https://github.com/joel16/3DShell/releases/latest/download/3DShell.3dsx
This is the approved revision of this page, as well as being the most recent.
 3DShell banner on the Home Menu | |
 Screenshot of 3DShell Homebrew program while scrolling through files and changing settings | |
| Developer(s) | joel16 |
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| Console | Nintendo 3DS |
| Version | 5.1.0 (March 23, 2021) |
| Links | |
| GitHub | joel16/3DShell |
| Download | |
3DShell is a Homebrew application that serves as a file manager for the Nintendo 3DS and supports handling media files. With this program, the user can easily access all the files that are stored in their SD card and even the CTRNAND.
Features
- Storage bar (at the very top, just beneath the current working directory).
- Precise battery percentage using mcu::hwc.
- Creating new folders and files.
- Renaming files/folders.
- File/folder deletion.
- Copy/Move files and folders.
- Multi-select items for delete/cut/copy (using Y button).
FTP server (Press select or tap the ftp icon to toggle).- Image preview (If the image is around 400 * 480 which is the size of both screens, the image will be split in half and displayed. Support for the following image formats -> BMP, GIF - non animated, JPG, PCX, PNG, PGM, PPM and TGA)
- Extract various archives such as ZIP, RAR, and 7Z.
- Searching for directories (allows you to quickly visit a directory by clicking the search icon on the top right (bottom screen).)
- File properties - lets you view info on current file/folder, such as size, modified time, parent folder etc.
File timestamps.- Browsing CTRNAND and copying data to/from CTRNAND.
- Dir list sorting (alphabetical - ascending, alphabetical - descending, size - largest to smallest, and size - smallest to largest).
- Online updater
Installation
Universal-Updater
3DShell is available on Universal-DB and can be installed and updated with Universal-Updater.
Install with FBI
You can scan one of the QR codes below to download and install the program using FBI. To do this, start FBI, then go to "Remote Install", then "Scan QR Code". You can scan one of the QR codes below to download and install the program using FBI. To do this, start FBI, then go to "Remote Install", then "Scan QR Code".
| QR codes for FBI |
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Manually
- Download the
.3dsxor.ciafrom the latest release - If you downloaded the
.3dsx, copy this file to the3dsfolder on your SD card - If you downloaded the
.cia, copy this file to any place on your SD card and install it with FBI