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About this app
Android port of melonDS, a DS and DSi emulator.
Missing Features
Local Multiplayer
DSi SD card support
Customizable button skins
More display filters
Performance
Performance is solid on 64 bit devices with thread rendering and JIT enabled, and should run at full speed on flagship devices. Performance on older devices, specially 32 bit devices, is very poor due to the lack of JIT support.
Integration with third-party frontends
It's possible to launch melonDS from third part frontends. For that, you will need to have the ROMs you want to launch already scanned by melonDS. Then, you can configure your third-party frontend with the following configuration:
Package name: me.magnum.melonds
Activity name: me.magnum.melonds.ui.emulator.EmulatorActivity
Parameters (choose one):
uri (preferred) - a string with the SAF URI of the NDS ROM (ZIP files are supported)
PATH - a string with the absolute path to the NDS ROM (ZIP files are supported)
What's new
vBeta 1.10.0 GHSep 14, 2025
- External Display Rotation & Layout Editor Upgrades
- This version refactors the ROM list, adds rotation for the external display, and introduces new layout editing features for fine-grained control.
- ROM List & External Display Improvements
- Total play time is now shown in the ROM config screen.
- The option to “Show ROM filename” has been removed, filenames are now always displayed as subtitles under ROM titles.
- Added option to rotate the external display to the left, useful for vertical/portrait mounting of displays.
- Achievements are no longer shown on the external display while browsing ROMs.
- Layout Editor Enhancements
- New Aspect Ratio Options per screen:
- Choose between 4:3, 16:9, or Unrestricted
- Aspect ratio is preserved when resizing screen components
- Split the "Center Screen" button into two:
- Center Horizontally
- Center Vertically
- UI updated for clarity in aspect ratio and positioning controls
- Tested successfully on the Ayaneo Pocket DS and Ayaneo Pocket ACE with Retroid Dual Screen Add-on.
- This release improves both visual customization and display flexibility, especially for users on external monitors and dual-screen handhelds.
About this version
- Version
- Beta 1.10.0 GH (34)
- Size
- 19.56 MB
- Requires Android
- 7.0
- Target SDK
- 24
- Downloads
- 46
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2025
- Package
- me.magnum.melonds
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