melonDS is an entertainment app developed by Rafael V. Caetano.
How many times has melonDS been downloaded?
melonDS has been downloaded 2.6 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 91 thousand times.
What is the rating of melonDS?
melonDS is rated 4.41 out of 5 stars, based on 360 ratings.
Is melonDS free?
melonDS is free to download. The APK download size is 20.02 MB. The latest version available is 2.0.1 PS. The last update was on May 5, 2026.
What are the requirements for melonDS?
melonDS requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2021.
Description
Unofficial port of melonDS, a free, open-source and highly customizable emulator. Its main features include:
• Light and dark themes • Customizable controller layouts and backgrounds: create the best layout for each individual game with only what you really need • Fast-forward support: skip cutscenes and tedious parts at high speed • Save state support: save your progress at any point and return to it instantly • Action Replay support: import codes to help you advance in your adventures or unlock special features (no codes are provided out of the box) • Gamepad support: control the game using your wired or Bluetooth controllers
For help and suggestions, please visit the project's GitHub repository.
Notes: • No ROM files are provided. You must extract ROM files from your own cartridges and/or systems • Emulation of some systems requires the use of custom BIOS and firmware files extracted from a real system
Recent changes: 2.0.1 • Allow components in custom layouts to be placed within the display cutout area • Improve OpenGL renderer performance under most scenarios • Update Simplified Chinese translation • Multiple crash fixes
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Would be great if android melons can load the save file from PC melons. Currently, unable to do so. However, the save file from melons to load in PC melons can be done. This is for Pokémon Platinum ROM. The name of the save file is the exact same name as the ROM, and was using Sync thing to enable the cloud sync between PC and android phone. *changed the rating, as it can be done on .sav file, but not on the save state file.
★★★★★Andrews Salcedo· May 1, 2026
It is a very good emulator of Nintendo DS for Android. This app meet my expectations because it can play my favorite games from DS on Android smoothly and no problems. I hope you keep this app in good condition.
★★★★★The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl· May 17, 2026
No longer works after recent update. Just force closes upon trying to load roms list. Uninstalled and reinstalled, rebooted device, same issue. Samsung S24 Ultra. ***Update: Works fine when only putting one ROM on the list at a time. When told to "Use This Folder" containing ALL of my ROMS, it crashes. However, it will work if you open ROMS specifically and individually when selecting "Use This Folder." Probably corrupted files on this device causing the crashing. Back to 5 stars.
★★★★☆Myrus Flores· Jun 4, 2026
It's great wish the button skin is changeable like the old legend drastic
★★☆☆☆Jared· May 28, 2026
It was okay it's just the audio all I hear is glitch and its slow like super slow but overall it's great
★☆☆☆☆Andrés Sandoval· May 5, 2026
It was fine, until it wouldn't let me load my Pokémon Black 2 save file; it simply says it failed to load the state. What a shame.
★★☆☆☆Vipin Vindhyaraj· Jun 7, 2026
Not optimized for high-end devices Pokémon platinum runs like a turtle it's super slow and laggy constant fps drops make it almost unusable for me, gonna stick to drastic for now until these issues are gone
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