Desmume
Desmume is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows and macOS. DeSmuME is a Nintendo DS emulator. It has 3,674 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at TASEmulators/desmume.
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About Desmume
DeSmuME is a Nintendo DS emulator. Available for macOS, Windows. Released under the GPL-2.0 license on GitHub.
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Is Desmume free and open source?
Yes. Desmume's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Desmume?
Download the installer for Windows and macOS from its GitHub Releases page (latest: release_0_9_13).
Is Desmume still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 25, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.