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| rowspan ! colspan=1 | [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS_system_software|3DS system software]]| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS_system_software#Home_menu2 |HOME Menu]]Name| {{✓}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20240229150223/https://citra-emu.org/entry/citra-progress-report-2023-q2/#home-menu *] ! Citra| {{✗}} ! Citra (PabloMK7 fork)| {{?}} ! Citra MMJ| {{✓}}[https://www.youtube.com/@MikageEmu/videos *] ! Mikage| {{✓}}[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/ ! Panda3DS#compatibility *]
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==Emulators==
<div style="maxoverflow-x:auto;width:100%; overflow:auto;">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
!colspan="10"|PC / x86
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|[[Citra(PabloMK7 fork)]]<small><br/>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/citra/ citra_libretro]<br/>
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://citra-emugithub.orgcom/ Former website (Offline)]<brPabloMK7/>[https:citra/releases/buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ ''libretro cores''latest {{Citra_(PabloMK7_fork)Ver}}]<ref group=N name=Citralibretro>Similar to Dolphin, PPSSPP and melonDS libretro cores, the standalone version of Citra is highly recommended over the libretro core as the libretro core version is outdated and can be slow and unstable.</ref>
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|{{~?}}|[http://web.archive.org/web/20240301112349/https://citra-emu.org/game/ 63%<br/><small>327 out of 519 reported titles</small>]{{?}}
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|{{✗✓}}[[Yuzu#Lawsuit|*]]
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|[https://panda3dsgithub.com /Lime3DS Lime3DS]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://github.com/Lime3DS/Lime3DS/releases {{Lime3DSVer}}]|{{✓}}|{{?}}|{{?}}|{{?}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|-|[[Panda3DS]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS {{Panda3DSVer}}]
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|{{~}}
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|{{TBD}} <small>(WIP)</small>
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|Citra-Enhanced
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/Gamer64ytb/Citra-Enhanced/releases {{Citra-EnhancedVer}}]
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|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{TBD}}
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|[[Citra]]<small><br/>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/citra/ citra_libretro]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://git.libretro.com/libretro/citra ''libretro cores'']<ref group=N name=Citralibretro>Similar to Dolphin, PPSSPP and melonDS libretro cores, the standalone version of Citra is highly recommended over the libretro core as the libretro core version is outdated and can be slow and unstable.</ref><br/>[https://citra-emu.org/ Former website] ‡
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|[http://web.archive.org/web/20240301112349/https://citra-emu.org/game/ 63%<br/><small>327 out of 519 reported titles</small>]
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|Corgi3DS
!colspan="10"|Mobile / ARM
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|[[Citra(PabloMK7 fork)]]|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}{{Icon|iOS}}<ref group=N>iOS support only available with rinsuki builds.</ref>|[https://citra-emu.org/ Former website] (Offline)<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/android/latest/arm64-v8a/ ''libretro core'']<ref group=N name=Citralibretro></ref><br/>[https://github.com/rinsukiPabloMK7/citra rinsuki builds for iOS/releases git] (Offline)
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|{{~?}}|[http://web.archive.org/web/20240301112349/https://citra-emu.org/game/ 63%<br/><small>327 out of 519 reported titles</small>]{{?}}
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|{{✗✓}}|{{✓}}|-|[https://github.com/Lime3DS Lime3DS]|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[Yuzu#Lawsuithttps://github.com/Lime3DS/Lime3DS/releases {{Lime3DSVer}}]|{{✓}}|*]]{{?}}|{{?}}|{{?}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}
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|-
|{{~}}
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|[https://panda3ds.com [Panda3DS]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS 1.0]
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|[https://emuplacegithub.appcom/emulatorsemuPlace/limonLimon/ Limón]
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS}}
|[https://emuplacegithub.appcom/emulatorsemuPlace/limonLimon/ipas Public Betasreleases/tag/v1.0.8.5.1 1.0.8.5.1]
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|{{?}}
|{{✓}}
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|[https://githubfolium.com/Gamer64ytbemuplace.app/Lemonade LemonadeFolium]|align=left|{{Icon|AndroidiOS}}|[https://githubfolium.emuplace.comapp/Gamer64ytb/Lemonade?tab=readme-ov-file#how-to-build gitdownloads 1.1.4]
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|{{?}}
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|{{✓}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/1bbos29/citraenhanced_is_going_to_be_continued_and/ *]
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|{{TBD}} <small>(WIP)</small>
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|Citra-Enhanced
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://github.com/Gamer64ytb/Citra-Enhanced/releases {{Citra-EnhancedVer}}]
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|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{TBD}}
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|[[Citra]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}{{Icon|iOS}}<ref group=N>iOS support only available with rinsuki builds.</ref>
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/android/latest/arm64-v8a/ ''libretro core'']<ref group=N name=Citralibretro></ref><br/>[https://citra-emu.org/ Former website] ‡<br/>[https://github.com/rinsuki/citra rinsuki builds for iOS] ‡
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|{{~}}
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|[http://web.archive.org/web/20240301112349/https://citra-emu.org/game/ 63%<br/><small>327 out of 519 reported titles</small>]
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</div>
===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 [[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,<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, and the repository has also seen work from other active Citra contributors such as GPUCode, who was among the most active contributors before the repository was deleted.
