3DS:Wireless streaming

The guides below can't be used to stream DS games, DSiWare, and GBA games. You will need a hardware capture card to do that.

This only works for New 3DS. If you absolutely want a method for Old 3DS, there is HzMod. Keep in mind that performance is still very bad and it is not intended for practical use.

This page will show you how to stream your New 3DS console's screens to your computer over WiFi.

• Your console and your computer need to be on the same network.
• Streaming audio over WiFi currently isn't possible, you will need to use an AUX cable and a device with Line In to receive audio.
• If you have a poor connection, you may not get the best results. The receiving computer should be connected to the network via ethernet or a 5 GHz connection.

Finding your Console's IP

You'll need to know the local IP address of your 3DS later, so it's a good idea to find it now.

Homebrew LauncherFBILuma3DS Rosalina

1. Start the Homebrew Launcher
2. Press Y

1. Launch FBI
2. Select "Remote Install"
3. Select "Receive URLs over the network"

1. Open Rosalina with Left Shoulder+↓+Select
2. Select "Debugger options..."
3. Select "Enable debugger"
4. Press B to continue
5. Find the IP address in the top right corner
6. Recommended: Select "Disable debugger"

Streaming with NTR

At the time of writing this, BootNTR Selector is not compatible with the latest standard release of Luma3DS. To combat this, we will be using a custom build with support for BootNTR.

Windows - SnickerstreammacOS - cuteNTR-OSXDebian Linux - cuteNTRArch Linux - cuteNTROther Linux - cuteNTR

What You Need

• Your console's IP from the first section
• The latest release of Snickerstream
• The latest release of Luma3DS
• The latest release of BootNTR Selector
• FBI installed on your console

Section I: Prep Work

1. Ensure that your console and your computer are on the same network
2. Download and extract the latest Snickerstream .zip file
3. Download the latest Luma3DS boot.firm file
4. Download the latest BootNTR Selector .cia file
5. Power off your console
6. Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your computer
7. Replace the boot.firm file on the root of your SD card with the one you just downloaded
8. Copy the BootNTR selector .cia file to your SD card
   • You may put this file where you can easily access it
9. Put your SD card back into your console

Section II: Installing CIAs

1. Power on your console
   • If you are prompted with a Luma3DS configuration screen, just press START
2. Open FBI
3. Press A on SD at the top of your bottom screen
4. Find the BootNTR Selector .cia file that you copied, press A on it and select Install and delete CIA
5. Press START to exit FBI

Section III: Streaming

1. Open the Snickerstream .exe file from where you extracted it
2. On your console, open the gift that appeared on your home menu and launch BootNTR Selector
   • If you're prompted with 3 buttons on your bottom screen, tap "Use default"
   • If you're prompted to choose an NTR version, choose 3.6
   • Your console's screen should flash some colors, meaning that it's ready for streaming
3. Input your console's IP from the first section into the IP box in the Snickerstream window
   • You may also adjust your settings to your liking if you wish
4. Click Connect! in the Snickerstream window
   • Your console's screens should now be streamed to your computer

What You Need

• Your console's IP from the first section
• The latest release of cuteNTR-OSX
• The latest release of Luma3DS
• The latest release of BootNTR Selector
• FBI installed on your console

Section I: Prep Work

1. Ensure that your console and your computer are on the same network
2. Download cuteNTR-0.3.2.dmg
3. Download the latest Luma3DS boot.firm file
4. Download the latest BootNTR Selector .cia file
5. Power off your console
6. Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your computer
7. Replace the boot.firm file on the root of your SD card with the one you just downloaded
8. Copy the BootNTR selector .cia file to your SD card
   • You may put this file where you can easily access it
9. Put your SD card back into your console

Section II: Installing CIAs

1. Power on your console
   • If you are prompted with a Luma3DS configuration screen, just press START
2. Open FBI
3. Press A on SD at the top of your bottom screen
4. Find the BootNTR Selector .cia file that you copied, press A on it and select Install and delete CIA
5. Press START to exit FBI

