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BlueStacks

by now.gg, Inc. · Proprietary

96/100how this is calculated

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Getting the right BlueStacks offline installer

BlueStacks ships a small online installer that pulls several gigabytes during setup. On a slow or metered connection that is painful, and it is why the offline package gets searched so much.

The installer listed here is the full build declared in the publisher's manifest, with its hash.

Expect a large file. That is the point: everything is in the package instead of being fetched while you wait.

Record

Latest version
5.22.166.1003
Release date
13 Feb 2026
Official page
https://www.bluestacks.com/download.html
Package identifier
BlueStack.BlueStacks

Official downloads

These URLs are the ones now.gg, Inc. declares in its own manifest. We do not proxy or shorten them, and we do not host a copy.

Verify the file you downloaded

Run this against the file on disk. If the output does not match the hash below, the file is not what now.gg, Inc. published. Delete it.

Windows · PowerShell

Get-FileHash "BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.166.1003_amd64_native.exe" -Algorithm SHA256

macOS · Linux

shasum -a 256 "BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.166.1003_amd64_native.exe"

Expected output

dbe8b99d3d06f520865d7add1c8651b4841d55bef07fb04c9f2d025263adcab7

Got a different hash, or one you cannot place? Paste it into the hash checker and it will tell you which program and version it belongs to, past releases included.

Install BlueStacks silently

The unattended switch below is the one now.gg, Inc. declares in the installer manifest, not one we guessed by trying flags.

64-bit · machine scope · publisher-declared

.\BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.166.1003_amd64_native.exe -s

Run it from the folder holding the downloaded file, in a terminal opened as administrator when the package installs for all users. Silent means no window and no prompts, so check the exit code rather than waiting for something to appear: 0 is success and 3010 means it worked but wants a reboot.

Silent install commands for every program we index

Download BlueStacks for Mac

The macOS build as Homebrew declares it, with the same treatment as the Windows side: the publisher's own URL and a hash to check it against.

Version on Homebrew
5.21.782.7501,5b0c834f55b94397b03929e148072047
File name
BlueStacksInstaller_5.21.782.7501.pkg
Download URL
https://ak-build.bluestacks.com/public/app-player/mac/nxt_mac2/5.21.782.7501/5b0c834f55b94397b03929e148072047/BlueStacksInstaller_5.21.782.7501.pkg
SHA-256
70408dcc920f36f4d676fa05bb3c9fe9f179616558a41fc69ce16f00688417c6
Install with Homebrew
brew install --cask bluestacks

How we scored this 96 out of 100

SignalFindingPoints
SHA-256 hash published1 of 1 installers ship a SHA-256 hashWithout a published hash there is no way to prove the file you downloaded is the file the publisher built.30 / 30
Binary provenance1 on the publisher's own domainThe strongest signal against a repackaged installer: the file should come from the publisher, not from a mirror nobody vouches for.35 / 35
Served over HTTPS1 of 1 over HTTPSAn installer fetched over plain HTTP can be modified in transit.15 / 15
Release recencylast release about 6 months agoSoftware that has not shipped in years accumulates unpatched vulnerabilities.11 / 15
Licence declaredProprietaryA declared licence tells you what you are actually allowed to do with the software.5 / 5

Opens 2 file types

Extensions BlueStacks registers itself to handle.

Is BlueStacks safe to download?

Yes, in the sense we can actually verify: the installer downloads from bluestacks.com, which is a domain we have tied to now.gg, Inc.

The installer on this page comes with the SHA-256 now.gg, Inc declared, so you do not have to take our word for it: hash the file you downloaded and compare.

What this does not tell you is whether the software itself is any good, or whether you want what it does once installed. A publisher can ship something you would rather not run and the download is still authentic. We answer the question we can measure and leave the other one to you.

If Windows says “Windows protected your PC” when you run it, that is SmartScreen reporting reputation, not a malware verdict — it shows up on perfectly legitimate software from small publishers and on releases that are simply new. The reverse matters more: no warning does not mean the file was checked.

