Luma3DS CFW
Custom firmware for the 2DS / 3DS family, including New models. It runs through a persistent exploit such as boot9strap; an archive alone does not install CFW on a stock console.
Nintendo 2DS & 3DS · Apps & save tools
Core homebrew utilities, Checkpoint, PKSM, Anemone3DS, 3DShell and the other native apps with their correct formats.
Apps & save tools
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Keep your core setup
The six established resources and their pinned releases are preserved.
GodMode9
A full-access file browser for NAND backups, cartridge dumping and system maintenance. Follow its usage guide before making writes to system storage.
Universal-Updater
Find, install and update homebrew from Universal-DB and other Unistores directly on the console. Includes app search, screenshots and a download queue.
Checkpoint
Back up and restore supported game saves and extdata. Use the 3DS CIA on a prepared 2DS / 3DS, and keep an original backup before restoring or editing saves.
ftpd · Nintendo 3DS build
Access SD-card files from an FTP client on your local network. This CIA is the 2DS / 3DS build, separate from the Nintendo DS binary.
TWiLight Menu++ · 3DS
Launch DS-mode homebrew on a CFW-enabled 2DS / 3DS. Follow the 3DS-specific installation steps; its package differs from the DS flashcard and DSi builds.
Apps & utilities
Anemone3DS
Manage HOME Menu themes, boot splashes and badges.
Setup: Luma3DS custom firmware; CIA installs to HOME Menu, 3DSX runs through Homebrew Launcher. Theme folders or ZIPs belong in /Themes; splash folders in /Splashes. Open HOME Menu theme settings once first. Region-changed systems must use a functioning HOME Menu/theme extdata for their installed region.
Files, versions & SHA-256
- Anemone3DS.3dsx
- v3.0.1 · 1,723,908 bytes · 1.64 MiB
- SHA-256
a9ef85b8993c18c98fa07218d56fb1788c853e020757cf6643ca929bbfc265f0- Original source
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- Anemone3DS.cia
- v3.0.1 · 1,733,568 bytes · 1.65 MiB
- SHA-256
937d611274652254d4d4945c14fda21ff698bb8a11149623d233f6560beacdea- Original source
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PKSM
On-console Pokémon save manager and editor with storage banks.
Setup: Supported Pokémon save files; back up each save in Checkpoint before editing. It manages saves, it does not supply the games. Internet is used to obtain verified additional assets. See project wiki for exact generation/title/save support.
Files, versions & SHA-256
- PKSM.3dsx
- 10.4.2 · 8,174,516 bytes · 7.80 MiB
- SHA-256
0a35e15d78d9e70ac390d20147b84c95678771e512ff129787fb6940b5b62b2a- Original source
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- PKSM.cia
- 10.4.2 · 6,841,280 bytes · 6.52 MiB
- SHA-256
8882cdf5040807dc7dd34587b3443638e47d821f136d07da3b749c2e415ed485- Original source
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3DShell
File manager for browsing and organizing files on the console SD card.
Setup: Use stable v5.1.0 rather than the separately published next-v1.00 prerelease. CIA needs custom firmware; 3DSX needs Homebrew Launcher. Keep a PC backup before moving/deleting files, especially Nintendo 3DS and save data.
Files, versions & SHA-256
- 3DShell.3dsx
- v5.1.0 · 1,985,040 bytes · 1.89 MiB
- SHA-256
4aad463feb869bf58dce06bb9cfcf76f364a93439d954029bf46bdbb9ebc07f2- Original source
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- 3DShell.cia
- v5.1.0 · 1,651,648 bytes · 1.58 MiB
- SHA-256
a48987744844e97f112c2ea0efe9920ba90397814027d20317d9faa51682b657- Original source
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3DSident
Read hardware, firmware, battery and system information directly on the handheld.
Setup: Runs as CIA on a custom-firmware system or 3DSX in Homebrew Launcher. Useful for identifying the actual Old/New model before choosing model-limited software. No BIOS or game data needed.
