Mikage AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like Mikage

Mikage is described as 'Nintendo 3DS emulator made to replicate an authentic console experience on PC and Android. Mikage early stage of development, but it fully emulates the HOME Menu and can play many commercial games already' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are nine alternatives to Mikage for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Flathub apps. The best Mikage alternative is Citra, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mikage are Panda3DS, Folium, Mandarine and 3dmoo.

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Mikage alternatives page was last updated Mar 28, 2025
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  1. Citra icon
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    An experimental open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator/debugger written in C++. At this time, it only emulates a very small subset of 3DS hardware, and therefore is only useful for booting/debugging very simple homebrew demos. Citra is licensed under the GPLv2. Refer to the license.

    14 Citra alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    Discontinued

    Citra has been officially discontinued and its source code removed from GitHub following a lawsuit settlement with Nintendo: Nintendo has won once again: Yuzu and Citra emulators are being discontinued immediately

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    • Citra is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Mikage.

    • Citra is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mikage.

    • Citra is Free and Open SourceMikage is Paid and Open Source
  2. Panda3DS icon
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    Panda3DS is an HLE, red-panda-themed Nintendo 3DS emulator written in C++ which started out as a fun project out of curiosity, but evolved into something that can sort of play games!

    9 Panda3DS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Panda3DS Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Emulation

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  3. Folium icon
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    Folium is a beautifully designed, high performing multi-system emulator that allows you to play video games from retro consoles and handhelds, currently including cores for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS

    36 Folium alternatives

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Folium Features

    1.  Emulation

    Folium VS Mikage

     
    • Folium is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Mikage.

    • Folium is the most popular commercial alternative to Mikage.

    • Folium is Paid and Open SourceMikage is also Paid and Open Source
  4. Mandarine icon
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    This fork is just Citra with tweaks/additions which should result in better performance than the original Citra Feel free to download this build and test it, if you run into any bugs please open an issue on GitHub or contact me on the Discord /...

    9 Mandarine alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Mandarine Features

    1.  Emulation

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    3DS Emulator Prototype.

    10 3dmoo alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

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    A Nintendo 3DS Emulator, It's very simple and is only capable of running homebrews. It currently supports:

    10 TronDS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    hasn't had a release in 3 years, no signs of development

    TronDS Features

    1.  Portable

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  7. Azahar icon
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    An open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra.

    9 Azahar alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Emulation

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  8. Citra MMJ icon
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    Citra is an experimental open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator/debugger written in C++. It is written with portability in mind, with builds actively maintained for Windows, Linux and macOS.

    11 Citra MMJ alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Citra MMJ Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Emulation

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  9. Tanuki3DS icon
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    Tanuki3DS is a cutting-edge high-level emulation (HLE) software designed to bring Nintendo 3DS gaming to your MacOS and Linux systems.

    9 Tanuki3DS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free

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