Self-Certification
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jan 2024
    I thought it was uncharacteristic of to see a service like this offered by a large tech company, and wanted to share.

    Found whilst installing Waydroid: https://waydro.id/

  • Can I emulate android on my steam deck?
    2 projects | /r/SteamDeck | 8 Dec 2023
    Check out the Waydroid application.
  • Can I view Waydroid on a different display on a VNC viewer?
    1 project | /r/archlinux | 9 Oct 2023
    I have setup an Arch linux server on my old pc. i mainly use it for plex, transmission, docker etc and it works pretty well! I wanted to install Waydroid https://waydro.id/ on that server. Is there a way that I can view waydroid using a VNC viewer on my laptop on the same network? is it possible or would I have to install a GUI like xfce before installing waydroid to view the same on tigervnc or some other VNC viewer? Thanks & regards.
  • Run Firefox on ChromeOS
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Aug 2023
    > I run Fedora Linux after removing ChromeOS

    Same here. Sometimes, it crashes on a measly 4 GB of RAM.

    > (the only thing I'm missing is running Android apps)

    I would recommend using Waydroid[1]. It runs fairly well in my use case, and runs LineageOS on top of it with the full LineageOS GUI.

    [1]: https://waydro.id/

  • migration to wayland from x11? for waydroid
    2 projects | /r/kdeneon | 6 Jul 2023
    i am using KDE Neon (user edition) on two machines (thinkpad laptops with intel). On mentioned machines i would like to try and use waydroid: https://waydro.id/ Waydroid required wayland as display server (it will probably not work on x11).
  • What application do you use to see and control the phone from Windows or Linux
    3 projects | /r/kustom | 2 Jul 2023
    Check (Waydroid)[https://waydro.id/]
  • Can I emulate Pixel Gun 3d?
    1 project | /r/emulators | 18 Jun 2023
  • Session manager Anbox
    3 projects | /r/ubuntuserver | 14 Jun 2023
    Waydroid is rebuilding the original idea behind Anbox with explicit focus on modern Wayland powered desktop environments.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing office365-pol and waydroid you can also consider the following projects:

eget - Easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub.

anbox - Anbox is a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system

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anbox - sfdroid way of rendering within anbox. JUST A PROOF OF CONCEPT, CURRENTLY BEING REWORKED

silverblue-site - Historic website for Fedora Silverblue. Now at https://gitlab.com/fedora/websites-apps/fedora-websites/fedora-websites-3.0

redroid-doc - redroid (Remote-Android) is a multi-arch, GPU enabled, Android in Cloud solution. Track issues / docs here

Photoshop-CC2022-Linux - Installer from Photoshop CC 2021 to 2022 on linux with a GUI

waydroid_script - Python Script to add OpenGapps, Magisk, libhoudini translation library and libndk translation library to waydroid !

OneDriveGUI - A simple GUI for OneDrive Linux client, with multi-account support.

qemu-android-x86-runner - Quick Start on How to Run Android x86 in QEMU

apt2ostree - Build ostree images based on Debian/Ubuntu

cage - A Wayland kiosk