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emuThreeDS

Ch 136.6of 14 Nintendo 3DS Emulators
  1. 1Runs oniOS
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Supported platformsiOS
2 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
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Overview

emuThreeDS is ranked #13 of 14 in Nintendo 3DS emulators on Specifiction. It runs on iOS.

Compared on Nintendo 3DS emulators

Supported platforms
iOSgithub.com

Facts

Product
emuThreeDS describes itself as a Nintendo 3DS emulator for Apple devices based on Citra.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Audio
The project says audio support is complete; it removed cubeb and updated SoundTouch.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Core
Core support is described as basically complete but still requiring testing.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Filesystem
The project says Citra's folder is created in the app's Documents directory, accessible through Files.app.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
JIT memory
The port replaced pthread_jit_write_np with mprotect, which the maintainer says needs further investigation.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Controllers
The README says controllers should still be supported via SDL2.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Video
Video Core no longer crashes, but the project says it requires testing after the filesystem rewrite.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Graphics implementation
The README says Metal and Core::System& code was moved to Objective-C++ and Swift, removing the need for SDL2 for that code.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Network status
The project reports that no changes have been made to its network component.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Dedicated room status
The project reports that no changes have been made to its dedicated room component.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Web service status
The project reports that no changes have been made to its web service component.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Distribution
The repository page shows no releases or packages.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Files
The app creates Citra’s folder in the Files-accessible Documents directory.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
Input
The README says controllers should still be supported via SDL2, while input common needs rewriting for iOS.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
Graphics
Metal and Core::System code has been moved to Objective-C++ and Swift, removing the need for SDL2 in that code.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
Shader compilation
The README says Video Core appears to compile shaders faster, though this was not timed.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
Dedicated room
The README reports no changes to dedicated room yet.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
Networking
The README reports no changes to networking yet.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
Web service
The README reports no changes to the web service yet.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
Support status
The README identifies core and video support as requiring testing.github.com · 7 Oct 2026

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