Picking up where Citra left off, a new 3DS emulator is now available to download

The new emulator also has a handy feature that could bring performance gains of up to 50%.

Mar 17, 2025 - 12:25
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Picking up where Citra left off, a new 3DS emulator is now available to download
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  • The new Azahar emulator, which lets you run 3DS titles on Android, is now available to download.
  • This is a release candidate for now but it could evolve into a stable version if no major issues are found.
  • The emulator doesn’t run encrypted games, and you can’t use 3DS files by default.

The popular Citra 3DS emulator was shut down earlier this year amid a wider crackdown by Nintendo, but a new project called Azahar filled us with hope. Fortunately, this new emulator is now available to download.

The Azahar team posted a release candidate for the emulator on GitHub over the weekend. The developers said this wasn’t a stable release but could evolve into one if no major issues are discovered within the following seven days.