emulator: Azahar
type: alias
alias_of: citra
source: "https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar"
upstream: "https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar"
profiled_date: "2026-03-18"
core_version: "Git"
display_name: "Nintendo - 3DS (Azahar)"

notes: |
  Azahar is the successor to Citra (via Lime3DS). Same codebase, same
  BIOS/firmware requirements. See emulators/citra.yml for the full file list.

  Key difference: data directory changed from citra-emu/lime3ds-emu to
  azahar-emu. Legacy dirs are still scanned as fallback.
  ref: azahar/src/common/common_paths.h:41-47

  Files needed (all optional, HLE fallback for most):
    sysdata/keys.txt, sysdata/boot9.bin, sysdata/sector0x96.bin,
    sysdata/shared_font.bin, sysdata/seeddb.bin, sysdata/otp.bin,
    nand/private/movable.sed, nand/rw/sys/SecureInfo_A,
    nand/rw/sys/LocalFriendCodeSeed_B

  .info has firmware_count=0 but core uses RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY
  (src/citra_libretro/environment.cpp:194) to locate system files.

files: []
# all files documented in emulators/citra.yml — same codebase