Question: (Related to, but not the same as [this](https://superuser.com/questions/139268/is-there-a-way-to-download-Android-apps-to-my-PC)).

I used to be an Android user but switched to an iPhone. There are a few apps that I would like to continue to use, but the idea of carrying around a second phone with me, or even having to charge one, isn't that appealing. They're free apps so piracy is not a concern here, and I've legitimately downloaded the APKs from the Market. Is it possible to sideload the APKs back to my computer and run them in the Android emulator?

Answer: 
You can also install [android-x86](http://www.android-x86.org/download) in a virtual machine (virtual box...) on your pc, copy your APK from your desktop to this VM and install it.
Here below are some of the Top Android Emulators that you can use to run Android Apps on your System without any issues...

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