How to Build Custom Animations for the Flipper Zero Screen

Flipper Zero shows animated scenes on its idle screen — the default is the Flipper dolphin. You can replace these with custom animations.

Animation Format

Animations are stored on the SD card at: SD/dolphin/

Each animation is a folder containing:

• meta.txt — timing and metadata
• Frame images as 1-bit BMP files (128×64 pixels)

Creating Frames

Resolution: 128×64 pixels, 1-bit (black and white only)

Tools:

• Pixilart (web) — export as BMP
• GIMP — create at 128×64, export as 1-bit BMP
• Flipper Animation Manager app — GUI tool for the full workflow

meta.txt Format

Frames: 10
Height: 64
Width: 128
Duration: 3
ActiveCycles: 8
Passive cycles: 4
MinLevel: 1
MaxLevel: 30
Frame[0]: frame_0.bmp
Frame[1]: frame_1.bmp
...

Key fields:

• Duration: frames per second playback speed
• ActiveCycles: how many times animation plays when Flipper is in use
• MinLevel/MaxLevel: XP level range when this animation appears

Using Flipper Animation Manager

1. Download Flipper Animation Manager (Windows app on GitHub)
2. Connect Flipper via USB
3. Import existing or create new animation frames
4. Upload directly to Flipper

Installing Custom Animations

1. Copy your animation folder to SD/dolphin/[AnimationName]/
2. Edit SD/dolphin/manifest.txt to include your animation
3. Reboot Flipper

Community Animation Packs

Community shares large packs:

• github.com/stopachka/flipper-zero-animations
• Search "Flipper Zero animation pack" on GitHub

Some firmware (Momentum) have custom animations built-in.