This page will cover how to edit your 3DS' HOME menu. With the guide below, you will be able to:
Replace text and words on your HOME menu
Customize the positions of things like the wireless indicator bar and the time
Edit your Sleep Mode screen completely
Change the color of applets, and the words that appear when you open them
Critical icon This is not a guide for custom themes. If you have a full up-to-date 3DS CFW setup, you may already apply custom themes with the Anemone app that you installed.
Prerequisites
Section I: Preparation Work
Info icon If you can't extract the .7z or .rar filetypes, download and install 7-Zip before continuing.
Download and extract the contents of HMRT_Dev_Build_v0.7.7z
Download and install HxD, or alternatively download and extract the portable version
Download and extract the contents of MSBT.Editor.Reloaded.v0.9.8.rar
Download and install the latest version of Cheat Engine
Download the HME Positions file
Section II: Obtaining and Decompressing your HomeMenu.cia File
Insert your SD Card into your console if you do not already have it in
Power on your console while holding the START button to open GodMode9
Navigate to [1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND
Navigate to title
Navigate to 00040030
Navigate to the folder corresponding to your region:
USA: 00008F02
EUR: 00009802
JPN: 00008202
Navigate to content
Press (A) on the .tmd file → TMD file options... → Build CIA (standard)
Turn off your system and insert your SD card into your computer
Navigaate to /gm9/out on your SD card
Renamed your dumped .cia file to HomeMenu.cia and place in the same folder as the Home Menu Rebuilding Tool
The name of this file will include the name of the folder corresponding to your region above if you can't find it
Launch the Home Menu Rebuilding Tool.bat file from where you extracted it
In the newly opened window, press 1, let it complete the action, then press 5 
