# Android Studio Application: Google LLC Also called android studio ide, studio64 Google LLC, Productivity Google's official Android IDE. The Windows process is studio64.exe. It is built on IntelliJ platform code. It is not IntelliJ IDEA. ## What you need to know Android Studio is studio64.exe. IntelliJ is idea64.exe. Android Studio is Google's Android IDE. It is built on IntelliJ platform code. JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA is still a different installer and license. The emulator is usually the memory hog, not the Start tile. - **What is it?**: Google's official Android IDE **Same as IntelliJ?**: No. Different product and exe **Why so much RAM?**: The emulator is the usual hog Feex says If studio64.exe plus the emulator ate the RAM, I would shrink the AVD or use a physical phone. I would not uninstall IntelliJ IDEA to free that memory. Those are different products. ## What is Android Studio? Android Studio is Google's official IDE for Android apps. It bundles the SDK manager and emulator. It is not IntelliJ IDEA and not VS Code. ## If you have never used it If an Android class said install Android Studio, get it from developer.android.com/studio. The IDE is studio64.exe. The emulator is the RAM hog. IntelliJ IDEA is a different JetBrains product even though Studio is built on IntelliJ platform code. idea64.exe will not give you the Android SDK manager. ## What is it used for? **Android app projects** Gradle modules, layouts, and the device manager. IntelliJ Ultimate is not this SDK installer. **Android Emulator** Google lists 16 GB RAM for Studio plus emulator. That VM is why Task Manager looks scary. **SDK and platform tools** sdkmanager and adb live with this install. They are not a JetBrains Toolbox plugin. ## Who is it for? - People building Android apps - Students whose lab PC must run an AVD - Anyone who installed IntelliJ and wondered where the emulator went ## Current status Android Studio (2013) is a current android ide from Google LLC. The vendor still points Windows users at https://developer.android.com/studio. ## How old is it? Google shipped Android Studio in 2013 to replace Eclipse ADT. It is younger than IntelliJ (2001). Current Canary and stable channels are the product. Eclipse-for-Android guides are stale. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. Stable Canary ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10, per Google's Android Studio install page | | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | 8 GB for Studio, 16 GB for Studio and emulator, per Google | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Follows what you open inside the app **RAM demand**: Follows documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | studio64.exe | Android Studio IDE | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------- | | qemu-system-x86_64.exe | Android Emulator on many AVDs | ## Startup components Android Studio can restore the last project. The emulator starts when you run an AVD, not as an inbox Windows service. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\\ | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ## File formats KT, JAVA, XML, Gradle ## Common problems ### Emulator RAM shock Google lists 8 GB for Studio alone and 16 GB for Studio plus emulator. That is vendor language, not a Feex score. ### Hyper-V or HAXM fights The emulator wants virtualization. Docker Desktop and other VMs can collide. IntelliJ Community does not host this AVD. ## Getting unstuck ### Check SDK Manager inside Android Studio Missing platform tools are an SDK package, not an IntelliJ plugin you forgot. ### Confirm studio64.exe under Android\Android Studio JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA is the other product. Both can look like a JetBrains window. ### Install only from developer.android.com/studio A third-party Android Studio pack with extra toolbars is junk. ## Alternatives IntelliJ IDEA if you write Java that is not Android. VS Code is a lighter editor and does not replace this SDK stack. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [developer.android.com/studio ](https://developer.android.com/studio)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [developer.android.com/studio/intro ](https://developer.android.com/studio/intro)Vendor support | | Official site | [developer.android.com/studio ](https://developer.android.com/studio)Start here, not a random exe host | | Install and requirements | [developer.android.com/studio/install ](https://developer.android.com/studio/install)RAM Google lists for Studio and the emulator | ## Related hardware Google lists 8 GB RAM for Studio and 16 GB for Studio plus emulator, plus 8 to 16 GB free disk. An SSD helps the emulator images. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [IntelliJ IDEA: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/intellij-idea)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [Android Studio official site ](https://developer.android.com/studio)· Vendor product page - [Android Studio help ](https://developer.android.com/studio/intro)· Vendor support - [Install Android Studio ](https://developer.android.com/studio/install)· Official Windows RAM and disk list - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: Google LLC **Category**: Android IDE **Process**: studio64.exe **License**: Free (Android Studio license / Apache components) **First released**: 2013 **Official site**: [developer.android.com/studio](https://developer.android.com/studio) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/android-studio/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)