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Frequently Asked Questions

Stephan Fellhofer edited this page Sep 16, 2013 · 3 revisions

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How to install Catroid and Paintroid?

Please see the Installation Instructions.

Which devices are supported?

Please see the Installation Instructions.

Where are projects uploaded to?

Catroid projects are uploaded to pocketcode.org

How can I add thumbnails to my uploaded projects?

You can create a thumbnail during execution of your program by pressing the back button and selecting "Screenshot". It will be used when you upload your project to pocketcode.org

Who is developing Catroid?

Please see the credits page.

How does Catroid differ from AppInventor?

Similar to Catroid, AppInventor also allows to create Android apps using a visual programming language inspired by MIT's Scratch. The biggest difference is that Catroid allows to develop the app using only the Android device whereas AppInventor needs an additional PC to develop the app. Also, AppInventor currently is much more advanced than Catroid. Other major differences are that Catroid primarily focuses on kids as developers and that it has a community site for sharing app project code similar to Scratch's community site.

How can I add text bubbles to projects?

Please consider using the free software PicSay from Shinycore which allows, among many other great features, to create a large variety of very nicely formatted text boxes, also on top of other pictures, see some samples on Google Images

The resulting texts can then be imported into Paintroid to add them to other pictures or to make their background transparent.

There are also PicSayPro and several PicSay Pro Font packages by the same company that are reasonably priced and support even much more fonts and features.

How to execute Catroid Programs without an Android Device

There is an experimental Project described at Catroid without Android Device.

I have another question; where can I ask?

Please ask questions in the Catrobat discussion group.