Bluestacks Download Guide

Last updated: Dec 17, 2025, 11:01 AM

Learn how to download Bluestacks, an app that enables you to run Android applications and emulate a Toast tablet on your computer screen.

Toast does not support Bluestacks. You should not use this platform (or any other non-Toast hardware) to operate your business or take payments. Furthermore, Bluestacks should not be used to try to send orders to the kitchen outside of your restaurant. You should only use Bluestacks to monitor POS activity virtually.

Per Bluestacks support (external link), Bluestacks 4 is not supported on Mac computers with M1 chips.

 

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Download Bluestacks for Mac

  1. Use this link to download the Bluestacks program. To expedite the process and ensure a successful install and startup, be sure to close all other programs.
  2. Open the browser app within Bluestacks.
  3. Type in toasttab.com/link/apk into the browser app and the app will immediately begin downloading. 
  4. Select the circle with the six dots inside. This will list all the apps loaded on your Bluestacks.

    circle icon with two rows of 3 dots

  5. Select the Toast icon. This will launch the Toast app and will bring you to the login screen.
  6. Log into the app using your Toast username and password to load your restaurant environment.
 
 

Download Bluestacks for Windows

  1. Use this link to download the program. To expedite the process and ensure a successful install and startup, be sure to close all other programs.
  2. Open the folder within Bluestacks and then select app player to access the browser app.
  3. Type in toasttab.com/link/apk into the browser app and the app will immediately begin downloading. 
  4. Now the Toast POS app will appear on your homepage. Select the Toast icon to open the Toast app. 
  5. Log into the app using your Toast username and password to load your restaurant environment.
 


If you're interested in learning how to install/download the Toast app on a Toast or Android mobile device, check out the article Install the Toast App.