Citra (emulator)

Citra
Developer(s)Citra team
Initial releaseApril 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
Final release
Nightly 2104 / 4 March 2024 (2024-03-04)
Preview release
Canary 2798 / 4 March 2024 (2024-03-04)
Repositoryhttps://github.com/citra-emu/citra at the Wayback Machine (archived March 2, 2024)
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, Android
Platform
Available in22 languages
TypeVideo game console emulator
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitehttps://citra-emu.org at the Wayback Machine (archived March 3, 2024)

Citra is a discontinued free and open-source game console emulator of the handheld system Nintendo 3DS for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. Citra's name is derived from CTR, which is the model name of the original 3DS. Citra can run many homebrew games and commercial games.

Citra was first made available in 2014. The core team behind it went on to develop Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu in 2018. Support for Citra by the Yuzu team was dropped on March 5, 2024, following a $2.4 million settlement reached with Nintendo of America.