DeSmuME 0.9.13

DeSmuME: Nintendo DS emulator for PC

DeSmuME is a free, open source Nintendo DS emulator for Windows, macOS and Linux. It shows both DS screens side by side or stacked, maps the touch screen to your mouse and lets you play with a keyboard or a game controller. The current stable version is DeSmuME 0.9.13, released in May 2022; development continues on GitHub under the TASEmulators project.

Features

• Save states and load states at any point in a game.
• Higher internal resolution and texture filters for sharper 3D graphics.
• Joystick and gamepad support, plus microphone input for games that use it.
• Cheat code support and a built-in AVI and WAV recorder.
• Tools for tool-assisted speedruns, such as frame advance and input movies.

DeSmuME download

Get the emulator from the official GitHub release page. Windows builds come as 32-bit and 64-bit zip archives; unpack them and start the exe, no installation needed.

Games and BIOS files

DeSmuME does not include any games or Nintendo firmware. You need your own game dumps from cartridges you own. Downloading ROMs of commercial games you do not own is illegal in most countries.