Files, versions & SHA-256
- 3DSident.3dsx
- 0.94 · 265,396 bytes · 259.2 KiB
- SHA-256
ae5e7a8bab4ab9b57122a03449a476a3576d6a88d506b701ee6bdb6b99267f2a- Original source
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- 3DSident.cia
- 0.94 · 607,168 bytes · 592.9 KiB
- SHA-256
6c1ba22d75ed4d529af2d1711fb2d9042976b35d5d42af4858f47f74e5db3ad0- Original source
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FBI (Nintendo Homebrew archive)
Nintendo Homebrew archive of the original FBI title manager release.
Setup: Archived FBI 2.6.1 release, not a new fork version. Use on a system already running custom firmware. CIA files are installers; install only software you trust and keep homebrew 3DSX separate from installed titles. Follow 3ds.hacks.guide finalizing setup for initial FBI installation.
Files, versions & SHA-256
- FBI.3dsx
- 2.6.1 · 1,185,720 bytes · 1.13 MiB
- SHA-256
634f0bfdca5506e14b1dd706541eefff30d9d083ab1a7bfe2bf40ae73004e3fa- Original source
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- FBI.cia
- 2.6.1 · 1,192,896 bytes · 1.14 MiB
- SHA-256
09b535826caa9b04a682ec07e0df605b5d8774af35b4dd77955e6c913df1a48b- Original source
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DSP1
Dump the handheld DSP firmware needed by homebrew audio applications.
Setup: Creates /3ds/dspfirm.cdc from your own console. Use the DSP1 CIA or 3DSX; DSP2 is an alternative CIA with automatic self-removal and is intentionally not selected here. No downloaded DSP firmware is supplied.
Files, versions & SHA-256
- DSP1.3dsx
- v1.0 · 446,968 bytes · 436.5 KiB
- SHA-256
ce95f0db8fe4a6025be4de7e4ccdf5ea5974b87b316abf9363becec4f3bd01a7- Original source
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- DSP1.cia
- v1.0 · 240,064 bytes · 234.4 KiB
- SHA-256
ecd90662e563e5efd0171a8afbe8e3860f6c26ae9b2ccfc003baf45dfb12118c- Original source
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Themezer-3DS
Browse and install actual 3DS/2DS themes, boot splashes and badges from Themezer on the handheld.
Setup: Luma3DS custom firmware and a working HOME Menu with Change Theme support. Install the CIA using FBI, or copy the 3DSX to /3ds/ for Homebrew Launcher. Themes use /Themes, splash packages /Splashes and badges /Badges; cache/settings use /3ds/themezer-3ds/. This is the 3DS app, not the Switch NXThemes installer. Region support depends on the installed HOME Menu; do not region-change a console solely to install themes.
Files, versions & SHA-256
- themezer-3ds.3dsx
- v1.1.0 · 3,960,932 bytes · 3.78 MiB
- SHA-256
2df771ee942fd418b2808b3de02a1ac71873d119214f004e7ff53c41f9b70acd- Original source
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- themezer-3ds.cia
- v1.1.0 · 3,474,368 bytes · 3.31 MiB
- SHA-256
188952d96b517813082ab6acc9772e69d70a1da0a1a3df7e7677ac4c12c8de54- Original source
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Choose CIA, 3DSX or FIRM
- Prepare storageUse a genuine SD / microSD with FAT32 and an MBR partition table. The maintained guide recommends 2–128 GB; larger cards can introduce GBA graphics and custom-theme issues. Keep the entire existing Nintendo 3DS folder and your saves backed up.
- CIA apps: install to HOME MenuCopy a CIA to a convenient SD folder such as /cias/, then use FBI on your prepared CFW system to install it. Read the app requirements first. Universal-Updater is another route for supported apps.
- 3DSX apps: launch through Homebrew LauncherPut the executable in /3ds/ or its documented app subfolder. Copy bundled data directories separately to their specified SD paths. A lone 3DSX is not a replacement for required game data.
- FIRM files: boot payloadsFor tools that document it, put the FIRM under /luma/payloads/ and use the Luma chainloader at boot. Luma boot.firm itself belongs at the SD root; do not replace it with an app FIRM.
- DS mode: use the 3DS packageFollow TWiLight Menu++’s 3DS installation page. The DS flashcart and DSi packages use different instructions.
- Keep versions and dependencies togetherEach new download has an expandable file record with its original URL, exact version, byte count and SHA-256. Preserve supplied folders and follow the linked readme for BIOS, ROM or game-data requirements.