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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Open-Source
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="7"|PC / x86
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|[[Citra]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://citra-emu.org/download/ Nightly]
|{{✓}}
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|Corgi3DS
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/ Git]
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[3dmoo]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}
|[https://github.com/plutooo/3dmoo/ Git]
|{{✓}}
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|[[TronDS]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}
|[http://trondsemu.byethost15.com/downloads.html 1.0.0.5]
|{{✗}}
|-
|LemonLime
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://github.com/Cyuubi/LemonLime/ Git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|-
!colspan="9"|Mobile/ ARM|-|Citra-MMJ <small>(Unofficial)</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://github.com/weihuoya/citra/releases Git] <small>(WIP)</small>|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}
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|[[Citra]] <small>(Unofficial)</small>
|[[Android emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Android]]}}
|[https://github.com/SachinVin/citra_android/releases v0.5.1-alpha] <small>(WIP)</small>
|{{✓}}
|{{✓✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[Mikage]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|Unreleasedv0.3
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
;[[3dmoo]]:Another open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator, made by experienced developers in the DS hacking scene. It was released shortly after Citra and received similar progress for a few months, but was eventually aborted by its authors after a while.
;[[TronDS]]:A closed-source Nintendo 3DS emulator, presumably made by the iDeaS author. Little is known about it other than that it can run simple homebrew. It cannot be used for playing games.
;[[Corgi3DS]]:An unique 3DS emulator designed for macOS systems. Its GitHub activity started on [https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/commit/1b81c7e00c9a7a73f2da12d07ec3a9e4bc69c6ac May 5, 2019]. Main programmer is a self-proclaimed dog lover and has previously created [[CorgiDS]] and [[DobieStation]], though the former seemed to be abandoned. Corgi3DS is mainly indigenous but the preliminary [https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/commit/a60b06683495e4e8fd0c170ec4ca8c453ce31609 Wi-Fi code] was ported from [[melonDS]]' code.;[[Mikage]]:A commercial, Android-exclusive 3DS emulator optimized for smartphones and other mobile devices. Made by a former author of Citra and other emulators. Currently in development funded via Patreon.
==Emulation issues==
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There are two big types of 3DS game images currently:
;NCSD-type: Includes '''.CCI''' (Citra CTR Cart Image), aka '''.3DS''' - data on physical carts, can be executed right off the bat, not used much since no one bothered to develop a CFW solution to load them yet (besides converting them to CIA) and only overpriced flashcarts (Gateway/Sky3DS) can load them.;NCCH-type: Includes '''.CIA''' (Citra CTR Importable Archive) and '''.CXI''' - installers that unpack game data to the SD card or the 3DS NAND memory. Some homebrew apps (FBI, DevMenu) can install CIA files on 3DS systems with CFW installed. Digital games are often distributed as CIAs.
*Note that CTR (Citrus, Citra, or CTR are ) is the internal code names for the 3DS.
Due to one format being so far restricted to overpriced flashcarts and the very slow Citra development (meaning playing on a real 3DS is still the preferred way to go), the CIA format is preferred in many sharing websites, downloader tools and even tools to dump your own games.