:;[[Citra MMJ]]:Placeholder textAn 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.
:;LemonadeLime3DS:Fork of Citra. Previously known The main goal of the project is to act as a revival of Citra-Enhanced which development stopped for a while but then it's back[.<ref>https://old.redditgithub.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/1bbos29/citraenhanced_is_going_to_be_continued_and/] due Lime3DS#lime3ds-is-a-project-which-aims-to -revive-citra-the [[Yuzu#Lawsuit|stoppage of Citra development]]. Project now focusing Android platform and plan to add new [[#Hardware_features|features]] and [[#Enhancements|enhancements]].-most-popular-open-source-nintendo-3ds-emulator</ref>
:;[[Mikage]]Citra-Enhanced:An emulator developed by Tony Wasserka, a.k.aFork of Citra. ''neobrain'', focused on optimization and stability Development ceased temporarily in Android and PC, willing March 2024 due to fill the gap left by [[Yuzu#Lawsuit|stoppage of Citradevelopment]]. It is closed-sourceAfterwards, but developers will release the source code bit-by-bit after the official app release.<ref project changed its name=mikageopen>to Lemonade</ref> [https://mikageold.appreddit.com/faqr/ Mikage is an early stage of development], but according EmulationOnAndroid/comments/1bbos29/citraenhanced_is_going_to_be_continued_and/</ref> and shifted its focus to developer it supports some of the Android platform while planning to add new [[#Hardware_features|hardware features]] and many commercial games already[[#Enhancements|enhancements]]. However, due to critique stemming from Lemonade's developers alleged stealing of code from other forks, 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 fork was thereafter renamed to Citra-Enhanced again.
;Panda3DS:A [[High/Low_level_emulation|hybrid approachMikage]] 3DS : An emulator founded developed by Alber Tony Wasserka, a.k.a. ''neobrain'', which focuses on optimization and stability on Android and wheremyfoodat (Peach)PC, willing to fill the gap left by Citra. It is closed-source, and currently developed 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 array early stage of development], but according to its developers. It can run many it already supports some [[#Hardware_features|hardware features]] and several commercial 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[Panda3DS]]. The 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 An [[melonDSHigh/Low_level_emulation|HLE approach]]' code. The project is on 3DS emulator founded by Alber and wheremyfoodat (Peach), and currently developed by an indefinite hiatusarray of developers. PSI said this about the matter: "''Haven't worked on it in several monthsIt can run many games, it's basically a hobby project of mine that I touch when I feel the urge''"even including some Nintendo 3DS applets.
;[[TronDS]]Corgi3DS:A closed-source Nintendo unique 3DS emulatordesigned 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, presumably made by though the iDeaS authorformer appears to have been abandoned. Little Corgi3DS is known about 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 other than in several months, it's basically a hobby project of mine that it can run simple homebrewI touch when I feel the urge''". It cannot be used for playing gamesThus, 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.
