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'''[[wikipedia:Citra (emulator)|Citra]]''' (formerly Akiru) is an a discontinued free and open-source [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]] emulator/debugger written in C++. It's currently able to run quite a few games well. It is also available as a [[libretro]] core. While the emulator is no longer active, a fork maintained by PabloMK7 is still active.

Due ==Overview==Citra emulates a subset of 3DS hardware and therefore is useful for running/debugging homebrew applications, and it is also able to its preliminary run many commercial games. Some of these do not run at a playable state. On May 23, 2020, a [https://citra-emu.org/entry/announcing-citra-android/ official Android release] for Citra came out. The minimum requirements are Android 8 (64-bit) and OpenGL ES 3.2 support. Since 15th September 2023, it Citra has not yet had also added support for Vulkan, resulting in improved performance in a number of scenarios. Many games achieve playable framerates on a variety of hardware, though the developers recommend an Android device with a stable releaseSnapdragon 835 chip or better. ===Discontinuation===See [[Yuzu#Lawsuit]].

|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|Android}}|'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20240229205025/https://citra-emu.org/download/ Latest Nightly and Canary buildsArchived Builds]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Android-big}}|'''<br>[https://playweb.googlearchive.comorg/storeweb/apps20240304191743/details?id=org.citra.citra_emu Beta 14]<br>[https://github.com/citra-emu/citra-androidnightly/releases OfficialLatest Archived Nightly (2104)]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Android-big}}|'''<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240304191843/https://github.com/weihuoyacitra-emu/citra-canary/releases Unofficial MMJLatest Archived Canary (2798)]'''

Citra developers decided to implement a telemetry feature , uploading to them through Internet connection detailed logs and data about your computer specs and the games you're playing. When booting Citra for the first time, you get asked if you want to enable it. ==Citra on Android==[https://github.com/uberhalit/CitraTouchControl This] program allows you to control Citra with touch controls on your phone.It is, therefore, possible to use a [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.rdc.android.beta remote desktop client] via your phone, to emulate with Citra and stream from your PC to your phone.See gif.

[[File:Citra_Remote===macOS compatibility===Although macOS support in Citra is still poor, macOS builds have returned to Citra Canary 2485 and newer thanks to the addition of the new Vulkan renderer. Previously, macOS builds were discontinued after build 1782 due to the developers raising the OpenGL requirements to version 4.3, while macOS only supports up to version 4.gif|thumb|right|Example 1. The new Vulkan renderer addresses this by utilizing the MoltenVK translation layer instead of remote phone play on CitraOpenGL, enabling compatibility with macOS systems. Additionally, these latest builds are Universal and have native support for both Intel and Apple Silicon. (Click to play)]]

On May 23==Issues with downloading==If you decide to install it from the archived link, 2020, an [https://citra-emu.org/entry/announcing-citra-android/ official Android release] The updater tries to fetch for Citra came out. The minimum requirements are Android 8 (64-bit) updates and OpenGL ES 3.2 support. Many games achieve playable framerates on a variety of hardware, though cant fetch any due to it shutting down forcing you to quit the developers recommend an Android device with a Snapdragon 835 chip or better.setup

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