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BlueStacks

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Chain of cloud-based products

BlueStacks (also known as BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc.) is a chain of cloud-based online cross-platform products developed by the San Francisco-based company of the same name.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

2011Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersCampbell1
  • Websitewww.bluestacks.com
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address2105 South Bascom Avenue, Campbell, Ca 950085
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BlueStacks (also known as BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc.) is a chain of cloud-based online cross-platform products developed by the San Francisco-based company of the same name. The BlueStacks App Player enables the execution of Android applications on computers running Microsoft Windows or macOS.3

How it started

History

At the Citrix Synergy conference held in San Francisco, an early version of BlueStacks App Player was showcased on stage by Citrix CEO Mark Templeton, who also announced a partnership between the two companies. The initial alpha version of App Player was launched in October 2011, and it exited beta on June 7, 2014. In July 2014, Samsung disclosed its investment in BlueStacks.

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Timeline

  1. 2011Founded Founded1