Nintendo 3DS games can often be found in the .3ds format, which is intended for emulators like Citra. Nintendo 3DS consoles cannot load .3ds ROM files, however they can be converted to .cia format which can be installed on hacked 3DS consoles with FBI. This guide will show you how to convert your .3ds ROMs to .cia files using GodMode9.
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- GodMode9 (latest version)
Hacked (New) Nintendo 3DS (XL) Console with Luma3DS CFW
- Booting into GodMode9 via the Luma3DS chainloader requires a hacked 3DS console
- Follow this guide (with pictures) or Plailect’s guide on hacking your 3DS if you have not done so before
- An SD Card is required to store the exploit files and homebrew apps
- 32GB or more is recommended to store games
- The SD card must be formatted to FAT32
- MicroSD cards are compatible with Old 3DS consoles via a MicroSD to SD adapter
- Insert your 3DS SD card into your PC
- Extract the GodMode9
.zip - Copy
GodeMode9.firmto the/luma/payloads/folder on your SD card - Copy the
/gm9/folder to the root of your SD card - Insert your SD card into your 3DS
- Insert your 3DS SD card into your PC
- Create a folder called
ininside the/gm9/folder on your SD card if it doesn’t exist already - Copy your
.3dsrom file to the/gm9/in/folder on your SD card - Insert your SD card into your 3DS
- Power your 3DS on while holding [START] to boot into GodMode9
- Press [Home] for the action menu
- Select [Scripts…]
- Select [GM9Megascript]
- Select [Miscellaneous]
- Select [.3ds to .cia Converter]
- Select your
.3dsgame then press [A] to confirm your selection and wait for the process to complete - Press [A] once complete to go back to the menu, your
.ciafile will be found in the/gm9/out/folder on your SD card - You can now install the
.ciausing FBI, navigate toSD->gm9->outto install the game from this location
Congratulations, you’ve converted a .3ds rom file to a .cia to install on a 3DS console.
Installing 3DS Backups and Homebrew
- Install 3DS backups and homebrew easily with FBI
Dump Cartridges to SD
- Play your games without the cartridge inserted by dumping them directly to your SD card with GodMode9
- Cartridges can be dumped as multiple formats:
.ciafor 3DS consoles,.3dsfor emulators or.ndsfor Nintendo DS games
Install Virtual Console Games (GBC, GBA, SNES etc)
- Convert ROM’s to Virtual Console titles and install them directly to your Home menu using New Super Ultimate Injector
Play DS Games with TWiLight Menu++
- Play Nintendo DS ROM’s flawlessly using TWiLight Menu++
- The application also features a built-in cheats manager
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Installing[edit]
Applications are installed by copying the necessary files directly to the 3ds/ folder in the root of the SD card (preferred for new designs), or in a subdirectory of 3ds/, in which case said subfolder must be named identically to its executable. Most applications come with two files:
[appname].3dsx: The executable.[appname].smdh: The icon/metadata. (Not required in any case, and may be integrated into the.3dsx)[appname].xml: The list of supported targets (i.e. installed titles which the app supports replacing in memory at runtime, thus inheriting its permissions), and of any arguments to be passed to the .3dsx. (Optional)
A standalone .xml file can point to a differently-named .3dsx, launching it with potentially different arguments so that a single application can run in different modes.
The Homebrew Launcher will scan the SD card for all .3dsx files, but will only display an icon for those who have one according to the format described above. Recent enough versions can freely navigate the filesystem to select an application.
