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melonDS

A Nintendo DS emulator with support for commercial games.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to melonDS

DeSmuME Citra mGBA OpenEmu Dolphin Emulator PPSSPP Yuzu Mame Playnite Ryujinx

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to melonDS are DeSmuME, Citra, and mGBA. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. DeSmuME is a freeware emulator for the NDS roms & Nintendo DS Lite games created by YopYop156.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 32 social mentions

  2. 2
    Citra is a work-in-progress emulator for the Nintendo 3DS.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 57 social mentions

  3. 3
    mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 70 social mentions

  4. Console and Arcade video game emulator for macOS.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 91 social mentions

  5. Official website of Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator. Download the latest version (5. 0-5763) now or ask questions on our forums for help. Enter your search in the box aboveDownloadDownload the latest version of the Dolphin Emulator (5.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 150 social mentions

  6. 6
    PPSSPP is the leading PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Linux, Mac and more.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 9 social mentions

  7. 7
    An experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 72 social mentions

  8. 8
    MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 14 social mentions

  9. Source code generated using layoutit.com
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 286 social mentions

  10. 10
    A simple, experimental Nintendo Switch emulator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 38 social mentions

  11. Batocera.linux is an open-source and completely free retro-gaming distribution that can be copied to a USB stick or an SD card with the aim of turning any computer/nano computer into a gaming console during a game or permanently.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Gaming Tools #Gaming Distribution 41 social mentions

  12. uoYabause aka Yaba Sanshiro, is a unofficial port of Yabause SEGA Saturn Emulator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Group Chat & Notifications 1 social mentions

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