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Open-source Nintendo 3DS Emulator. Continuation effort of Citra.

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NetPass compatibility has been fixed in Azahar Emulator version 2125, so now you will be able to use it to get StreetPass matches!

07.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We would like to give a huge thanks to warmenhoven for his amazing work in making the libretro core a reality!

03.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Azahar 2125.0 Alpha 4 · azahar-emu/azahar ⚠️Important Alpha Information⚠️ As an alpha release, this build is not yet considered stable. This prerelease is intended for users to test upcoming features, allowing the community to provide feed...

Check out the full changelog on our GitHub, which lists all the other improvements included in Alpha 4:
github.com/azahar-emu/a...

03.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar 2125 Alpha 4 has been published, which marks the first official release of the Azahar libretro core!
This allows using Azahar on any libretro compatible frontend.

03.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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video_core: vulkan: Add disk shader cache by PabloMK7 Β· Pull Request #1725 Β· azahar-emu/azahar Adds a Vulkan shader disk cache. Description This PR implements a disk shader cache, which is used to save all the GPU state required to compile host shaders and pipelines at boot time instead of r...

A slightly more detailed explanation about the disk shader cache can be found here:
github.com/azahar-emu/a...

17.02.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Azahar 2125.0 Alpha 1 · azahar-emu/azahar ⚠️Important Alpha Information⚠️ As an alpha release, this build is not yet considered stable. This prerelease is intended for users to test upcoming features, allowing the community to provide feed...

You can find the release in our GitHub:
github.com/azahar-emu/a...

17.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The disk shader cache helps removing stutter on applications after the first playthrough. The feature should also bring performance improvements which are noticeable even before the cache is generated.

17.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar 2125.0 Alpha 1 has been released. This test version includes some neat features, such as a Vulkan disk shader cache!

We highly encourage everyone to give it a try, but keep in mind that it may still be unstable.

17.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Note that the .cci extension is still supported, as it always has been since the Citra days.

29.01.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Azahar 2124.3 Β· azahar-emu/azahar This update re-enables support for the .3ds extension, which was previously removed in Azahar's initial release. We previously made this change as a clear motion to distance ourselves from the mass...

You can find the 2124.3 release in our Github:
github.com/azahar-emu/a...

29.01.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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29.01.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Release Azahar 2124 Release Candidate 1 · azahar-emu/azahar ⚠️Important Release Candidate Information⚠️ This is a release candidate. Please expand this drop-down to read more about what this means before installing. As a release candidate, this build i...

That’s not all however, as 2124 includes plenty of other improvements. For example Vulkan texture filtering support has been added.

You can find the full list in our changelog. Please note this is a release candidate, so bugs may still be present. github.com/azahar-emu/a...

11.01.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Other Home Menu interactions have also seen several improvements, including fixes for suspending and closing applications.

11.01.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar 2124 Release Candidate 1 is now available!

One of the new highlights is the ability to insert CCI cartridges that can be booted from the Home Menu.

11.01.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

As a side note, the next big Azahar release (2124), packed with pretty neat features developed during the last few moths, is almost ready with release candidates coming out soon!

09.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Furthermore, the Android and Linux Appimage builds have been split into two variants each. (For Android, the vanilla build is recommended, and for Linux, the non wayland one).

This change does not affect users who installed Azahar through the Play Store.

09.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A small bugfix update 2123.4 has been released, here is the changelog!

09.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar 2123.3 has been released.
This is a minor release with small bugfixes, mostly to secondary screen support.

08.10.2025 09:46 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar 2123.2 has been released.
This is a minor release with small improvements and bugfixes.

16.09.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar has just reached 2.5 million downloads on desktop and Android combined. To every single user who trusts in our project, thank you!

22.08.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar 2123.1 has been released.
This update fixes a critical issue related to .cia installation. All users, regardless of the version they are using, are advised to update as soon as possible.

20.08.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

You can get this version from our webpage or github page, or the play store on Android.

15.08.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some important things:
1) The vulkan shader cache will be invalidated, so stuttering will reappear on already played games until the cache is re-generated.
2) As usual, savestates from previous versions will cease working (read our blog "understanding savestates" for more info).

15.08.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar 2123 has been released!
Many new things have been added since the last 2122 release, here is the changelog:

15.08.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Azahar 2123 Release Candidates 1 and 2 are now available. Support for secondary screen has been added on Android, among other improvements.

Below are the changelogs relative to the Beta release.

11.08.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Azahar 2123 Beta 1 · azahar-emu/azahar ⚠️Important Beta Information⚠️ This is a beta release. Please expand this drop-down to read more about what this means before installing. As a beta release, this build is not yet considered st...

You can obtain the beta in our GitHub:
github.com/azahar-emu/a...

01.08.2025 23:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Azahar 2123 Beta 1 has been released!
This update adds support for compressed 3DS backups. You can read more about it in our latest blog post: azahar-emu.org/blog/compres...

Here is the changelog:

01.08.2025 23:20 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Stuttering should only be noticeable when using the OpenGL renderer. Please keep in mind that shader cache invalidation is required in order for us to implement the improvements we have made in this version.

17.06.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Important detail about Azahar 2122.

We have made multiple changes to the graphics backend, resulting in the shader cache from older versions of the emulator becoming invalid.

After updating, you will notice some stuttering ingame until the shader cache is regenerated!

17.06.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Azahar 2122 Β· azahar-emu/azahar This update is notable for having a high number of improvements to game performance and compatibility. Please read the change notes. Additionally, for x86_64 devices (most desktop computers), this ...

Azahar 2122 Changelog:
github.com/azahar-emu/a...

16.06.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0