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UserLAnd vs proot-distro: catalog facts
UserLAnd	proot-distro
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source, part of the Termux project.
Android	Android, Command line
No root required Supports full desktops as well as the command line	Runs full Linux distributions without rooting the device Integrates with the Termux environment
Performance is limited by the phone hardware Graphical sessions on a small touchscreen are awkward	Requires Termux to be installed first PRoot adds overhead compared with native execution
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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