Azahar is an open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator based on Citra.
It combines work from:
- PabloMK7’s Citra fork
- Lime3DS project
Both emerged after the original Citra shutdown.
🎯 Goal: a stable, modern, community-driven 3DS emulation platform.
- High-performance 3DS emulation
- Cross-platform support (Windows / macOS / Linux / Android)
- Vulkan & OpenGL rendering
- Active development
- Community-driven improvements
Installer & ZIP available:
https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/releases
Recommended: MSYS2 build
- Universal → all Macs
- ARM64 → Apple Silicon
- x86_64 → Intel
https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/releases
Google Play version (auto-updates)
- Faster file access
- No Play Store restrictions
- Manual updates required
Install via Obtainium:
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases
Or APK from Releases:
https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/releases
Flatpak (Flathub)
- AppImage (Releases)
- default → recommended
- wayland → experimental
https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/wiki/Building-From-Source
- Pull requests welcome
- Discuss features before implementation
- Keep changes focused
https://app.transifex.com/azahar/azahar
(New languages currently not accepted)
https://github.com/azahar-emu/compatibility-list/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
- Windows 10+, macOS 13+, Linux
- x86_64 / ARM64 CPU
- OpenGL 4.3 / Vulkan 1.1
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- Android 10+
- Snapdragon 835+
- OpenGL ES 3.2 / Vulkan 1.1
- 2–4 GB RAM
https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/milestones
Discord: https://discord.gg/4ZjMpAp3M6
Azahar is under active development.
Compatibility and performance may vary depending on device and games.