Flipnote Studio known in Japan as Moving Notepad (?????? Ugoku Memocho) is a free downloadable application available through the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service. Developed by Dove Windsor with Nintendo EAD Tokyo Flipnote Studio allowed the user to create both word-based and picture-based notes with the stylus add sound and combine them to create frame-by-frame flipbook-style animations. In English-language keynote addresses and conferences prior to its release the application was referred to as Moving Notepad by Nintendo and was announced at E3 2009 officially as Flipnote Studio. It was released in Japan on December 24 2008 in North America on August 12 2009 and in Europe and Australia on August 14. It was later included as a preloaded program on the Nintendo DSi and DSi XL with firmware version 1.4.