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Due to its preliminary state'''[[wikipedia:Citra (emulator)|Citra]]''' (formerly Akiru) is a discontinued free and open-source [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]] emulator/debugger written in C++. It is also available as a [[libretro]] core. While the emulator is no longer active, it has not yet had a stable releasefork maintained by PabloMK7 is still active.

==DownloadsOverview==* Citra emulates a subset of 3DS hardware and therefore is useful for running/debugging homebrew applications, and it is also able to 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, Citra has 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 Snapdragon 835 chip or better. ===Discontinuation===See [[Yuzu#Lawsuit]]. ==Download=={| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|Android}}|'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20240229205025/https://citra-emu.org/download/ Latest Archived Builds]<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240304191743/https://github.com/citra-emu/citra-nightly /releases Latest Archived Nightly (2104)]<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240304191843/https://github.com/citra-emu/citra-canary/releases Latest Archived Canary (2798)]'''|} ;Also see [[Citra (PabloMK7 fork)|PabloMK7]], [[Citra MMJ]], [[Nintendo_3DS_emulators#Comparisons|Limón]], [[Nintendo_3DS_emulators#Emulators|rinsuki]] and bleeding edge builds[[Nintendo_3DS_emulators#Comparisons|Citra-Enhanced]]forks.

* Connectivity features relying on Wi-Fi (Wii U/3DS, Switch/3DS, 3DS Local Multiplayer, 3DS Online...), not in small part due to the setbacks hindering Wi-Fi DS emulation. However, Download Play is emulated.* New 3DS mode. Throws It is now in a fatal error or tries to emulate in old 3DS mode. Even when the source is modified to allow for New 3DS modeplayable state, it's but some games may still too buggy and crash-prone to be usable.* [[Amiibo]] support. Nothing.* Stereoscopic 3D visual effect. Was worked on briefly before being abandonedwith it enabled.

===Game Image Formatimage format===Citra accepts only games in '''decrypted .3ds , .cia or .cxi format'''. Furthermore, in Summer 2017, chances are your existing dumps tailor-made for Citra most probably made with the officially recommended tool braindump, which were missing some data yet could be emulated on Citra, have had their compatibility broken as a design choice with no options provided to fix those dumps. You'll have to get new dumps.

Furthermore, while While the latest sighax exploit allows for dumping decryption keys to convert (and possibly load) encrypted games in either .3ds or .cia format, development for a solution to allow for this Citra, even one requiring keys from your console, isn't was formerly not actively pursued ''as a design choice''. Tools on 3DS and PC exist to convert those to decrypted .3ds format for the time being, and a guide can be found [[Nintendo 3DS emulators#Encryption|here]]. However, Citra now allows loading/installing encrypted 3ds/CIA files if the necessary AES keys are provided. The required keys are provided with the 3DS Shared Data downloadable above.

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. It's always on by default unless When booting Citra for the first time, you get asked if you opt out of want to enable it.

If you're not comfortable with this feature for reasons like security===macOS compatibility===Although macOS support in Citra is still poor, privacymacOS builds have returned to Citra Canary 2485 and newer thanks to the addition of the new Vulkan renderer. Previously, bandwidth caps or personal preferencesmacOS builds were discontinued after build 1782 due to the developers raising the OpenGL requirements to version 4.3, you can look into disabling while macOS only supports up to version 4.1. The new Vulkan renderer addresses this feature from Citra's GUI then blocking <code>https://servicesby utilizing the MoltenVK translation layer instead of OpenGL, enabling compatibility with macOS systems.citra-emu.org</code>Additionally, these latest builds are Universal and have native support for both Intel and Apple Silicon.

==Playing Citra on your phoneIssues with downloading==[https://github.com/uberhalit/CitraTouchControl This] program allows If you decide to control Citra with touch controls on your phone.It isinstall it from the archived link, therefore, possible The updater tries 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 fetch for updates and stream from your PC cant fetch any due to your phone.See gif. [[File:Citra_Remote.gif|thumb|right|Example of remote phone play on Citra. (Click it shutting down forcing you to play)]] An [https://github.com/SachinVin/citra_android unofficial frontend software] for running Citra on Android devices has been created by SachinVin, and its first binary release came out on [https://github.com/SachinVin/citra_android/releases/tag/v0.1.0-pre-alpha May 23, 2018]. It was based off quit the Dolphin frontend for Android. It is in continuous development with newer releases as of late 2018. It is slow and possibly with no sound, and its compatibility level is low.setup

* [https://docsweb.googlearchive.comorg/spreadsheetsweb/d/1tCDLFRY3uFml1a5rt6OuFvvTp_vW7ibatBAAbwwXo-g20240304201046/edit#gid=424850216 Compatibility list (Google Docs)]* [https://wwwcitra-emu.ziperto.comorg/nintendogame/3ds-roms/decrypted-3ds-roms/ Playable Decrypted ROM's CollectionOfficial compatibility list]* [https://citra-emuweb.archive.org/discordweb/20240304193125/ Discord channel]* [https://community.citra-emu.org/ Official Citra forum]* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_dcdgzuapBtAY4ol3x-90Q Official YouTube channel]