Disable animations in Android settings (Developer Options → Animation scale = 0.5x) to improve responsiveness.
| Version | Minimum macOS | Compatible with 10.10.5? | |--------|--------------|--------------------------| | BlueStacks 5 | 10.12 (Sierra) | ❌ No | | BlueStacks 4 | 10.12 (Sierra) | ❌ No | | BlueStacks 3 | 10.10 (Yosemite) | ⚠️ Partially (unstable) | | BlueStacks 2 | 10.8 (Mountain Lion) | ✅ Yes | bluestacks for mac os x 10.10.5
For historical documentation, the following steps did work circa 2016: bluestacks for mac os x 10.10.5