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|active = Yes
|version      = {{Version|Azahar}}
|version      = {{Version|Azahar}}
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br/>[[Emulators on iOS|iOS]] (libretro only)<br/>[[Emulators on tvOS|tvOS]] (libretro only)
|target = [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|target = [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|developer = [https://github.com/OpenSauce04 OpenSauce], [https://github.com/PabloMK7 PabloMK7], and other contributors
|developer = [https://github.com/OpenSauce04 OpenSauce], [https://github.com/PabloMK7 PabloMK7], and other contributors
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{{Infobox emulator
;Azahar: A merger of the PabloMK7 and Lime3DS Citra forks by the same developers, meant to merge the added features of both to make a definitive emulator. New features and changes introduced by Azahar include:
|title = Borked3DS
:* Various compatibility improvements
|logo = Borked3DS.png
:* New compression file format called Z3DS (or ZCCI) with a built-in converter,<ref>{{cite web |last= |first=PabloMK7 |date=August 1, 2025 |title=Support for compressed 3DS backups is here! How to free up space in your 3DS game library. |url= https://azahar-emu.org/blog/compressed-backups/ |website=azahar-emu.org |location= |publisher= |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref>
|logowidth = 153
:* The ability to download owned games from the Nintendo eShop
|active = Yes
:* The inclusion of Cryptographic keys in the emulator by default.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first=PabloMK7 |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Game Loading on Azahar: What's Changing |url=https://azahar-emu.org/blog/game-loading-changes/ |website=azahar-emu.org |location= |publisher= |access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref>  
|version      = {{Version|Borked3DS}}
:* Arctic Base, an application that can stream 3DS games from real hardware to a computer, is supported. This feature is inherited from the PabloMK7 fork.
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]
:* Hacks such as the ability to disable right eye rendering, which may improve performance.
|target = [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
:Certain changes were made out of legal considerations, such as ending support for encrypted games, and removing the ability to download system files directly from Nintendo's CDN, which has been replaced by the Artic Setup Tool: a homebrew application that copies system files from a real 3DS unit to Azahar. Originally the .3ds file extension was unsupported but support was added back in on January 2026.<ref>[https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/releases/tag/2124.3 Azahar 2124.3 Github release]</ref> A [https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/pull/1215 Libretro core] has been released on March 3, 2026 during [https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/releases v2105.0 Alpha 4]'s release.  
|developer = [https://github.com/rtiangha rtiangha]
|prog-lang = {{Proglang|C++}}
|source = [https://github.com/Borked3DS/Borked3DS GitHub]
|license = {{license|GPLv2}}
|bios = [[Emulator_Files#Nintendo_3DS|Required for some games and decryption]]
}}
 
;Azahar: A merger of the PabloMK7 and Lime3DS Citra forks by the same developers, meant to merge the added features of both to make a definitive emulator. Certain changes were made out of legal considerations, such as ending support for encrypted games, and removing the ability to download system files directly from Nintendo's CDN, which has been replaced by the Artic Setup Tool: a homebrew application that copies system files from a real 3DS unit to Azahar. Cryptographic keys are now included in the emulator directly.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first=PabloMK7 |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Game Loading on Azahar: What's Changing |url=https://azahar-emu.org/blog/game-loading-changes/ |website=azahar-emu.org |location= |publisher= |access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref> Originally the .3ds file extension was unsupported but support was added back in on January 2026<ref>[https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/releases/tag/2124.3 Azahar 2124.3 Github release]</ref>Azahar also includes new features not present in other Citra forks, such as the ability to download owned games from the Nintendo eShop, a new compression file format called Z3DS with a built-in converter,<ref>{{cite web |last= |first=PabloMK7 |date=August 1, 2025 |title=Support for compressed 3DS backups is here! How to free up space in your 3DS game library. |url= https://azahar-emu.org/blog/compressed-backups/ |website=azahar-emu.org |location= |publisher= |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref> an optional "Disable Right Eye Rendering" hack which can improve performance up to 50% when used in 2D, and other quality-of-life upgrades over Citra. A [https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/pull/1215 Libretro core] has been released on March 3, 2026 during [https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/releases v2105.0 Alpha 4]'s release.


;AzaharPlus: A fork of the Azahar 3DS emulator with extra features. Each version is the same as the corresponding version of Azahar except for this[https://github.com/AzaharPlus/AzaharPlus/blob/AzaharPlus/README.md]:
;AzaharPlus: A fork of the Azahar 3DS emulator with extra features. Each version is the same as the corresponding version of Azahar except for this:[https://github.com/AzaharPlus/AzaharPlus/blob/AzaharPlus/README.md]
:*Compatibility with all game files. If a file works with any Citra fork, it works with AzaharPlus.
:*Compatibility with all game files. If a file works with any Citra fork, it works with AzaharPlus.
:*Ability to download system files from official servers. No need for an actual 3DS.
:*Ability to download system files from official servers. No need for an actual 3DS.
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