How the 96/100 score is calculated · why the source matters more than the reputation

Install BlueStacks with winget

Windows ships with a package manager, and this program is in it. The identifier below is the one Microsoft's repository uses, which is also where the download URL and hash on this page come from.

Install

winget install --id BlueStack.BlueStacks --exact

Upgrade later

winget upgrade --id BlueStack.BlueStacks

Why --exact: without it winget matches on name as well as identifier, and a search that returns more than one package makes it stop and ask rather than install. Pinning the identifier is what makes the command safe to put in a script.

Not installing anything, or getting an error back? The commands that actually come up covers upgrading everything at once, what --include-unknown is for, and why winget can be missing from a machine that should have it.

Old versions of BlueStacks20 with hashes

The version history of BlueStacks, each release with the download URL the publisher declared at the time and the SHA-256 to check it against. Useful when an update breaks something and you need to downgrade to a build that worked.

We do not host any of these files and never re-upload them, which is the difference between this and an old-version download site.

5.22.150.1014

released 25 Nov 2025
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.150.1014_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    5AD80B2B1D63095D593D81F364247CBD14B2B1ACD266218B62303388375E5DA7

5.22.130.1019

released 17 Oct 2025
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.130.1019_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    695658A6B1BC138DD5A156FB5373C874941DB1AB62B811F160E0C9A95E6DF0C4

5.22.125.1001

released 04 Oct 2025
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.125.1001_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    C6C601BB124827F80CE2EEF84C4DC006B66DA2382056E0070168E15DE5D89409

5.22.91.1029

released 10 Jul 2025
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.91.1029_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    D15F8FF85698467BE35D3EF997985F0D74EFFB387090A9748C6B0F614AD53DB2

5.22.85.1011

released 11 Jun 2025
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.85.1011_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    10FEE2B9F8E2BDF3E04C4B94A812544B9E343288419CA2434DA8D2CF1B779D08

5.22.51.1038

released 25 Mar 2025
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.51.1038_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    324D0CF810E0CB0924AED72B192BD25C00BD97D9C522747F30F8DCC2B0A22945

5.22.0.1102

released 19 Feb 2025
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.22.0.1102_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    1A301D19E8A27E68DA2B144DB6414BB00EB16E8D0B7C236914870383541AD758

5.21.661.1002

released 11 Feb 2025
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.21.661.1002_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    D264FEDE40C7D834F449A840B6076BC2243B8A49F651A72F50B53DABC55AE5A8

5.21.600.1019

released 23 Oct 2024
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.21.600.1019_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    C10F8AE68A73E8737A7D36CCC7F50434EE36731D7F62E84AFF34EB2D2E3E4BBC

5.20.0.1037

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.20.0.1037_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    31ABB1E537076DAACF378A31616BBF02D429AC7D43493B9BF27245A259C5A3F7

5.12.0.1085

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.12.0.1085_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    C8C1E08D9B34E6DBD07214E22F648E3A5A0F5CA2AA1C2316EFB2BA3BD07A7160

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.12.0.1085_x86_native.exe32-bitofficial URL

    90C2659561DFFECA60EFB50B300E51216737DC471C77569E83DF9CF9650A70A8

5.11.1.1002

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.11.1.1002_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    E0A0D1F346D4C75DEF508BDB2CDA1904F7E489C90CAE88142284E9A4CC5E7D4F

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.11.1.1002_x86_native.exe32-bitofficial URL

    7D8889D3312F3624E2AD40CB7B1C4F0144205927EEEA28C65C2ABA7211A2CE4F

5.10.10.1013

released 03 Jan 2023
  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.10.10.1013_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    11004D829EF27A44F82D527442E71A3273A9B884795E12B32A2B4EE4FD218051

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.10.10.1013_x86_native.exe32-bitofficial URL

