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|[[Citra]]<small> (PabloMK7 fork)]]

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|[https://emuplacegithub.appcom/emulatorsemuPlace/limonLimon/ Limón]

|[https://emuplacegithub.appcom/emulatorsemuPlace/limonLimon/ipas Public Betasreleases/tag/v1.0.8.5.1 1.0.8.5.1]

|{{✓}}Discontinued, Use [https://folium.emuplace.app/ Folium]

:An open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator made by experienced emulator developers. The devs insist that it's still experimental, but as of mid-2019, around half of all games are fully playable with minor or no issues, on top of that its supports lots of [[#Hardware_features|hardware features]] and [[#Enhancements|enhancements]]. An official Android version was [https://web.archive.org/web/20240229131511/https://citra-emu.org/entry/announcing-citra-android/ released in May 2020], also there is a VR project for this emulator called "[[Virtual_reality#Emulators_with_VR_support|CitraVR]]". '''As of March 4th 2024, the [[History_of_emulationYuzu#LawsuitsLawsuit|lawsuit filed by Nintendo]] against the management of the yuzu emulator has led to the unfortunate decision to cease official distribution of yuzu and Citra'''.

:;[[Citra (PabloMK7 fork)]]:A fork of Citra that was initially created to add online play[https://twitter.com/Pablomf6/status/1719705943028449372], but continues to receive new updates and other new features following the end of support for upstream Citra. PabloMK7 was a contributor of Citra. The repository has also seen work from GPUCode, who was one of the most active contributors for Citra before the repository was deleted.

:;[[Citra MMJ]]:A An unofficial Nintendo 3DS emulator for Android written by weihuoya and forked from Citra. Offers less stuttering and greater performance than mainline Citra on Android, along with additional features.

:;Limón:Port of Citra to iOS/iPadOS devices, developed by Jarrod Norwell. Previously known as emuThreeDS. Now continued as a [[Multi-system_emulators|multi emulator]], Folium.

:;Lime3DS: placeholder textFork of Citra. The main goal of the project is to act as a revival of Citra<ref>https://github.com/Lime3DS#lime3ds-is-a-project-which-aims-to-revive-citra-the-most-popular-open-source-nintendo-3ds-emulator</ref>.

:;Lemonade:Fork of Citra. Previously known as Citra-Enhanced which development stopped for a while but then it's back. Development ceased temporarily in March, 2024[https://old.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/1bbos29/citraenhanced_is_going_to_be_continued_and/] due to the [[Yuzu#Lawsuit|stoppage of Citra development]]. Project now focusing After which, the project changed its focus to the Android platform and plan planned to add new [[#Hardware_features|features]] and [[#Enhancements|enhancements]]. However, due to critique stemming from Lemonade's developers have been caught stealing code from other forks, violating Citra's GPL license, and berating developers of other forks.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240411140255/https://twitter.com/Pablomf6/status/1778376166098825515</ref>, the team has since abandoned the project[https://github.com/Lemonade-emu/Lemonade/pull/2/files#diff-b335630551682c19a781afebcf4d07bf978fb1f8ac04c6bf87428ed5106870f5R16].

;[[Mikage]]:An emulator developed by Tony Wasserka, a.k.a. ''neobrain'', focused which focuses on optimization and stability in on Android and PC, willing to fill the gap left by Citra. It is closed-source, but the developers have stated that they will release the source code bit-by-bit after the app's official app release.<ref name=mikageopen></ref> [https://mikage.app/faq/ Mikage is in an early stage of development], but according to developer its developers it already supports some of the [[#Hardware_features|hardware features]] and many several commercial games already.

:A [[High/Low_level_emulation|HLE approach]] 3DS emulator founded by Alber and wheremyfoodat (Peach), and currently developed by an array of developers. It can run many games, even including some Nintendo 3DS applets.

;Corgi3DS:A unique 3DS emulator designed for macOS systems. Its GitHub activity started on [https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/commit/1b81c7e00c9a7a73f2da12d07ec3a9e4bc69c6ac May 5, 2019]. The main programmer is a self-proclaimed dog-lover and has previously created CorgiDS and DobieStation, though the former seemed seems to be have been abandoned. Corgi3DS is mainly indigenous, but the preliminary [https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/commit/a60b06683495e4e8fd0c170ec4ca8c453ce31609 Wi-Fi code] was ported from [[melonDS]]' code. The project is on an indefinite hiatus. PSI main programmer said this about the matter: that they "''Havenhaven't worked on it in several months, it's basically a hobby project of mine that I touch when I feel the urge''". Thus, the project is on an indefinite hiatus.

