Citra is a powerful open-source emulator with which you can play hundreds of Nintendo 3DS games, one of the most popular Nintendo handheld consoles, from your computer or smartphone screen. This is our Citra download page.

Key Features

Open-source: This software is distributed under the GPLv2 license which means it is totally free to anyone. The source code of the project is publicly available on GitHub.
Play your favorite 3DS games anywhere: Citra 3DS emulator is compatible with more than 100 Nintendo 3DS games, although not all of them are guaranteed to run smoothly. The supported Citra games list includes titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Pokémon X / Y, Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Mysterious World: Portals to Infinity, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, almost all titles in the Mario Bros. saga, Castlevania, Sonic Generations and many more. Click here for a list of all currently available Citra roms.
Play online and against your friends: You will also have access to all 3DS network functions, allowing you to play multiplayer and other online game modes.
Nightly and Canary: There are two Citra release types: Nightly (the stable version) and Canary, which contains additional features that are still under development.

Is Citra Free to Use?

Citra is entirely free and it does not include any ads or malware.

Is Citra Safe?

Since its creation in 2014, a team of more than 150 developers has been working on the constant improvement of Citra. This open-source emulator is considered the best Nintendo 3DS emulator on the market due to its simplicity, speed and wide compatibility.

Other Platforms

By clicking on the green button on the top of this page, you will get the Windows version of the Citra Emu. There application is also available for Android, Linux and macOS.