==Hardware features==
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"|- style="font-weightwidth:bold;100%"! colspan=2 | Name! Citra ! Citra MMJ! Lemonade! Mikage! Panda3DS
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| 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 *]
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| colspan=2 | [[Virtual_Console#DS Mode|Virtual ConsoleDS Mode]] | {{✓✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?✗}}
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| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:3D_Classics#List_of_gamesVirtual_Console|3D ClassicsVirtual Console]] | {{✓}} | {{?✓}} | {{?}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}
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| 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}} | {{?}}
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| colspan=2 | [[Amiibo]] | {{✓}} | {{✓}} | {{?✓}} | {{TBD}} | {{~}}[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS#compatibility *]
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| rowspan=6 |Inputs | Circle Pad Pro/C-Stick | {{✓}} | {{✓}} | {{?✓}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}
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| 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}} | {{?}}
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| [[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}} | {{?}}
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| 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}} | {{?}}
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| [https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/13743 Head-tracking] | {{?}} | {{✗?}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}
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| 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> | {{?✓}} | {{✓}} | {{?}}
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| 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}} | {{?}}
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| NFC Reader/Writer | {{✗}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20201217073356/https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/issues/4797 *] | {{✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}
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| [[Nintendo_Network|Nintendo Network]] |{{✗}}[https://pretendo.network/progress#juxtaposition-(miiverse) *] |{{✗✓}} | {{?✗}} |{{TBD}} | {{?}}
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| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS#Download_Play|Download Play]] | {{✓}} | {{TBD✓}} | {{?TBD}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}
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| DS(i) Connectivity | {{✗}} | {{✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}
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| Wii U Connectivity | {{✗}} | {{✗}} | {{?✗}} | {{TBD}} | {{?}}
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===DS Mode===
==Enhancements==
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;width:100%"
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! colspan=2 | Name
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| Ray-tracing<br/><small>([https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/announcing-microsoft-directx-raytracing/ DXR], [https://www.khronos.org/blog/ray-tracing-in-vulkan VRT] and [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/metal_sample_code_library/accelerating_ray_tracing_using_metal MRT])</small>| colspan=3 | <small>Implementing ray-tracing in an emulator is unfortunately quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future.<br/>However you can try "[[Shaders_and_filters#Notable_ReShade_shaders|Screen-Space Ray Traced Global Illumination]]" shader using ReShade.[https://reshade.me/forum/general-discussion/5442-release-misc-emulators-with-depth-buffer-access#34388][https://reshade.me/forum/general-discussion/5442-release-misc-emulators-with-depth-buffer-access?start=60#46417]</small>
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| Pre-rendering AA<br/><small>(MSAA, SSAA)</small>
| {{?}}
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| Super-resolution techniques<br/><small>([https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/Streamline/blob/main/docs/ProgrammingGuideDLSS.md DLSS], [https://github.com/intel/xess/?tab=readme-ov-file XeSS ] and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 2+]])</small>
| colspan=3 | <small>Requires access to the depth buffer and temporal data like motion-vectors so it's quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future.<br/>Besides any GPU that can use DLSS can run these emulators at 4k native with ease anyway.</small>
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| colspan=3 | <small>Implementing frame generation technology in an emulator is unfortunately quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future, however post-processing techniques such as [[Wikipedia:Motion_interpolation|motion interpolation]] is quite possible. [[Input_lag|Input latency]] will be a crucial factor, but its impact likely varies depending on the specific technique employed, it's recommended to use '''after applying the "Internal Framerate Hack"'''.<br/>While '''AFMF''' or '''LSFG''' could be used with Citra?, please be aware that some visual glitches and artifacts may occur at this time.
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| Preload [[Wikipedia:Template:Disk_imagesROM_image|optical disc ROM image]] to RAM<br/><small>For users with sluggish multi-platter HDDs or plagued by horrible seek times, this enhancement '''might''' offer smoother experience, potentially reduced power consumption; it also shines when disc images reside on a network drive.<br/>Although keep in mind that preloading image would take some time, and it will require additional amount of RAM capacity.</small>
| {{N}}
| {{?}}
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| rowspan=4 6 | Post-Processing
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small>
| {{N}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20201217074552/https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/issues/3623 *]
| {{?}}
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| [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 1]])</small>
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
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| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]<br/><small>[[Shaders_and_filters#NTSC_Filters|NTSC filters]], [[Shaders_and_filters#Tonemapping|HDR tonemapping]] etc.</small>
| {{N}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
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|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=lrExclusive>Exclusive to libretro core.</ref>
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
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|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
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