;[[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.

;[[3dmoo]]:Another An 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.

| rowspan ! colspan=1 | [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS_system_software2 |3DS system software]]Name| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS_system_software#Home_menu|HOME Menu]] ! Citra| {{✓}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20240229150223/https://citra-emu.org/entry/citra-progress-report-2023-q2/#home-menu *] ! Citra (PabloMK7 fork)| {{✗}}| {{✓}}<ref group=N>Lemonade supports HOME Menu as long as you have it installed in set NAND location using ! Citra.</ref>MMJ| {{✓}}[https://www.youtube.com/@MikageEmu/videos *] ! Mikage| {{✓}}[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/ ! Panda3DS#compatibility *]

| colspanrowspan=2 1 | [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS_system_software|3DS system software]] | [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS_system_software#DS ModeHome_menu|DS ModeHOME Menu]] | {{✗✓}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20240229150223/https://citra-emu.org/entry/citra-progress-report-2023-q2/#home-menu *] | {{✗✓}} | {{✗}} | {{TBD✓}}[https://www.youtube.com/@MikageEmu/videos *] | {{✗✓}}[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS#compatibility *]

| colspan=2 | [[Virtual_Console#DS Mode|Virtual ConsoleDS Mode]] | {{✓✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?✗}}

| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:3D_Classics#List_of_gamesVirtual_Console|3D ClassicsVirtual Console]] | {{✓}} | {{?✓}} | {{?}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| colspan=2 | [[Virtual_reality#Emulators_with_VR_support|3D Screen]] | {{✓}}<ref group=N>Citra supports Stereoscopic 3D mode (Side by Side, Anaglyph, Interlaced, Reverse Interlaced).</ref> | {{✗✓}}<ref group=N>Supports Stereoscopic 3D mode (Side by Side, Anaglyph, Interlaced, Reverse Interlaced).</ref> | {{✓?}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| colspan=2 | [[Amiibo]] | {{✓}} | {{✓}} | {{✓}} | {{TBD}} | {{~}}[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS#compatibility *]

| rowspan=6 |Inputs | Circle Pad Pro/C-Stick | {{✓}} | {{✓}} | {{?✓}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| Motion Control (Gyroscope/Accelerometer) | {{✓}}<ref group=N>Citra supports motion control in Mouse (Right click), CemuhookUDP and SDL modes.</ref> | {{TBD✓}}<ref group=N>Citra supports motion control in Mouse (Right click), CemuhookUDP and SDL modes.</ref> | {{?TBD}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS_system_software#Nintendo_3DS_Camera|Camera]] | {{✓}}<ref group=N>Citra supports Front and Rear cameras in single (2D) and double (3D) modes. The camera can be a still image or system camera.</ref> | {{✗✓}}<ref group=N>Supports Front and Rear cameras in single (2D) and double (3D) modes. The camera can be a still image or system camera.</ref> | {{✓✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| Microphone | {{✓}}<ref group=N>Citra supports microphone as Static noise and Real device.</ref> | {{✗✓}}<ref group=N>Supports microphone as Static noise and Real device.</ref> | {{✓✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| [https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/13743 Head-tracking] | {{?}} | {{✗?}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| Touch-screen | {{✓}}<ref group=N>Citra supports touch-screen in Emulator Window and CemuhookUDP modes. It's possible to use button mapping.</ref> | {{✓}}<ref group=N>Supports touch-screen in Emulator Window and CemuhookUDP modes. It's possible to use button mapping.</ref> | {{✓}} | {{✓}} | {{?}} 

| rowspan=6 | Connectivity | [[Wikipedia:SpotPass_and_StreetPass#Nintendo_3DS|SpotPass/StreetPass]] | {{✗}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20240118041239/https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/issues/4928 *] | {{✓}} | {{~}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvSlRyWH32c *]| {{?}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| NFC Reader/Writer | {{✗}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20201217073356/https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/issues/4797 *] | {{✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| [[Nintendo_Network|Nintendo Network]] |{{✗}}[https://pretendo.network/progress#juxtaposition-(miiverse) *] |{{✗✓}} | {{?✗}} |{{TBD}} | {{?}}

| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS#Download_Play|Download Play]] | {{✓}} | {{TBD✓}} | {{?TBD}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| DS(i) Connectivity | {{✗}} | {{✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}

| Wii U Connectivity | {{✗}} | {{✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}