Citra
| File:Citra.svg | |
| Current version: | - |
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| Active: | Yes |
| OS: | Windows, Linux, OS X |
| Authors: | Citra Team |
| Official website: | Citra-emu.org |
| Source code: | GitHub |
Citra is an experimental open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator/debugger written in C++. It's currently able to run quite a few games well, though very few can run at fullspeed on existing hardware, and sound has issues with most titles.
Due to its preliminary state, it has not yet had a stable release.
Downloads
Compatibility list: here.
Unofficial Builds
The fabled Chinese builds (latest release is July 9th, 2016) have surprisingly higher compatibility than the official ones as well as other nifty features like key remapping, since they're merging the WIP branches and fixes asap and then adding their own fixes. However its mere existence attracted drama so all uploads for these builds on the internet are being removed enthusiastically by non-Nintendo afflilated parties (for once), because the downloads don't include the source code and thus technically breach the license. You can follow discussion of these builds here and here, and hopefully snatch a link to those coveted forbidden fruits before they're smited by a DMCA claim (even in Chinese file sharing sites).
Close to beating the Chinese builds, there's Daman's build. Other unofficial forks include Subv fork, Franken's Build, and Wwylele's CRO++ build.
Emulation Issues
Connectivity features relying on Wi-Fi still aren't documented let alone emulated, either for DS or 3DS. This may change as emulation progresses down the road and work begins on these areas.
