Ever come across what looks like the same Flipnote in more than one place? Flipnote Genealogy brings together public Flipnotes that RexiMemo can link through their recorded filenames. It can show how a Flipnote relates to an earlier upload, a Hatena recovery or a Sudomemo migration.
The map is built from the information saved with each upload. It is handy for following a trail, but it is not a complete archive of every copy that has ever existed.
Open a Flipnote's map
Go to the Flipnote's watch page and find the Details panel. Below Region / FSID, choose Flipnote Genealogy. The map opens with that Flipnote highlighted as the starting point.
On the watch page, the small chain-link button beside the genealogy link copies the Flipnote's address. On a computer, hover over it to see Copy Link to Flipnote; on a phone or tablet, tap it. The button briefly says Copied! when it works. You can then paste the link into a message or save it for later.
How to read the map
Each card is a Flipnote RexiMemo is allowed to show you. A card includes its thumbnail, title, creator and upload time. The card marked Current Flipnote is the one you came from. Other cards are marked Available Flipnote in the Key.
Lines and arrowheads show the filename relationships RexiMemo has recorded. In general, an arrow runs from an earlier file to a Flipnote recorded as based on that file. This is a useful trail to follow, though it does not compare the animation frames or prove who made a copy.
A card may also have a source label:
- Hatena Recovery means the Flipnote was recovered from an original Flipnote Hatena upload.
- Sudomemo Migration means the Flipnote came to RexiMemo through a Sudomemo migration.
Sometimes the map knows that a Flipnote refers to an earlier file but cannot safely match that file to a public upload. In that case, it shows Earlier Flipnote unavailable. The placeholder does not reveal the missing Flipnote's title, creator or privacy settings.
Follow a trail
Select any card to highlight the connected lineage around it. Other branches fade, which can make a busy map easier to follow. Select another card to focus on a different branch. To visit a public Flipnote, choose Open Flipnote on its card. Use Back to Flipnote to return to the page you started from.
The Key in the lower-right corner explains the border colors and labels. You can close it when you need more room, then open it again at any time.
Move around the map
- Choose + or − to zoom in or out.
- Choose the home button to fit the whole map into view again.
- Drag an empty part of the map to move it. On a touch screen, drag with one finger.
- On a computer, hold Ctrl and scroll to zoom towards the pointer.
- You can select a card with a mouse, or focus it and press Enter or Space on a keyboard.
Why a Flipnote might be missing
Genealogy depends on the filenames and source details stored with uploads. A filename may be missing, changed or shared by several files; in those cases, RexiMemo may not be able to make a safe match. A matching filename is a recorded link, not proof that two animations are identical or that the map shows the original author.
The map only includes related Flipnotes that are public and released. Private and unlisted uploads belonging to other people are not shown. If you can already access a private or unlisted Flipnote, you can still open its own map; that does not make it visible in someone else's map.
To keep the map manageable, it follows up to two generations before and after the starting Flipnote, and shows no more than 55 matched Flipnotes. There may be older or newer copies beyond that range. An unavailable card means RexiMemo has a recorded reference but could not identify a public copy; it does not necessarily mean the file has been deleted.
If you think a connection is wrong or an important public copy is missing, contact RexiMemo support and include the Flipnote links involved. The map is a guide to the records RexiMemo has, rather than a definitive history of every version.