Citra 3DS (Mac & Linux) x64

 Download Citra 3DS (Mac & Linux) x64

Citra is a work-in-progress Nintendo 3DS emulator started in early 2013. Citra can currently emulate, with varying degrees of success, a wide variety of different homebrew applications and commercial software.

Citra is an open-source project, licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later version). Refer to the license document for more information.

The name is derived from CTR, which is part of the model number of the original 3DS

Citra can, ostensibly, “play” many different games now and more will become playable as development progress further. Some games/apps, however, will not load at all – only showing a black screen. Others, might only show the title screen and then freeze or crash.

See our Game Compatibility List for more info. You can also helps us improve the Game Compatibility List by doing testing and reviewing the game.

Note that many games also require certain files to be dumped from a 3DS console. See below for information about files that can be dumped from a 3DS console and used by Citra:

• Dumping System Archives and the Shared Fonts from a 3DS Console
• Dumping Config Savegame from a 3DS Console

You can expect many games to run slowly, though and to exhibit some gameplay and graphical glitches.

If you’re interested in 3DS emulation as an experiment, you may gain something out of trying Citra, but if you’re simply looking to play games then stick to your 3DS handheld

Versions of Citra:

The nightly build of Citra contains already reviewed and tested features. If you require support with the installation or use of Citra, or you want to report bugs you should use this version. This version is still in development, so expect crashes and bugs.

The Canary build of Citra is the same as our nightly builds, with additional features that are still waiting on review before making it into the official Citra builds. We will not provide support for issues found only in this version. If you believe you’ve found a bug, please retest on our nightly builds. This version is still in development, so expect crashes and bugs.

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