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<!-- ==References==<references/> -->
added Switch port and updated description
|version = {{MelonDSVer}}
|active = Yes
|platform = Windows, Linux, Nintendo Switch
|target = [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
|developer = [https://github.com/StapleButter StapleButter]<br/><small>[https://github.com/StapleButter/melonDS/graphs/contributors Repository contributors]</small>
==Downloads==
* '''[http://melonds.kuribo64.net/downloads.php Official builds]''' (Windows, Linux)
* '''[https://github.com/Hydr8gon/melonDS/releases Switch port (WIP)]''' (Some games play at a playable frame rate, but is still is far from perfect, don't except to play games at full speed. Is expected to improve when 0.8 is released)<ref>http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=64 </ref>
==Issues==
The sole developer put the melonDS project on a [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=42 hiatus on May 2018], leaving this [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=43 to-do list] for anyone who wished to contribute improving the emulator, which is still open-source. [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=44 On July 2018] it was announced that development was going to continue for melonDS.
As of 0.7.2, melonDS has had major improvements such as savestates, microphone support, the ability to close/open lid, and better timing. Though it's still not at the same level of quality on some things as DeSmuME, it is getting <i>very</i> close with 0.8 expected to have decent OpenGL rendering, allowing for potential upscaling and better performance. The UI is still pretty barebones with very little to tweak in terms of improving performance.
==Getting Started==
These files can be found [[Emulator_Files#Nintendo_DS / DSi|here]], just rename the bios to match.
[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
[[Category:Nintendo DS emulators]]