List[edit]
Launchers[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homebrew Launcher | Run homebrew on your 3DS! Compatible with Rosalina and all prior 3dsx loading solutions | devkitPro | Here | Yes |
| Homebrew Starter Pack | Everything to get you started. | smea | Here | Yes |
| Homebrew Launcher (v1.x) | The old version of the 3DS Homebrew Launcher, originally created for ninjhax 1.x (Discontinued) | smea | Here | Yes |
| [ Mashers' HBL] | Homebrew Launcher with grid and folder support. (Discontinued) | Mashers | Here | Lost in masher's retirement |
Applications[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3dsfetch | Small 3DS version of a popular Linux ricing script called screenfetch. | VideahGams | Here | Yes | 2015-09-17 |
| 3DS-PluginsFolder | Simple program that creates folders with TitleID and copy plugins on them | Klairm | Here | Yes | 2020-09-06 |
| TSI9 | A simple program for detecting touch screen input. | Johnodon | Here | Yes | 2020-1-18 |
| 3DSident | Identity tool for the Nintendo 3DS heavily inspired by PSPident. | Joel16 | Here | Yes | 2018-8-2 |
| Clear MAC Filter | Reset 8-hour per-console StreetPass rate limiting | tastymeatball | Here | Yes | 2018-8-24 |
| CtrRGBPATTY | Generate patches that edit LED notifications | CPunch | Here | Yes | 2017-11-3 |
| ctrrpc | A small and easily extensible RPC server/client written in C/Python. Allows you to quickly poke service-commands and syscalls over Wi-Fi from a Python shell on your PC. Useful during reverse-engineering. No longer under (active) development? | plutoo | Build from repo | Yes | 2014-11-10 |
| ctr-streaming-server | A 3DS homebrew audio/video playback server. It can also send HID state to the client (see the README) when enabled. The included parse_hidstream tool can be used to parse that HID data to simulate keyboard/mouse input events, via Linux uinput. No longer under (active) development? | yellows8 | Build from repo | Yes | 2014-11-20 |
| DownloadMii | A WIP repo-based online marketplace for homebrew applications & games. | filfat | Build from repo | Yes | 2015-11-24 |
| fb43ds | A simple 3DS Facebook chat client | linoma | Build from repo | Yes | 2015-04-07 |
| for-anyone-who-walks-a-lot | Tool to get past the 10 coin per day limit on earning Play Coins by walking. | iamevn | Here | Yes | 2016-03-26 |
| Homebrew Browser | Download homebrew from the internet! | cromo, zeta0134 | Here | Yes | 2015-10-07 |
| NFCReader | Allows you to use your 3DS as a NFC/RFID UID Scanner. | Jasper Peters | Here | Yes | 2017-01-21 |
| ScreenInfo | Identify whether New 3DS LCD panels are TN or IPS. | SciresM | Here | Yes | 2016-09-04 |
Game Engines[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Löve Potion | LOVE2D for 3DS Homebrew. | TurtleP | Here | Yes | 2018-08-27 |
| ctrµLua | A Lua interpreter for 3DS, brought to life by the remnants of the µLua community. | Firew0lf, Reuh, Negi | Here | Yes | 2016-06-27 |
| EasyRPG Player | RPG Maker 2000/2003 interpreter | Rinnegatamante & EasyRPG Team | Here | Yes | 2019-03-03 |
| LuaPlayer+ 3DS | First Lua interpreter 3DS homebrew, under Lua 5.3.1 | Rinnegatamante | Here | Yes | 2016-09-21 |
| MegaZeux 3DS | A port of the MegaZeux GCS to the 3DS. | MegaZeux developers | Here | Yes | 2018-03-04 |
Games[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2048-3D | A port of the popular game 2048 for the 3DS. | Jasper Peters | Here | Yes | 2016-02-12 |
| 3DSCraft | A Minecraft port for the 3DS. No longer under (active) development? | smea | Build from repo (alt. here) | Yes | 2014-11-20 |
| 3DS Nyan Cat | A port of Nyan Cat for the 3DS, using LIBSF2D. | markwinap | Build from repo (alt. here) | Yes | 2015-05-26 |
| Antibounce | 'Move your player to bounce around and collect coins. Go between screens through the holes in the sides of the floor. 3D can also be enabled.' | TurtleP | Here | Yes | 2015-12-23 |
| Breakout | 'A 3ds Breakout Clone.' | Magicrafter13 | Here | Yes | 2017-10-17 |
| checkers3ds | A checkers game in glorious ASCII. No longer under development. | UnsureSherlock | Build from repo | Yes | 2016-02-25 |
| Cookie Collector | A tiny adaptation of the popular Cookie Clicker game for the 3DS. | Kaisogen | Here | Yes | 2017-06-04 |
