Top 7 C++ 3ds-homebrew Projects

Player

15 941 9.1 C++

RPG Maker 2000/2003 and EasyRPG games interpreter (by EasyRPG)

Project mention: Is this pc only? Or can it work on a new 3DS? | /r/PokemonReborn | 2023-06-01

fake-08

46 518 6.6 C++

A Pico-8 player/emulator for console homebrew

Project mention: Pico 8 in other software | /r/pico8 | 2023-12-06

fake-08, written in c++ with an SDL backend: If you want/need accurate p8 behavior, down to stuff like peek+poke and fixed point precision, look here. (As a disclosure I have contributed to this project)

InfluxDB

www.influxdata.com sponsored

Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
JKSM

15 308 0.0 C++

JK's Save Manager for 3DS

Project mention: Need help with Mario Kart7, I already own it but I want to digitally download it......but | /r/3dshacks | 2023-07-04

I can't remember if this specific method also copies your save game for you, so if the save game doesn't appear on the digital copy, you can use Checkpoint or JKSM to copy your save game from the cartridge to the installed version. You won't lost your save data.

3DShell

7 294 1.8 C++

3DShell - (Pronounced 3D Shell) is a multi purpose file manager for the Nintendo 3DS. Heavily inspired by the CyanogenMod/LineageOS file manager.
PinBox

4 171 3.0 C++

PinBox is a homebrew for 3DS system to stream content from a windows PC to 3DS.

Project mention: How to get the Fortnite copy? | /r/3dspiracy | 2023-05-08

SpaceCadetPinball

4 93 5.8 C++

Wii and 3DS ports of 3D Pinball - Space Cadet (by MaikelChan)

Project mention: The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked | The unkillable OS rises from the grave… Again | /r/technology | 2023-05-26

There's also a 3DS port!

CalculaThreeDS

1 16 3.6 C++

3DS homebrew scientific calculator
WorkOS

workos.com sponsored

The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).