Flipper Zero animation maker

Flipz is a free pixel editor for making your own Flipper Zero desktop animations and wallpapers. It runs in your browser, draws on the same 128×64 one-bit screen the Flipper has, and exports files you can copy straight to the SD card.

Flipz editor showing a jumping fish animation on the orange 128×64 canvas, with the tools sidebar on the left and six frame thumbnails on the right — The editor: tools on the left, the 128×64 canvas in the middle, your frames on the right.

What you can do

Draw at the real resolution. A 128×64 canvas where every pixel is either dark or off, exactly like the device. Pencil and eraser in sizes 1, 2 and 3, invert, clear, and undo for every frame separately. The eraser works with a mouse, touch or a pen's eraser end.
Animate frame by frame. Duplicate a frame, change it a little, repeat. Reorder frames by dragging, and pick a frame rate from 1 to 30 fps.
Compare with onion skin. See the previous frame in reddish-brown and the next one in teal under your drawing, so motion stays smooth.
Trace a picture. Load a PNG or JPG as a reference, then set its opacity, move it, scale it, or show it in grayscale. It's never exported.
Preview the loop. Play the animation on the canvas the way the Flipper will show it, or keep a small live preview open at 1×, 2× or 3× while you draw.
Export in one step. Get a zip with frame_0.bm, frame_1.bm…, meta.txt and manifest.txt. In Chrome and Edge you can write the files directly into a folder instead.
Share it as a GIF. Project ▸ Export GIF makes an animated GIF that loops forever at your frame rate, in Flipper orange or black and white, from actual size up to 8×. Handy for posting your animation online.
Light or dark. Switch with the moon/sun button in the top bar or View ▸ Dark mode. Your choice is remembered.
Keep working later. Save a .fzdraw project with all frames, the frame rate and the reference image. You can also open existing uncompressed .bm files and 128×64 PNGs.

Onion skin view: the current fish frame in black, the previous frame in reddish-brown and the next frame in teal — Onion skin: the previous frame shows in reddish-brown and the next one in teal, under the frame you're drawing.

A colourful fish drawing loaded as a semi-transparent reference image, with the start of a pixel outline being traced over it — Tracing: a reference image at 50% opacity, with Move mode on to position it.

How to make a Flipper Zero animation

Draw the first frame. Keep the top 12 rows fairly empty, because the Flipper's clock and battery bar covers them. Turn on View ▸ Status-bar guide (or press S) to see that area as a dashed blue line.
Click Duplicate (or press Ctrl+D) and change the copy slightly. Turn on Previous frame in Onion skin to see what you're changing.
Repeat until the motion is complete, then press Space to play it. Adjust the fps until the speed feels right.
Open Project ▸ Export pack, give the animation a name (letters, numbers, _ and -), and download the zip.

The Export animation dialog with the name jumping_fish and buttons for Write to folder and Download zip — Export: name the animation, then download a zip or write straight into a folder.

How to install it on your Flipper Zero

Official firmware

Connect the SD card to your computer, or use qFlipper's file manager.
Copy the animation folder from the zip into SD Card/dolphin/.
Add the animation's block from the zip's manifest.txt to the end of the manifest.txt already in that folder. Don't replace the existing file, or the built-in animations will no longer be listed.
Restart the Flipper.

Momentum firmware

Copy the animation folder and manifest.txt into an asset pack's Anims folder, for example SD Card/asset_packs/MyPack/Anims/. If that folder already has a manifest, add the new block to it instead.
Select the asset pack in Momentum's settings and restart.

With Write to folder in Chrome or Edge, Flipz adds the manifest entry for you.

File format reference

Frames: `.bm`

Each frame is one 128×64 image. Flipz writes it uncompressed: a single header byte 0x00, then 1024 bytes of pixel data. Rows go from top to bottom, 16 bytes per row; within each byte the least significant bit is the leftmost pixel, and 1 means a dark pixel. Each file is 1025 bytes.

Animation settings: `meta.txt`

Filetype: Flipper Animation
Version: 1

Width: 128
Height: 64
Passive frames: 3
Active frames: 0
Frames order: 0 1 2
Active cycles: 0
Frame rate: 8
Duration: 3600
Active cooldown: 0

Bubble slots: 0

Passive frames and Frames order follow the number of frames you drew, and Frame rate is the fps you chose. The manifest entry Flipz creates lets the animation appear at any level and mood (Min butthurt: 0, Max butthurt: 14, Min level: 1, Max level: 30, Weight: 3).

Frequently asked questions

What size are Flipper Zero animations?

The Flipper Zero screen is 128×64 pixels and 1-bit: every pixel is either on (dark) or off. There is no grey or colour; the orange comes from the backlight. Each animation frame is one 128×64 image.

How do I put a custom animation on my Flipper Zero?

Export the animation from Flipz, unzip it, and copy the animation folder to the Flipper's SD card: into SD Card/dolphin on the official firmware, or into an asset pack's Anims folder on Momentum. Add the animation's entry to the manifest.txt in that folder, then restart the Flipper.

What is a Flipper Zero .bm file?

A .bm file holds one 128×64 frame. Flipz writes the uncompressed form: one header byte 0x00 followed by 1024 bytes of pixels, 16 bytes per row from top to bottom, with the least significant bit as the leftmost pixel and 1 meaning a dark pixel. That is 1025 bytes per frame.

Can I trace a photo or drawing?

Yes. Load any PNG or JPG as a reference image, then adjust its opacity, size and position and draw over it. The reference is only shown in the editor and is never included in the exported files.

Is Flipz free, and are my drawings uploaded anywhere?

It is free, open source under the MIT license, and needs no account. Everything runs in your browser; drawings, reference images and projects stay on your device and are never uploaded.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Flipz runs from a single HTML file with no external dependencies. Save the page to your computer and it works without an internet connection.

Free and open source under the MIT license · No ads · No tracking · Your drawings never leave your device.
Flipz is an independent fan-made tool. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Flipper Devices Inc. Flipper Zero is a trademark of its owner.