| Cookie Clicker 3DS | A simple Cookie Clicker type of game inspired by Kaisogen's Cookie Collector | TheMachinumps | Here | Yes | 2016-08-27 |
| EDuke3D | An unofficial port of EDuke32 for the 3DS. | MasterFeizz | Here | Yes | 2016-05-09 |
| Helii | A port of Helii for the 3DS. | BHSPitMonkey | Here | Yes | 2015-09-18 |
| Insectoid Defense | A Sci-Fi Tower Defense game. | sgowen | Here | Yes | 2015-11-09 |
| NumberFucker3DS | Simple math game, originally used as a debug game for LövePotion. | VideahGams | Here | Yes | 2015-09-19 |
| Zelda ROTH for 3DS | A port of Legend of Zelda: Return of the Hylian, a Zelda fangame, to 3DS. | nop90 | Here | Yes | 2016-09-11 |
| Mastermind 3DS | A port of Mastermind for the 3DS. | Jasper Peters | Here | Yes | 2015-08-15 |
| One Whale Trip | Five-lane underwater whale swimming/pearl pickup adventure game in Python. | thp | Here | Yes | 2016-10-02 |
| OpenSupaplex | An open source 1:1 reimplementation of Supaplex for the 3DS. | sergiou87 | Here | Yes | 2020-06-29 |
| Paddle Puffle 3DS | A port of Paddle Puffle for the 3DS. | Peanut42 | Here | Yes | 2015-07-05 |
| Pituka Classics | Play CPC classics using Pituka Emulator-Core on 3DS. | D_Skywalk | Yes (core) | 2016-02-26 | |
| Portal3DS | An adaptation of Portal for the 3DS. | smea | Build from repo (Precompiled here) | Yes | 2015-08-18 |
| ctrQuake | An unofficial port of Quake for the 3DS, fully playable. | MasterFeizz | Here | Yes | 2016-09-16 |
| Reversi | Reversi for the 3DS. | Jasper Peters | Here | Yes | 2016-03-05 |
| Sokoban | An unofficial port of the puzzle game Sokoban for the 3DS. | Landm | Here | Yes | 2016-03-14 |
| Space Fruit | Hackathon game by 4 friends ported to 3DS. Asteroids but with fruit. | TurtleP | Here | Yes | 2016-04-09 |
| SRB2 3DS | An unofficial port of Sonic Robo Blast 2 Version 2.1.20 to New 3DS. It was made by derrek, a known vulnerability researcher and homebrew developer. SRB2 2.2.X Versions (2.2.8 is latest at the time this is being made) aren't ported yet and probably won't be. | [derrekr] | Here (Don't use 2.2 files!) | Yes | 2018-12-23 |
| Tappy Plane | A port of Flappy Bird for 3DS, but with a colorful plane. | sgowen | Here | Yes | 2015-11-09 |
| Tetrepetete 3DS | A game with blocks. | thp | Here | No | 2016-06-29 |
| That Rabbit Game 3DS | Inverse duck hunt with accelerometer input and stereoscopic 3D. | thp | Here | No | 2016-07-04 |
| World of 3DSand | A port of World of Sand for the 3DS. | Steveice10 | Here | Yes | 2016-07-12 |
| Yeti3DS | A quick and dirty port of Derek Evans' Yeti3D software rendering engine. | smea | Build from repo | Yes | 2015-08-07 |
| Loonies 8192 | A Mini Retro Puzzle for DOS, the PSP and 3DS (Homebrew) | thp | Here | No | 2019-01-27 |
| DevilutionX | A 3DS Port of Diablo 1. | MrHuu | Here | Yes | 2020-05-08 |
(muahahah I am SIG7 and I added the thread for SRB2 3DS!)
Emulators[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DNES | A NES emulator, without sound support. No longer under development. | st4rk, gdkChan | Here | Yes | 2015-03-28 |
| atari800-3DS | An Atari 8-bit home computer emulator. | asie | Here | Yes | 2016-10-29 |
| blargSnes | A Super Nintendo (SNES) emulator. A compatibility list can be found here. | StapleButter | Here | Yes | 2015-06-12 |
| CHIP-3DS | A simple and slow CHIP-8 emulator. | xerpi | Build from repo (alt. here) | Yes | 2015-04-02 |
| CHIP8-2DS | CHIP-8 emulator with savestates and touch controls. | nopy4869 | Here | Yes | 2016-07-20 |
| CitrAGB | Yet another GBA emulator for the 3DS. | Shiny Quagsire | Build from repo (alt. here) | Yes | 2015-09-21 |
| GameYob | A Game Boy (Color) emulator. A compatibility list can be found here. | Drenn/Steveice10 | Here | Yes | 2016-07-17 |
| mGBA | A GBA emulator that runs well without kernel hax. | endrift | Here | Yes | 2016-10-13 |
| r3Ddragon | A WIP Virtual Boy emulator for the 3DS based on Reality Boy / Red Dragon. | mrdanielps | Here | Yes | 2016-08-16 |
| RetroArch | A multisystem emulator. (GB, GBA, SNES, Genesis, CPS1, CPS2, etc.) | libretro | Here | Yes | Undergoing rapid development. |
| SNES9x for 3DS | A SNES emulator for the old 3DS / 2DS. Optimised from Snes9x 1.43 and runs many games at full speed. Compatibility list here | bubble2k16 | Here | Yes | 2017-02-11 |
