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|platform = Windows, Linux, [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]], [[Android]]

|license = GNU GPL v3GPLv3

'''melonDS''' is a work-in-progress [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS emulator]] aiming for better performance than [[DeSmuME]] and to emulate Wi-Fi and local multiplayer capabilities. It is developed by Arisotura (formerly know known as StapleButter), a former contributor to DeSmuME, and has been available as a [[libretro]] core since version 0.6.

* {| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin}}|'''[http://melonds.kuribo64.net/downloads.php Official buildsBuilds]''' (Windows, Linux)<br/><small>Also available on [https://github.com/Arisotura/melonDS/releases Github]</small>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin}}* |'''[https://github.com/Hydr8gonArisotura/melonDS/releases Switch port (WIP)actions Dev Builds]''' (Some games play at a playable frame rate, but is still far from perfect, don|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin}}|'''t except to play games at full speed yet)<ref>[http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=64 107 JIT Beta Build (0.8.3)]'''<br/><small>Developed by Generic (aka RSDuck). Adds a JIT recompiler which improves CPU emulation speeds. (Note: The latest Dev builds include the JIT recompiler)</small>|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Android-big}}|'''[https://github.com/rafaelvcaetano/melonDS-android Alpha Build]'''<br><small>(unofficial)</small><br>|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|NX-big}}|[https://gbatemp.net/threads/melonds-for-switch.518300/page-62#post-9077251 Latest Build]<br/>[https://github.com/RSDuck/melonDS/tree/switch Git]<!--I don't know what the current status is for the Switch Port in terms of compatibility-->|-|align=center|{{Icon|Vita}}|[https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/melonDS-Vita Vita Port]<br><small>No longer maintained</refsmall>|}

As of 0.8.03, melonDS offers: savestates* Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio, ...)* OpenGL renderer, 3D upscaling* RTC, microphone support, better compatibility, the ability to simulate the lid close/open function of the console's lid, OpenGL rendering and upscaling of 3D models, and Wi-fi* Joystick support* Savestates* Various display position/sizing/Local multiplayer rotation modes* (Still WIP). Wifi: local multiplayer, online connectivity  Though it's not as mature as DeSmuME in some areas, it's a relatively simple emulator to use and has potential. There are also plans on adding support for <abbr title="Action Replay>AR</abbr> cheats in the near future.

Like most emulators, development has been rocky with at one point the sole developer putting the project on a [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=42 hiatus in May of 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 and has since showed high hopes for 2019shown potential.

The UI There is still pretty barebones with very little to tweak in terms of improving performance(which can be a good or bad thing). This is mainly due to the developer's goal of accurate emulation rather than providing game-specific hacks.

The new OpenGL renderer is still in being worked on, meaning that there's a slight chance some models/textures may not render correctly. ==melonDSi==On October 15, 2019, Arisotura released [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=103 the beta version of an emulator called melonDSi], an experimental phrase and can cause issues with certain graphic cards such as not loading models correctlymelonDS branch for DSi emulation. So far, freezing it's able to boot into the home screenof the DSi's firmware and boot some DSiWare, DSi-Enhanced games and other features (cameras, orDSP, at worstnew wifi, freezing your entire computeretc.) aren't supported yet. If any It used to have required a lot of these problem occurfiles to be dumped in order to work (most of which were console-unique), however it has been reworked to require less files (namely, the DSi ARM7 & ARM9 BIOS, try changing the upscaling back to DSi Firmware, and a NAND dump). It has since been merged into the master branch and is available on the [https://github.com/Arisotura/melonDS/actions latest dev builds]<iref>Native 1xhttp://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=117</iref> or changing the 3D renderer in the back to "Software".

These files can be found [[Emulator_Files#Nintendo_DS https:/ DSi|/drive.google.com/open?id=1PW1G_5iygRiARZMLZnYMr8PrMhbjAYrD here]]. If you do choose to look elsewhere online for system files, just rename be warned that there are old hacked dumps floating around that breaks if the BIOS to matchWFC configurations are altered.