There are many emulators for the Nintendo 3DS console for all available platforms, Android, PC, Mac OS, iOS… However there is one of the emulators that stands out above the rest: Citra 3DS Emulator. Its success is no secret, and is based on the following features:
- It offers an extraordinary service: since it is functional, easy to use, with an interface that is pleasing to the eye….
- It has a very good performance: since it is able to run smoothly and you can enjoy your games and ROMs as in the original console.
- It has a great reliability: it is very common for emulators to crash or have bugs and lose your unsaved progress, this does not happen in Citra.
- It is compatible on multiple devices: it works both on Android and PC…
- It is common that many ROMs do not work on some emulators, Citra works with virtually all ROMs and games that exist.
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Download Citra 3DS Emulator Free for PC and Android
To download Citra 3DS Emulator Free you have several options. To start you must decide on which platform you want to use it if on your Android device or on your PC, on both platforms you can play Nintendo 3DS games with Citra.
Download Citra for PC (Windows or Mac OS) for free.
If you want to play Nintendo 3DS games on your computer you will have to download Citra for PC as follows:
- To start you will have to run the download from the following link.
- Download Citra for PC(Windows). Download Citra for Mac OS.
- Grant permissions to Windows / Mac OS to perform this download of unknown origin in case you are asked to do so.
- Wait for the Citra download to complete.
- Locate the Citra Setup Windows or Citra Setup Mac file in your downloads folder, it is in .exe/.dmg format.
- Follow the installation instructions in the next section.
Download Citra APK for Android (Mobile) for free.
In case you want to play Nintendo 3DS ROMs on your mobile device, you will need to download Citra for Android as follows:
- The first step will be to run the download, for this we will have to access the following link.
- Download Citra APK for Android.
- Grant permissions to Android to perform this download of unknown origin in case it asks you to do so.
- Wait for the Citra APK download to finish.
- Locate in the download folder the Citra 3DS Emulator file, it is in APK format.
- Follow the installation instructions in the next section.
Install the Citra 3DS Emulator on your Computer or Android
Installing Citra 3DS Emulator is a simple, fast and reliable process. Even so we will explain step by step everything you need to know to start enjoying this magnificent emulator. First of all we have to distinguish that it is a different process for Android and PC.
Install Citra 3DS Emulator on PC
To install Citra 3DS Emulator on our computer we must perform the following steps:
- Run the file named Citra Setup Windows .exe or Citra Setup Mac.dmg.
- Follow the installation instructions in the pop-up window that opens.
- Remember to accept the terms and conditions of use.
- Remember to select the desired language.
- We advance through the different sections of the installation process.
- We wait for the installation to finish.
- Once this is finished, we look for the Citra 3DS icon on our desktop.
- We enjoy our fantastic emulator.
Install Citra 3DS Emulator on Android
To install the Citra 3DS Emulator on our Android device we will have to:
- Run the file named Citra 3DS Emulator. apk
- Follow the installation instructions in the pop-up window that opens.
- Remember to accept the terms and conditions of use.
- Remember to select the desired language.
- We advance through the different sections of the installation process.
- We wait for the installation to finish.
- Once this is finished, we look for the Citra 3DS icon on our Android desktop.
- We enjoy our fantastic emulator.
Requirements Citra 3DS Emulator on Windows and Mac OS
One of the most favorable aspects of Citra 3DS is that it is compatible with virtually any device, it works on all devices Android 5.0 and above, as for Windows and Mac OS it has great requirements:
Windows:
- Windows 7 64 bit operating system or higher.
- RAM memory of 2 GB or more.
- Graphics card compatible with Open GL3.3 and higher.
Mac OS:
- Mac OS High Sierra operating system and above.
- 2 GB RAM or more.
- Graphics card compatible with Open GL3.3 and higher.
Android:
- Android 5.0 and above.
Latest Citra 3DS Emulator Update Available
The Citra 3DS emulator receives constant updates to adapt to the latest games that have been released, as well as to fix small imperfections that users are detecting. The latest update available is bed6a4f12 released on 05/17/2021. Don’t worry about updating your version because if you are connected to the internet on your device it will be updated automatically.
Citra 3DS Emulator technical information
- License: Free.
- Latest version: bed6a4f12 from 05/17/2021
- Operating system: Android, Mac OS and Windows.
- Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese.
- Rating: Available for all audiences.
Citra Premium
There is a Premium version of Citra 3DS Emulator, in which you unlock some visual and texture modifications. Although the functions are almost the same the developers of this emulator thank you for so many hours of effort they have devoted.
Citra Emulator on Google Play
Another way you have to download and install your Citra Emulator is a non-final advance version of the application found on Google Play, which will facilitate the download and installation, however we recommend using the version that we indicate in the download section.
Games and ROMs for Citra
To play your Nintendo 3DS games on your device where you have installed Citra we will also have to download these games, also known as ROMs, which is the name given to a game format to run on an Emulator. In our ROMs section you can find any game you are looking for your emulator, download and installation instructions.