DeSmuME

DeSmuME is ranked #4 of 35 in game console emulators on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

DeSmuME plans and pricing

DeSmuME Free Nintendo DS and DS Lite emulation · DSi not supported · Windows, Linux and Mac OS X wiki.desmume.org · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on game console emulators

Free plan: Yes
Supported console systems: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite
Desktop operating systems: cross-platform
Netplay: No
Graphics upscaling: Yes
Open source: Yes
License type: open-source

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DeSmuME

Purpose: DeSmuME is a Nintendo DS emulator.
Supported consoles: It attempts to emulate the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite handheld consoles.
Controls: The D-pad, buttons and touch screen are fully emulated, and the NDS folded or unfolded state can be toggled through a Lid control.
Graphics: DeSmuME includes a software SoftRasterizer renderer and an OpenGL-based renderer.
Audio: Audio samples can be post-processed with linear or cosine interpolation, or interpolation can be disabled.
Microphone: Microphone features are emulated using hardware audio input or software-generated samples.
Save states: The Windows manual says users can save and load the current game state, while warning that save states may break between emulator versions.
Recording: The Windows port can record screenshots, AVI video, WAV audio and TAS gameplay movies.
Cheats: The emulator provides cheat search and editing facilities and supports Action Replay codes in post-0.9.2 development builds.
Wi-Fi limitation: Wi-Fi support is experimental and unsupported, and the project discourages end users from using it.
License: DeSmuME is distributed under the GNU General Public License and may be freely copied if the GPL requirements are followed.
Developer interface: The project exposes a DLL/SO interface and documents a Python library that uses it.
Support: Users can report bugs and request features through the project's official GitHub or SourceForge trackers.
macOS security note: The FAQ says the macOS application is not code signed because it is a free open-source app and advises downloading it from the official Downloads page.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Game Console Emulators in 2026#4 of 35
Best Nintendo DS Emulators in 2026#2 of 18

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Sources

github.com/TASEmulators/desmume· checked 30 Sept 2026
wiki.desmume.org· checked 30 Sept 2026
wiki.desmume.org/index.php· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/TASEmulators/desmume/blob/master/desmum· checked 30 Sept 2026