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;[[melonDS]]: Arisotura's goal is to make an emulator that's better optimized and includes features that others lack, either intentionally or not. While the developers of No$GBA had documented the Wi-Fi capabilities first, melonDS is the first and only emulator that's gotten as far as it has and it has been found to work reasonably well with a handful of games. There's also hope that melonDS will implement DSi emulation in the future<ref name="next direction for melonDS">http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=47&b=15</ref>, and has recently began attempts at booting the DSi's firmware<ref name="melonDSi">http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=94</ref>. It could surpass DeSmuME when it covers more features.
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===Comparisons===
;[[DeSmuME]]: One of the most developed emulators for regular DS games. DeSmuME has had significant improvements since 2018, including lower CPU/GPU Usage, updated to use VS2015, and potentially reopen wi-fi/multiplayer capabilities. However, these though new features are still in development and are only available through either nightly/dev builds. It now uses less CPU/GPU resources, and Wi-Fi is also underway. If you're worried about stability than , then stick to the latest stable release. Otherwise, otherwise it is better to use the latest dev build. This emulator aims for accuracy over speedbuilds will have more to offer. (see See [[Common Problems and Solutions]] for tips.);[[DraStic]]: A payware, closed-source emulator for [[Android emulators|Android]] devices that can run games at a decent speed even on potato phones. It's on par with (or in some cases better than) DeSmuME, and emulating it through BlueStacks on PC may actually be a viable and fast alternative aside from a slight input delay. Some unsubstantiated rumors have spread around that the developers deliberately put in issues to mess with pirated copies, though at this is considered unsubstantiated. At the very least, donyou shouldn't expect any support from exophase Exophase and company if you get your hands on use a pirated copy, though it is available for free on the Raspberry Pi and Odroid via RetroPie. It;[[melonDS]]: Arisotura's goal is to make an emulator that's on par better optimized and includes features that others lack, either intentionally or better than DeSmuMEnot. While the developers of No$GBA had documented the Wi-Fi capabilities first, melonDS is the first and emulating only emulator that's gotten as far as it through BlueStacks on PC may actually be a viable has and fast alternative aside from it has been found to work reasonably well with a slight input delayhandful of games. Available There's also hope that melonDS will implement DSi emulation in the future,<ref name="next direction for free on Raspberry Pi melonDS">http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=47&b=15</ref> and Odroid via RetroPiehas recently began attempts at booting the DSi's firmware.<ref name="melonDSi">http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=94</ref> It could surpass DeSmuME when it covers more features.
;[[No$|No$GBA]]: Focuses on speed, and has major compatibility issues and glitches as a result. But because it was originally a GBA emulator, the DS's 3D features are still very poorly handled. However, it might be an option for a very low-end machine but don't expect a lot of games to run perfectly, or at all. A fan program, No$Zoomer, was released for version 2.6 which increases compatibility and options, as well as the titular zooming abilities. The biggest addition is noise cancellation which clears up static that No$GBA makes with its 3D rendering. No$Zoomer hasn't rebased yet but does add options for window resizing. There haven't been any noticeable changes with regards to accuracy, however. As of v2.8, No$GBA supports DSi games and is currently the first and only emulator that does. Only use No$GBA in the cases of DSi games, debugging (if you've taken up romhacking for DS games), if you value speed above everything, or just as a last resort.
;[[mGBA#medusa|medusa]]: [[mGBA]] developer endrift is also creating a DS emulator, but it's very much a work-in-progress and isn't nearly as far as melonDS in terms of the capabilities it's covered. As of March 2018, medusa's development is "suspended until further notice".<ref name="medusa suspended">https://mgba.io/2018/03/09/holy-grail-bugs-revisited/#postscript-a-several-month-late-explanation</ref>
;iDeaS: An abandoned and experimental DS emulator that uses a plug-in system, it's very slow and buggy but has partially gotten some features working like the camera and slide accessories.
