TASEmulators/desmume
DeSmuME is a Nintendo DS emulator observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3570
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 20
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3611 stars · 642 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
DeSmuME is an open-source Nintendo DS emulator written in C++, distributed under the GPL-2.0 license. It offers Windows, macOS (Cocoa), and Linux frontends with features like a JIT recompiler, high-resolution 3D rendering, save states, and cheat support, and is popular in the tool-assisted speedrun community.
Use cases
- play Nintendo DS games on a PC
- run NDS ROMs on Windows, Mac, or Linux
- upscale DS 3D graphics beyond native resolution
- create tool-assisted speedruns of DS games
- use save states and cheats while playing DS games
When to choose
- you want a mature, actively maintained Nintendo DS emulator on desktop platforms
- you need high-resolution 3D rendering or JIT speedups
- you do tool-assisted speedrunning or need frame-accurate emulation
When to avoid
- you need Nintendo DS WiFi emulation, which is not supported
- you want to emulate 3DS or 2DS games
- you need a mobile or web-based DS emulator
Facets
application · maturity active
simulation graphics gaming-tools simulation cross-platform windows cross-platform nintendo-ds emulator nds rom-emulation tas save-states jit macos linux
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/TASEmulators/desmume · fetched 2026-08-28 · fdb40ed65d88
- homepage: http://desmume.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2750beadf487
- site_page: http://desmume.org/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · d6ccaec4b275
- site_page: http://desmume.org/category/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 08616e61b375
- site_page: http://wiki.desmume.org/index.php?title=Faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 953e60e19f8e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| TASEmulators/desmume | main | 66 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="TASEmulators/desmume")
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