| VirtuaNES for 3DS | A NES emulator for the old 3DS / 2DS. Optimised from VirtuaNES 0.9.7 and runs many games at full speed. | bubble2k16 | Here | Yes | 2017-03-23 |
| TemperPCE for 3DS | A PC-Engine/Turbografx-16 emulator for the old 3DS / 2DS. Optimised from Temper runs all games, including CD-ROM and SGX games at full speed. | bubble2k16 | Here | Yes | 2017-06-19 |
Theme managers[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DS HomeMenu extdata Tool | Tool for accessing the SD extdata which Home Menu uses. This essentially allows writing custom themes to extdata which get loaded at Home Menu startup. | yellows8 | Here | Yes | 2015-08-17 |
| Custom Home Menu Manager 2 | Theme manager for Nintendo 3DS. Discontinued. | Rinnegatamante | Here | Yes | 2016-07-04 |
| Themely | Theme manager for Nintendo 3DS with 3dsthem.es integration. | ErmanSayin | Here | Not anymore, 1.3.1 last FOSS version | 2017-6-28 |
| Usagi 3DS Theme Editor | A simple 3DS theme editor for PC. You will need to have the .NET Library installed on your PC first before you can use it. | usagirei | Here | Not sure | 2017.05.28 |
| Anemone3DS | New theme and Luma splash screen manager, created to fill the gap left by its predecessors. | User:astronautlevel2 | Here | Yes | 2018-5-13 |
Title managers[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBI | Open source CIA (un)installer and launcher. | Steveice10 | Here | Yes | 2015-12-02 |
| FBI 2 | Multipurpose file/title/ticket/save manager | Steveice10 | Here | Yes | 2018-8-21 |
Note: downloading non-system applications from CDN is broken in any known homebrew, regardless of whether a signed ticket is installed or not (See also: 11.8.0-41#Server-side_changes)
Save managers[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| save_manager | Proof of concept save exporter/importer | profi200 | [Here] | Yes | 2015-09-13 |
| svdt | Save Data Explorer/Manager | meladroit | Here | Yes | 2015-10-16 |
| [JK's Save Manager] | Save/Extdata Manager | JK_ | Here] | Yes | 2016-09-29 |
| JK's Save Manager for Rosalina | Modded version of JKSM for use as .3dsx on Luma 8+ | Phalk, JK_ | Here | Yes | 2017-7-12 |
| PKSM | Save editor for Pokémon generations 3 to 7 | Bernardo Giordano | Here | Yes | 2020-6-13 |
| Checkpoint | Fast and simple homebrew save manager for 3DS and Switch written in C++ | Bernardo Giordano | Here | Yes | 2019-12-9 |
| SpecializeMii | Editor for Mii database (specialness) | phijor | Here | Yes | 2017-1-22 |
| SpecializeMii | Editor for Mii database (specialness and ownership) | phijor, Ryccardo | Here | Yes | 2017-8-13 |
File servers[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ftpd (ftBrony) | A FTP server. | mtheall | Here | Yes | 2020-05-30 |
| FTP-3DS | Fork of ftBrony with a Nintendo theme. No longer under development and without repo. | iamevn | N/A | Yes (No source officially available.) | N/A |
| FTP - Graphic ModifierX Edition | Fork of ftpd with aesthetic modifications. | FloatingStar | Here | Yes | 2016-01-27 |
| ftpony | A basic FTP server, useful for testing new homebrew versions without swapping the SD card. No longer under (active) development? | smea | Build from repo | Yes | 2014-11-24 |
Icon Packs[edit]
Icon Packs are SMDH Download xbox app mac. Packs for homebrew apps.
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplok | The first 3DS Icon pack. | link6155 | Here | 2015-09-12 |
| 1LP | Another 3DS Icon pack. Repo is dead, no alternate downloads available. | 100pcrack | N/A | 2015-12-22 |
| Modern UI | A simple icon pack with a flat and minimalist design. | LouchDaishiteru | Here | 2016-02-15 |
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Demos[edit]
| Name | Description | Author | Download | Open-Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skate Station | A demo for the 3DS featuring music and 3D effects | SVatG | Here | Yes | July 2019 |
| cubedemo | A short demo of Homebrew on the 3DS, with working sound. | plutoo | Here | No | N/A |
| demo ou mourir | Small demo for the 3DS with music and 2D effects | Desire | Here | No | November 2015 |
| The Night of Interruptions! | An independently made short film which can be watched on the Nintendo 3DS. | Chukoloco08 | Here | No | December 2020 |
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