Section III: Streaming

1. On your console, open the gift that appeared on your home menu and launch BootNTR Selector
   • If you're prompted with 3 buttons on your bottom screen, tap "Use default"
   • If you're prompted to choose an NTR version, choose 3.6
   • Your console's screen should flash some colors, meaning that it's ready for streaming
2. Open the cuteNTR .dmg, and copy the app to the Applications folder
   • You may be prompted to enter the admin password
3. Right click on the app and click 'open'
   • You may be prompted to enter the admin password
4. Input your console's IP from the first section into the IP box in the cuteNTR window
5. Click Connect! in the cuteNTR window
   • Your console's screens should now be streamed to your computer. The top and bottom screens will be 2 different windows. If you cannot find them, on the bottom of the screen where the dock is located, right click the cuteNTR icon and select "Show All Windows"

What You Need

• Your console's IP from the first section
• sudo
• The latest release of Luma3DS
• The latest release of BootNTR Selector
• FBI installed on your console

Section I: Prep Work

1. Ensure that your console and your computer are on the same network
2. Download the latest Luma3DS boot.firm file
3. Download the latest BootNTR Selector .cia file
4. Power off your console
5. Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your computer
6. Replace the boot.firm file on the root of your SD card with the one you just downloaded
7. Copy the BootNTR selector .cia file to your SD card
   • You may put this file where you can easily access it
8. Put your SD card back into your console

Section II: installing cuteNTR

This section will add a PPA to your sources in order to install cuteNTR. Proceed on your own risk.

1. Open the terminal
2. Run sudo add-apt-repository ppa:joenosie/3ds to add the PPA to your sources
3. Run sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade to update your setup
4. Run sudo apt install cutentr to install cuteNTR

Section III: Installing CIAs

1. Power on your console
   • If you are prompted with a Luma3DS configuration screen, just press START
2. Open FBI
3. Press A on SD at the top of your bottom screen
4. Find the BootNTR Selector .cia file that you copied, press A on it and select Install and delete CIA
5. Press START to exit FBI

Section IV: Streaming

1. Launch cuteNTR, either from your window manager or with cutentr in the terminal
2. On your console, open the gift that appeared on your home menu and launch BootNTR Selector
   • If you're prompted with 3 buttons on your bottom screen, tap "Use default"
   • If you're prompted to choose an NTR version, choose 3.6
   • Your console's screen should flash some colors, meaning that it's ready for streaming
3. Input your console's IP from the first section into the IP box next to the Stream button
4. Click Stream in the cuteNTR window
   • Your console's screens should now be streamed to your computer

What You Need

• Your console's IP from the first section
• sudo
• The latest release of Luma3DS
• The latest release of BootNTR Selector
• FBI installed on your console

Section I: Prep Work

1. Ensure that your console and your computer are on the same network
2. Download the latest Luma3DS boot.firm file
3. Download the latest BootNTR Selector .cia file
4. Power off your console
5. Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your computer
6. Replace the boot.firm file on the root of your SD card with the one you just downloaded
7. Copy the BootNTR selector .cia file to your SD card
   • You may put this file where you can easily access it
8. Put your SD card back into your console

Section II: Installing cuteNTR

This is a small tutorial for installing the popular AUR helper yay and installing cuteNTR with it. If you already have a working AUR helper, or know how to install AUR packages in general, you can download and make cutentr-git yourself, then continue with the next section.

1. Open the terminal
2. Run sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel to make sure that you have the base-devel package group and git installed
   • Confirm your password if prompted
3. Run git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
4. Run cd yay
5. Run makepkg -si to install yay
   • Confirm your password if prompted
6. Run yay -S cutentr-git to install cuteNTR
   • Confirm your password if prompted

Section III: Installing CIAs

1. Power on your console
   • If you are prompted with a Luma3DS configuration screen, just press START
2. Open FBI
3. Press A on SD at the top of your bottom screen
4. Find the BootNTR Selector .cia file that you copied, press A on it and select Install and delete CIA
5. Press START to exit FBI

