Nintendo DS and DSi emulator

by ArisoturaVerified

Arch Linux (recommended)

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About

melonDS aims at providing fast and accurate Nintendo DS emulation. While it is still a work in progress, it has a pretty solid set of features. - Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio, ...) - OpenGL renderer, 3D upscaling - RTC, microphone, lid close/open - Joystick support - Savestates - Various display position/sizing/rotations modes - Work-in-progress Wi-Fi emulation for online connectivity and local multiplayer - Experimental emulation of the Nintendo DSi - ...and even more is planned!

Required configuration

Supports: mouse or touchpad, keyboard, touch screen, gamepad.

Additional information

Project

Developer
Arisotura
Publisher
Umayr Saghir
License
GPL-3.0 (free software)What this license lets you do

Install

Available via
Flatpak · Snap (3) · Arch Linux (3) · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Void Linux · Solus · Gentoo · Nixpkgs
All 13 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Candidate build), Snap Store (Nightly build), AUR, AUR (Bin build), AUR (Git build), Nixpkgs, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Solus, Gentoo

Flatpak sandbox
Wide access

Runs in a sandbox, but a broad part of it is open — typical for tools that need to manage your files or system. It shows what the app is able to do, not what it does.

What it can access
  • Reads and changes your whole home folder
  • Can access all devices, including cameras and USB
  • Uses the internet
  • Plays and records audio

About this data

Sources
14 independent sources agree
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (13)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)melonDS1.1Official buildGPL-3.0Nintendo DS and DSi emulator
Snap StoremelonDS0.9.4—GPL-3.0Nintendo DS and DSi emulator
Snap Store (Candidate build)melonDS0.9.4—GPL-3.0Nintendo DS and DSi emulator
Snap Store (Nightly build)melonDS0.9.4-31ba585—GPL-3.0Nintendo DS and DSi emulator
AURmelonds1.1-2—GPL-3.0-or-laterDS emulator, sorta
AUR (Bin build)melonds-bin1.1-1Community repackGPL-3.0-or-laterDS emulator, sorta
AUR (Git build)melonds-git1.1.r63.gc851d65-2—GPL-3.0-or-laterDS emulator, sorta
Nixpkgsmelonds1.1-unstable-2026-08-24Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterWork in progress Nintendo DS emulator
openSUSEmelonds1.1Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterNintendo DS emulator
Alpine Linuxmelonds1.1-r0Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterNintendo DS Emulator
Void LinuxmelonDS1.1_2Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterNintendo DS emulator
Solusmelonds1.0Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterDS emulator, sorta
Gentoomelonds1.1-r2Distribution buildBSD-2-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-3.0-only AND UnlicenseNintendo DS emulator, sorta

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