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Citra Libretro Core comparisons

Free#2 of 14 in Nintendo 3DS Emulators

Citra Libretro Core is compared head-to-head with Azahar, AzaharPlus and Mandarine-Neo and more: 7 head-to-heads in Nintendo 3DS Emulators, each with the specs and prices we checked.

9.1/10Editor score
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Citra Libretro Core head-to-head

Citra Libretro Core vs each of them

#ToolFree planPaid fromSupported platformsSystem software supportScore
2Citra Libretro CoreYesFreeWindows, Linux, AndroidYes9.1
1AzaharYesFree9.4
3AzaharPlusFreeWindows, Linux, AndroidYes8.9
4Mandarine-NeoYesFreeWindows, macOS, Linux, Android8.7
5Panda3DSYesFreeWindows, macOS, Linux, AndroidYes8.5
63BeansYesFreeWindows, macOS, LinuxYes8.3
7Tanuki3DSYesFreemacOS, Linux, WindowsYes8.0
8Citra MMJYesFreeWindows, Linux, macOS7.9

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