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|'''[http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=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>
→Downloads: Now that the JIT is part of the latest official release (0.9), JIT dev builds are irrelevant.
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|'''[https://github.com/Arisotura/melonDS/actions Dev Builds]'''
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|'''[https://github.com/RSDuck/melonDS/releases Release 4]<br>[https://gbatemp.net/threads/melonds-for-switch-continuation.570021/ GBATemp Thread+Builds]<br/>[https://github.com/RSDuck/melonDS/tree/switch Git]'''<br><small> Ported by Hydr8gon, and currently maintained by Generic (aka RSDuck), who added an ARM64 JIT and other improvements. (unofficial)</small><!--I don't know what the current status is for the Switch Port in terms of compatibility-->
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==Overview==
As of 0.8.39, melonDS offers:
* Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio, ...)
* OpenGL renderer, 3D upscaling
* Savestates
* Various display position/sizing/rotation modes
* JIT recompiler - Brought to you by Generic (aka RSDuck), the new JIT recompiler enables melonDS to run much faster, and quite often reach fullspeed even when emulating DSi titles!
* DSi Emulation - You will need a NAND and firmware dump from your DSi, as well as augmented BIOS dumps (such as those that NO$GBA requires). I intend to release a BIOS dumper to make this easier.
* (WIP) Wifi: local multiplayer, online connectivity
* <abbr title="Action Replay>AR</abbr> cheat support!Though it's not as mature as DeSmuME in some areas, it'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, 0.9<ref>https://melonds.kuribo64.net/board/thread.php?pid=2001#2001</ref>.
==Issues==
==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 melonDS branch for DSi emulation. So far, it's able to boot into the home screen of the DSi's 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 files 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, 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/comments0.php?id=117</ref>9.
==Getting Started==
:''DS BIOS dumps from a 3DS can be used with no compatibility issues. DSi BIOS dumps should be usable too, provided they were dumped properly.''
These files can be found [https://drive[Emulator_Files#Nintendo_DS_.google2F_DSi|here.com/open?id=1PW1G_5iygRiARZMLZnYMr8PrMhbjAYrD here]]. If you do choose to look elsewhere online for system files, be warned that there are old hacked dumps floating around that breaks if the WFC configurations are altered.
In order to use the OpenGL renderer, you must have at least OpenGL 3.1.
