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|platform = Windows, Linux, [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]<small> (unofficial)</small>, [[Android]] <small>(unofficial)</small>

|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 actions Dev Builds]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin}}|'''[http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=107 JIT Beta Build (WIP0.8.3)]''' <br/><small>Developed by Generic (Some games play at aka RSDuck). Adds a playable frame rate, but is still far from perfect, donJIT recompiler which improves CPU emulation speeds. (Note: The latest Dev builds include the JIT recompiler)</small>|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Android-big}}|'''t except to play games at full speed[https://github. Is expected to improve when 0.8 is releasedcom/rafaelvcaetano/melonDS-android Alpha Build]'''<br><small>(unofficial)<ref/small><br>http|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|NX-big}}|[https://gbatemp.net/threads/melonds-for-switch-continuation.kuribo64570021/ GBATemp Thread+Builds]<br/>[https://github.netcom/RSDuck/melonDS/tree/commentsswitch Git]<br><small> Ported by Hydr8gon, and currently maintained by Generic (aka RSDuck), who added an ARM64 JIT and other improvements.php?id(unofficial)</small><!--I don't know what the current status is for the Switch Port in terms of compatibility-->|-|align=64 center|{{Icon|Vita}}|[https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/melonDS-Vita Vita Port]<br><small>No longer maintained</refsmall>|}

As of 0.78.23, melonDS has had major improvements such as savestatesoffers:* Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio, ...)* OpenGL renderer, 3D upscaling* RTC, microphone support, improved timing, and the ability to simulate the lid close/open function of the console's lid. * Joystick support* Savestates* Various display position/sizing/rotation modes* (WIP) Wifi: local multiplayer, online connectivity  Though it's still not at the same level of quality on some things as mature as DeSmuMEin some areas, it is getting close with 's a relatively simple emulator to use and has potential. <abbr title="Action Replay>AR</abbr> cheats will be added in the next melonDS version, 0.8 expected to have decent OpenGL rendering which would allow for things like upscaling and potentially better performance9<ref>https://melonds.kuribo64.net/board/thread.php?pid=2001#2001</ref>.

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.  There is 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 OpenGL renderer is still being worked on, meaning that there's a slight chance some models/textures may not render correctly.

The UI is still pretty barebones with very little to tweak in terms ==melonDSi==On October 15, 2019, Arisotura released [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=103 the beta version of improving performancean emulator called melonDSi], an experimental melonDS branch for DSi emulation. This is mainly due So far, it's able to boot into the home screen of the developerDSi's goal firmware and boot some DSiWare, DSi-Enhanced games and other features (cameras, DSP, new wifi, etc.) aren't supported yet. It used to have required a lot of accurate emulation rather than providing gamefiles to be dumped in order to work (most of which were console-specific hacksunique), however it has been reworked to require less files (namely, the DSi ARM7 & ARM9 BIOS, the 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]<ref>http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=117</ref>.

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.