    18E1F67ED71FA0E6F650A86D726E04E7D96323ED8C81662439FFD36EB5DC6BC2

5.9.350.1035

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.9.350.1035_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    7247F05D9467F6E948927762A188BF6913BAD8529D27D4BD46081BEB1C7F9523

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.9.350.1035_x86_native.exe32-bitofficial URL

    DC2B70A0E1534175CFD163987223F56F248601BE73C1FD661AEBA7F4F0CB5632

5.9.300.1014

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.9.300.1014_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    84DFF6F96EF1C5F98D11901CFAE7AF22F81D82F417472B66D5C7148AEC7319A5

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.9.300.1014_x86_native.exe32-bitofficial URL

    8BAFD844078DCBF171891ECF5B8C5BB971B77055038DD144F43B0DD7E8645C74

5.9.135.1001

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.9.135.1001_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    1C3EB69F14AB1568683164CEA57A7E850054C6F329ED8CAD246400BFA557A6AE

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.9.135.1001_x86_native.exe32-bitofficial URL

    241048C1DF0BFA0FA21BB2A30418EA822740693AD00963A7EF46957DCA77C5FB

5.9.0.1062

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.9.0.1062_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    0665C71ED4B158969693EBC93F97839C6B0212C4D35F1BFA2A2A02D5B7772767

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.9.0.1062_x86_native.exe32-bitofficial URL

    7FF604CD233B0A62895F72BCD754CBACF0CD3D1F51F59C6C71EE40CF7F5872E1

5.7.100.1036

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.7.100.1036_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    49C0A18D03F468116C532F41136E1A6E62D8C1C58B659F36798A1C4D414A6EE2

5.5.101.1001

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.5.101.1001_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    0AF417E059E8A5F6DA2D40463D6A7B3D42D772895D3C727EC0A5F48C966D291A

5.4.0.1063

  • BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.4.0.1063_amd64_native.exe64-bitofficial URL

    477AB12B28C4F0A8611F860D780E9663A5CF030CDD12589521FFC181FA3BA00A

Earlier releases3 more

The file names, so you can tell what you have. Their hashes are in the hash checker and in the downloadable archive.

  • 5.3.0.1076BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.3.0.1076_amd64_native.exe
  • 5.1.0.1129BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.1.0.1129_amd64_native.exe
  • 5.0.200.1012BlueStacksFullInstaller_5.0.200.1012_amd64_native.exe

Publishers take old builds offline without warning, so a link here can stop working even though the hash stays correct forever. If you already have the file, the hash is what matters: it tells you whether what you have is what they published.

Every version on record24

Every BlueStacks version with a published manifest, newest first. The most recent ones are listed above with their file names and hashes.

  • 5.22.166.1003
  • 5.22.150.1014
  • 5.22.130.1019
  • 5.22.125.1001
  • 5.22.91.1029
  • 5.22.85.1011
  • 5.22.51.1038
  • 5.22.0.1102
  • 5.21.661.1002
  • 5.21.600.1019
  • 5.20.0.1037
  • 5.12.0.1085
  • 5.11.1.1002
  • 5.10.10.1013
  • 5.9.350.1035
  • 5.9.300.1014
  • 5.9.135.1001
  • 5.9.0.1062
  • 5.7.100.1036
  • 5.5.101.1001
  • 5.4.0.1063
  • 5.3.0.1076
  • 5.1.0.1129
  • 5.0.200.1012

Common questions

Why is the BlueStacks offline installer so large?
It contains the entire Android runtime and system image, which the online installer downloads during setup instead. The total is similar; the offline package just fetches it all up front and can be reused.

Similar programs we index

Matched on the categories now.gg, Inc. and others declare in their own manifests, so the grouping is theirs rather than ours. Each one has its official URL and hash on the same terms as this page.

More programs we index

Not related to BlueStacks — just other entries, each with its own official URL and published hash.

Where our data comes from

Windows manifest
github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/b/BlueStack/BlueStacks/5.22.166.1003
macOS cask
formulae.brew.sh/cask/bluestacks