One of the easiest to understand application for creating animation is the FlipaClip. It provides powerful drawing tools such as paintbrushes, lasso, fills, eraser, ruler and text editor, and shapers. All of these options can be used for free.

The canvass of this app can support up to 1920×1920 to create a high-quality HD video. The good thing about this app is being compatible with a stylus in case you want to create it from your smartphone or tablet.

It also has a layer that you can use for making a more professional design and animation. Because of its many wonderful features. The Google Play Store recognizes it and flagged it as their Editor’s Choice. This attracts more and more people to use it.

Some people are wondering if there’s a version of this app for Windows or Mac, but the answer is no. Currently, the only way to use the FlipaClip for computer is to use a tool called emulator program.

An emulator program can be easily installed by just following our guide here. Just remember that you have to make sure that your computer is powerful enough to run it. We will list the minimum system requirements at the next topic.

What Are The Requirements Of An Emulator Program

Every software has a requirement and the emulator is no exception. The emulator program needs to have a fast processor before you can run it properly. Any modern or recently purchased CPU will be able to surpass its minimum requirements. But if you have old hardware, make sure that your computer can run a minimum speed of 1 GHz.

Next is to see if the installed RAM on your computer is sufficient. Nowadays, when you purchase a computer, it has a 4 GB – 8 GB minimum RAM installed. In this way, running the emulator will not be a problem. However, for older computers or laptops, make sure to get at least 2 GB of RAM.

You also have to check if you have free space on your hard drive. In case you are running out, free up some of your hard drive space to make sure you can install the emulator program and FlipaClip, since it is an animation software, it will consume a lot of your hard disk space when you render a video.

When it comes to software, it also requires that you install the popular framework called .NET. Also, you must include the Visual C++ Redistributable because most emulator programs required you to install this software before you can run it.

After that, you need to include the drivers of your GPU. The other most important thing that you need to install is DirectX, OpenCL, and OpenGL. And lastly, you can tweak your computer to optimize for running the emulator program.

This setting can be found on the BIOS and it is called the virtualization technology. When you enable this, you will notice a huge performance increase, especially when running graphics-intensive apps like the FlipaClip app.

Once you have installed and do the following, you are now ready to install an emulator program on your computer. You can either choose between BlueStacks or Nox Player to run the FlipaClip software.

Using BlueStacks Emulator To Run The FlipaClip App

When it comes to the android emulator, the most popular and known by many people is the BlueStacks. It is considered as the king of Android emulators because it is the first one developed and widely used by people around the world.

Running the FlipaClip and creating animation from this emulator is very responsive, fast, and compatible. Now, if you want to get and use this emulator to run the FlipaClip software, you can go to the website of BlueStacks and then download it.

After that, run the BlueStacks installer and follow the installation setup requirements. Make sure to agree to the terms and conditions before you continue the installation.

The BlueStacks installer will connect to the internet once you do this. Now, it will take 10 – 30 minutes to complete the installation so be patient or have a coffee when you are waiting for the installation to complete.

Once you installed the BlueStacks, there will be a shortcut icon on your desktop. Double click the icon of BlueStacks to run it. Upon executing it, the BlueStacks will immediately require you to provide your Google Play Store account.

Enter your Gmail address to log in to the Google Play Store and then start integrating your account. Now, you will be able to access the Google Play Store, next is to look for the FlipaClip app using the search button.

When you found the FlipaClip, click the install or download button to save this app into the emulator. Now, the download will start and this will install it automatically into your computer.

Check your desktop for the shortcut of the FlipaClip, double click its icon and finally, you can now use this animation software into your computer.

How To Install This App Using APK

In case you are having trouble accessing the Google Play Store that preventing you to install the FlipaClip, you can use an alternative way of installing the FlipaClip using APK file.

An APK file is a package installer that can be download from the internet. This is a good way to bypass the Play Store account integration especially if you don’t want to use it or your internet blocks it.

Now, starts by searching for the FlipaClip APK from the internet and save it to your computer. Now open the BlueStacks emulator and use the install app using the APK option.

Browse for the APK file that you have downloaded earlier and then click the install when it prompts you. In this way, you can install the FlipaClip even without using a Play Store account.

But keep in mind that using this method will prevent the app from automatically updates itself from the PlayStore since it was downloaded from an external source. If you want to update this app, you have to download again the APK file and replace the old version.