3DS:Custom themes: Difference between revisions

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Custom themes are a set of graphics and sounds that can be applied to your HOME Menu to give it a bit more personality. They are built on the same framework as the official themes that can be found on Nintendo's theme shop.

Custom themes are available on USA, EUR, and JPN firmwares. They are partially implemented but inaccessible on KOR firmwares, and entirely unimplemented in CHN and TWN firmwares.

Installation

Custom themes can be managed with a homebrew software called Anemone3DS.

What you need

The latest release of Anemone3DS
A 3DS on USA/EUR/JPN firmware (if your 3DS UI isn't in Korean or Chinese, you're good to go)

Section I: Prep Work

If you already have Anemone3DS installed (from Finalizing Setup or elsewhere), then you may skip this section.

Insert your SD card into your computer
Copy Anemone3DS.cia to the cias folder on your SD card
- Create the folder if it does not exist; it is for organization purposes
- Alternatively, if you want to run Anemone3DS from the Homebrew launcher, copy Anemone3DS.3dsx to the 3ds folder.
Insert your SD card into your 3DS
Open FBI
Navigate to SD -> cias
Press A while Anemone3DS.cia is selected, then select Install and delete CIA(s)
Allow FBI to install the CIA
Exit FBI

Section II: extdata setup

For Anemone3DS themes to work properly, you must create theme extdata. You can do this from the HOME Menu.

From the HOME Menu, tap the top-left HOME Menu settings button
Tap "Change Theme"
Set your theme to anything other than the default
Allow the 3DS to create the theme extdata
Exit the theme menu

Section III: Anemone3DS

Open Anemone3DS
If you don't already have a theme, press Right Shoulder to enter the QR code scanner, then scan a QR code from Theme Plaza to download a theme
- Alternatively, you can place themes downloaded from the website (in .zip format) into sd:/Themes/. Create the folder if it does not already exist
See the top screen for instructions on what to do. Here are some examples of what Anemone3DS is capable of:
- If you want to just install one theme with its background music, hover over the theme, hold A, hold D-Pad Up, then release A
- If you want to install one theme without its background music, hover over the theme, hold A, hold D-Pad Right, then release A
- If you want to shuffle multiple themes, press B to select the themes you would like to shuffle (up to ten), hold A, hold D-Pad Down, then release A
Once you've made your selections, press Start to exit Anemone3DS
- You will be booted to the Sleep Mode screen
Press Home to return to the HOME Menu

Your custom theme has been applied!

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 === What you need ===
 * The latest release of {{GitHub|astronautlevel2/Anemone3DS/releases/latest|Anemone3DS}}
-** Download the <code>.3dsx</code> file and place it in the <code>3ds</code> folder if you want to run it from Homebrew Launcher
+*A 3DS on USA/EUR/JPN firmware (if your 3DS UI isn't in Korean or Chinese, you're good to go)
-* A 3DS on USA/EUR/JPN firmware (if your 3DS UI isn't in Korean or Chinese, you're good to go)
-=== Section I: Prep Work ===
+=== Section I: Prep Work===
+{{Info|text=If you already have Anemone3DS installed (from Finalizing Setup or elsewhere), then you may skip this section.}}
+#Insert your SD card into your computer
+#Copy <code>Anemone3DS.cia</code> to the <code>cias</code> folder on your SD card
+#*Create the folder if it does not exist; it is for organization purposes
+#*Alternatively, if you want to run Anemone3DS from the Homebrew launcher, copy <code>Anemone3DS.3dsx</code> to the <code>3ds</code> folder.
+#Insert your SD card into your 3DS
+#Open FBI
+#Navigate to <code>SD</code> -> <code>cias</code>
+#Press {{B|A}} while <code>Anemone3DS.cia</code> is selected, then select <code>Install and delete CIA(s)</code>
+#Allow FBI to install the CIA
+#Exit FBI
-# Insert your SD card into your computer
+===Section II: extdata setup===
-# Copy <code>Anemone3DS.cia</code> to the <code>cias</code> folder on your SD card
-#* Create the folder if it does not exist; it is for organization purposes
-# Insert your SD card into your 3DS
-# Open FBI
-# Navigate to <code>SD</code> -> <code>cias</code>
-# Press {{B|A}} while <code>Anemone3DS.cia</code> is selected, then select <code>Install and delete CIA(s)</code>
-# Allow FBI to install the CIA
-# Exit FBI
-=== Section II: extdata setup ===
 For Anemone3DS themes to work properly, you must create theme extdata. You can do this from the HOME Menu.
-# From the HOME Menu, tap the top-left HOME Menu settings button
+#From the HOME Menu, tap the top-left HOME Menu settings button
-# Tap "Change Theme"
+#Tap "Change Theme"
-# Set your theme to anything other than the default
+#Set your theme to anything other than the default
-# Allow the 3DS to create the theme extdata
+#Allow the 3DS to create the theme extdata
-# Exit the theme menu
+#Exit the theme menu
-=== Section III: Anemone3DS ===
+===Section III: Anemone3DS===
-# If you don't already have a theme, press {{B|Right Shoulder}} to enter the QR code scanner, then scan a QR code from [https://themeplaza.art/themes Theme Plaza] to download a theme
+#Open Anemone3DS
-#* Alternatively, you can place themes downloaded from the website (in <code>.zip</code> format) into <code>sd:/Themes/</code>. Create the folder if it does not already exist
+#If you don't already have a theme, press {{B|Right Shoulder}} to enter the QR code scanner, then scan a QR code from [https://themeplaza.art/themes Theme Plaza] to download a theme
-# See the top screen for instructions on what to do. Here are some examples of what Anemone3DS is capable of:
+#*Alternatively, you can place themes downloaded from the website (in <code>.zip</code> format) into <code>sd:/Themes/</code>. Create the folder if it does not already exist
-#* If you want to just install one theme with its background music, hover over the theme, hold {{B|A}}, hold {{B|D-Pad Up}}, then release {{B|A}}
+# See the top screen for instructions on what to do. Here are some examples of what Anemone3DS is capable of:
+#*If you want to just install one theme with its background music, hover over the theme, hold {{B|A}}, hold {{B|D-Pad Up}}, then release {{B|A}}
 #* If you want to install one theme ''without'' its background music, hover over the theme, hold {{B|A}}, hold {{B|D-Pad Right}}, then release {{B|A}}
-#* If you want to shuffle multiple themes, press {{B|B}} to select the themes you would like to shuffle (up to ten), hold {{B|A}}, hold {{B|D-Pad Down}}, then release {{B|A}}
+#*If you want to shuffle multiple themes, press {{B|B}} to select the themes you would like to shuffle (up to ten), hold {{B|A}}, hold {{B|D-Pad Down}}, then release {{B|A}}
-# Once you've made your selections, press {{B|Start}} to exit Anemone3DS
+#Once you've made your selections, press {{B|Start}} to exit Anemone3DS
-#* You will be booted to the Sleep Mode screen
+#*You will be booted to the Sleep Mode screen
-# Press {{B|Home}} to return to the HOME Menu
+#Press {{B|Home}} to return to the HOME Menu
 {{success|Your custom theme has been applied!}}
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