List of 3DS development tools

Applications

Games

Emulators

Homebrew Loaders

System Tools

Demos

Development tools

PC Utilities

Exploits

All

Homebrew

Title	Description	Author
CTRRPC	RPC server/client for poking the 3DS usermode. Temporary Link	Plutooo

Templates

Title	Description	Author
3DS Homebrew template	Makefile project template for 3DS homebrew that creates elf, 3dsx, smdh, cia, and 3ds files. git	Steveice10

Libraries and tools

Title	Description	Author
aemstro	set of tools used to disassemble and assemble shader code for DMP's MAESTRO shader extension used in the 3DS's PICA200 GPU . Temporary Link	Smealum
BlargGL	simple GPU API wrapper git	StapleButter
Brewboard	a Keyboard demo / Library Temp Link	titegtnodI
ctrGL	OpenGL implementation for the POS PICA. git	minexew
CTRULib	3DS User Library. temporary Link	smealum
LibCTR	libctr is a software API for interfacing with the Nintendo 3DS hardware and software. It's a fork of an old ctrulib.	CTRSDKv2
libmpo	mpo (multiple picture object) file encoding/decoding library. https://github.com/Lectem/libmpo	lectem
libntrplg	Library to write plugins for NTR cFW. https://github.com/44670/libntrplg	44670
Nihstro	nihstro is a collection of tools for 3DS vertex shaders targeted at homebrew development and/or reverse engineering. Temporary Link	neobrain
picasso	PICA200 shader assembler git	fincs
SDL for 3DS	SDL Library patch for 3DS. Temp Link	Rikku2000
SwKbd	Custom software keyboard module. gitTemp Link	Nop90
TextStuff	Library to add text support. https://github.com/titegtnodI/textstuff	titegtnodI

Documentations

Title	Description	Author
http://3dbrew.org	3DS homebrew	user based wiki
http://4dsdev.org/	forum with info and shared resources (audio/functions/released homebrew/etc.)	multiple devs
3DS dev. guide Homepage eBook Git	CTRuLib and homebrew Tools guides and documentation. Old Link	xem
handy functions	useful function for writing homebrew	xem
GBATemp main homebrew development thread	random information, ask questions here.	multiple developers