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===Comparisons===
;[[Citra]]
: 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 It supports lots of many [[#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 . A VR project for this emulator called fork exists by the name of "[[Virtual_reality#Emulators_with_VR_support|CitraVR]]". As of On March 4th 2024, the [[Yuzu#Lawsuit|lawsuit filed by Nintendo]] against the management of the yuzu Yuzu emulator has led to the unfortunate decision to cease official distribution of yuzu Yuzu and Citra.
:;[[Citra (PabloMK7 fork)]]: A fork of Citra that was initially created to add online play[,<ref>https://twitter.com/Pablomf6/status/1719705943028449372], </ref> 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 , and the repository has also seen work from other active Citra contributors such as GPUCode, who was one of among the most active contributors for Citra before the repository was deleted.
:;[[Citra MMJ]]: 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: Fork 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>.
:;Citra-Enhanced: Fork of Citra. Project first known as Citra-Enhanced. Development ceased temporarily in March, 2024 due to the [[Yuzu#Lawsuit|stoppage of Citra development]]. After whichAfterwards, the project changed it's its name to Lemonade[<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/1bbos29/citraenhanced_is_going_to_be_continued_and/] </ref> and shifted its focus to the Android platform and planned while planning to add new [[#Hardware_features|features]] and [[#Enhancements|enhancements]]. However, due to critique stemming from Lemonade's developers alleged stealing of code from other forks, violating violation of Citra's GPL license, and berating of developers of other forks,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240411140255/https://twitter.com/Pablomf6/status/1778376166098825515</ref>, much of the team has since abandoned the project[.<ref>https://github.com/Lemonade-emu/Lemonade/pull/2/files#diff-b335630551682c19a781afebcf4d07bf978fb1f8ac04c6bf87428ed5106870f5R16]. </ref> The developer of the project has once again revived Citra-Enhanced and is continuing its work. See [https://discord.gg/8xjMHWEuf6 fork was thereafter renamed to Citra-Enhanced discord server] for more information.
;[[Mikage]]: An emulator developed by Tony Wasserka, a.k.a. ''neobrain'', which focuses on optimization and stability 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 release.<ref name=mikageopen></ref> [https://mikage.app/faq/ Mikage is in an early stage of development], but according to its developers it already supports some [[#Hardware_features|hardware features]] and several commercial games.
;[[Panda3DS]]
: A An [[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 seems appears to 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 main programmer said that they "''haven'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.
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