Section IV: Streaming

1. Launch cuteNTR, either from your window manager or with cutentr in the terminal
2. On your console, open the gift that appeared on your home menu and launch BootNTR Selector
   • If you're prompted with 3 buttons on your bottom screen, tap "Use default"
   • If you're prompted to choose an NTR version, choose 3.6
   • Your console's screen should flash some colors, meaning that it's ready for streaming
3. Input your console's IP from the first section into the IP box next to the Stream button
4. Click Stream in the cuteNTR window
   • Your console's screens should now be streamed to your computer

What You Need

• Your console's IP from the first section
• The latest release of flatpak installed on your computer for your operating system
• The latest release of Luma3DS
• The latest release of BootNTR Selector
• FBI installed on your console

Section I: Prep Work

1. Ensure that your console and your computer are on the same network
2. Download the latest Luma3DS boot.firm file
3. Download the latest BootNTR Selector .cia file
4. Power off your console
5. Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your computer
6. Replace the boot.firm file on the root of your SD card with the one you just downloaded
7. Copy the BootNTR selector .cia file to your SD card
   • You may put this file where you can easily access it
8. Put your SD card back into your console

=== Section II: Installing cuteNTR

1. Open the terminal
2. Run mkdir cuteNTR && cd cuteNTR to make a new directory and go into it
3. Run wget https://gitlab.com/BoltsJ/cuteNTR/uploads/da6b5bafbab68b45cc9bee0ae590a3ca/com.gitlab.BoltsJ.cuteNTR.flatpak
4. Run flatpak install com.gitlab.BoltsJ.cuteNTR.flatpak to install cuteNTR
5. Confirm your password and all other prompts with yes
6. Run cd .. && rm -r cuteNTR to delete the directory

Section III: Installing CIAs

1. Power on your console
   • If you are prompted with a Luma3DS configuration screen, just press START
2. Open FBI
3. Press A on SD at the top of your bottom screen
4. Find the BootNTR Selector .cia file that you copied, press A on it and select Install and delete CIA
5. Press START to exit FBI

Section IV: Streaming

1. Launch cuteNTR by running flatpak run com.gitlab.BoltsJ.cuteNTR
2. On your console, open the gift that appeared on your home menu and launch BootNTR Selector
   • If you're prompted with 3 buttons on your bottom screen, tap "Use default"
   • If you're prompted to choose an NTR version, choose 3.6
   • Your console's screen should flash some colors, meaning that it's ready for streaming
3. Input your console's IP from the first section into the IP box next to the Stream button
4. Click Stream in the cuteNTR window
   • Your console's screens should now be streamed to your computer

Using Line In to Receive Audio

What You Need

• A 3.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable
• An audio in (line in or microphone in) port on your computer
  • Some computers have a single "headphone" port that can be used for both audio output and input. To use one of these, you will need a Y splitter

How to use

1. Connect your 3DS to your computer's audio input port with a 3.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable
2. Pipe the audio from your audio input port into the software you intend to use
   • The exact steps will depend on the software you're using
   • If you are recording or streaming your game using OBS, add a new Audio Input Capture
   • If you are streaming your game via a service such as Discord, you will need to use software such as Voicemeeter to mix your microphone and 3DS audio inputs together
     • If you do not wish to speak while streaming, simply point the app at the 3DS's audio device
     • If you do not wish to mix your microphone and 3DS audio inputs together, you can set up a scene using OBS, create a Windowed Projector Preview and share on Discord that window. Then, in Advanced Audio Properties, turn on the Audio Monitoring for the 3DS Audio Input Capture so that viewers on Discord can hear the 3DS audio. Note that this last step will direct the 3DS audio also to your audio output device (headphones/speakers).
   • To simply listen to the audio, you can listen to the audio input device in Windows

Troubleshooting

• Games such as those in the Pokemon series, Smash Bros 3DS and many more may crash when trying to load or after a loading screen. To avoid this issue, ensure that the debugger is enabled. To do this see this page.