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Shimeji: Screen Buddies on Windows Pc

Developed By: Digital Cosmos

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 417.781 votes

Last Updated: August 04, 2026

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	9.5
Size	29.4 MB
Release Date	December 12, 25
Category	Personalization Apps
App Permissions: Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps. [see more (8)]
What's New: ✨ NEW: turn any photo into your own screen pet🔍 NEW: Discover tab — browse and add new characters🎨 Fresh Material 3 Expressive design with a new Create hub🐛... [see more]
Description from Developer: Your screen is about to get a lot cuter! Shimeji: Screen Buddies fills your phone with tiny pets that walk, climb, nap and play on top of your apps. And now you can create your dre... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Shimeji: Screen Buddies and install on Windows PC. Shimeji: Screen Buddies is free Personalization app, developed by Digital Cosmos. Latest version of Shimeji: Screen Buddies is 9.5, was released on 2025-12-12 (updated on 2026-08-04). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000,000. Overall rating of Shimeji: Screen Buddies is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 417,781 users, 306,571 users had rated it 5*, 28,428 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Shimeji: Screen Buddies on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Shimeji: Screen Buddies on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Shimeji: Screen Buddies on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Shimeji: Screen Buddies using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Shimeji: Screen Buddies" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Shimeji: Screen Buddies on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Shimeji: Screen Buddies" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 9.5 , 9.3 , 8.7 , 8.4 , 7.9 , 7.6 , 5.8 , 4.0.

Download Shimeji: Screen Buddies 9.5 on Windows PC – 29.4 MB

Download Shimeji: Screen Buddies 9.3 on Windows PC – 18.4 MB

Download Shimeji: Screen Buddies 8.7 on Windows PC – 35.3 MB

Download Shimeji: Screen Buddies 8.4 on Windows PC – 39.8 MB

Download Shimeji: Screen Buddies 7.9 on Windows PC – 19.7 MB

Download Shimeji: Screen Buddies 7.6 on Windows PC – 16 MB

Download Shimeji: Screen Buddies 5.8 on Windows PC – 7.2 MB

Download Shimeji: Screen Buddies 4.0 on Windows PC – 3 MB

Your screen is about to get a lot cuter! Shimeji: Screen Buddies fills your phone with tiny pets that walk, climb, nap and play on top of your apps. And now you can create your dream buddy just by describing it ✨

✨ Cute screen pets, always with you
- Watch your buddies walk, climb, sit, sleep and explore on top of your apps
- Tap, drag and toss them to see how they react
- Run up to 10 characters at once for a screen full of fun
- They keep you company while you chat, study, draw or browse

🪄 Magic AI: describe it, and it comes to life
- Type your dream character — a pastel cat, a cookie dragon, anything!
- Add colors, outfits, accessories and fantasy details
- Pick your favorite from multiple generated options

🎬 Turn one picture into a living character
- A single image becomes walking, climbing, dancing, sleeping and more
- Keep only the frames you love with the frame picker
- Regenerate and adjust motions until they fit your mascot

🎨 Draw and edit every frame
- Brush, eraser, fill and color tools for every pose
- Import your own art and turn it into a live screen buddy
- Recolor, fix or restyle any frame — or duplicate a buddy and make it yours

📦 Collect, create or import
- Download original mascots made for Shimeji: Screen Buddies
- Import compatible PC Shimeji packs and use them on Android
- Build your collection with the editor, Magic AI, or both

🎮 Level up your favorites
- Your Shimeji earn XP while they wander around your screen
- Level up to unlock new moves, poses and surprises
- Play with them for bonus XP and faster progress

⚙️ Smooth, smart and distraction-free
- New animation engine for smoother, more lifelike motion
- Ghost Mode: buddies stay visible but ignore touches while you game or chat
- Battery-friendly, with simple controls for size, speed and behavior

🛡️ Original content
All built-in characters are original creations for Shimeji: Screen Buddies. You can also draw your own, import compatible packs, or generate new originals with Magic AI.

Disclaimer
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is an independent app, unrelated to the Simeji keyboard and not affiliated with any anime, game, movie or third-party IP holders. Our brand name and logo, watermarked images, UI graphics and text, app source code, original characters and curated database are protected by copyright and trademark law.

🆕 What's new
- Magic AI: create original characters from a text description
- Magic animations from a single image, with frame picker
- Full frame-by-frame editor and compatible PC Shimeji pack import
- New animation engine, character levels, up to 10 buddies on screen

Adopt a buddy, create your own, and turn your phone into a tiny playground 💛

✨ NEW: turn any photo into your own screen pet
🔍 NEW: Discover tab — browse and add new characters
🎨 Fresh Material 3 Expressive design with a new Create hub
🐛 Fixed animations that wouldn't play

Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.