What Is うごメモ (Flipnote) and How Do You Share Flipnotes Today?

うごメモ (Ugome-mo) is the Japanese shorthand for Ugoku Memo-chou (うごくメモ帳), Nintendo's Flipnote Studio — the DSi and 3DS app for drawing frame-by-frame flipbook animations. A single animation is a "Flipnote." Nintendo's original sharing services (うごメモはてな and ワールドうごメモギャラリー) are gone, so today the practical way to post and watch Flipnotes is a community-run site like Sudomemo, which hosts Flipnotes created and posted from Flipnote Studio on the Nintendo DSi and 3DS.

What うごメモ actually refers to

• うごメモ = the app and the whole hobby around it. The name comes from うごく (moving) + メモ (memo/notebook).
• Flipnote Studio is the software; you draw frames with the stylus, set playback speed, and add sound.
• Flipnote Studio 3D is the 3DS version, and it is also supported by Sudomemo.
• The output file is a Flipnote — a short, looping, hand-drawn animation.

If you have seen the terms うごメモはてな, はてなうごメモ, or ワールドうごメモギャラリー, those were the official Japanese sharing platforms tied to the app. They are historical; the community moved on.

Where you can share Flipnotes now

Sudomemo describes itself as "the place to share flipbook animations — called Flipnotes — created and posted from Flipnote Studio on the Nintendo DSi and 3DS," and states that it "preserves and grows the Flipnote animation community, giving artists worldwide a place to share, learn, and keep the art form alive."

What that means in practice:

The homepage shows a "Popular This Month" creator board and a "Trending Creators" list, plus weekly news posts with animation themes — so there is an active, ongoing stream of submissions rather than a static archive.

How to join and start posting

1. Create an account. Sudomemo has a "Sign in" entry point and a "How to Join" / "Setup Guide" page. Start there rather than guessing at menus.
2. Connect your DSi or 3DS. The setup process links your console's Flipnote Studio to your Sudomemo account so uploads go to the site. Follow the Setup Guide for the exact connection steps.
3. Draw and upload from Flipnote Studio. Create the animation in the app, then post it — it appears on Sudomemo.
4. Browse and interact. Use the site to view popular Flipnotes, follow creators, and check the weekly topic if you want a prompt to animate against.

Common sticking points

• Connection problems are the usual blocker. Sudomemo keeps a dedicated Connection Help page and a Help Center/FAQ section for this, which is the first place to check if your console won't link.
• This is community-run, not Nintendo-official. The original Hatena and World Gallery services are the ones that shut down; Sudomemo is the successor community, so don't expect Nintendo support.
• Console-side creation still matters. Sudomemo hosts and shares Flipnotes; the animation itself is still made in Flipnote Studio on DSi/3DS.

If your goal is simply to watch Flipnotes, you can browse the site without the full setup. If your goal is to post your own, work through the Setup Guide and keep the Connection Help page open in case the console link fails.