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Canary3DS
General
Authornarayanx
TypeMedia Players
Version1.1.0
LicenseGPL-3.0
Last Updated2026/07/03
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A 3DS music player with modern features.

Features

  • Supports many audio file formats: mp3flacm4aaacwavopusvorbis.
  • Queue which songs can be added to and played from.
  • Creating playlists, which are stored in the standard m3u file format.
  • Playing songs through headphones with the lid closed.
  • Powerful context menu allowing bulk operations to add to queue/playlist.
  • Automatically plays next file.
  • Displaying embedded cover art and setting custom cover art for playlists.
  • Settings menu to customize configuration.
  • Seeking with a touch seek bar on the bottom touch screen, or using the left/right dpad to seek in steps.
  • Pause on headphone disconnect.

Installation

Option 1: Universal Updater (recommended)

Option 2: Manual Install (.3dsx/.cia)

  • 3DSX - Copy .3dsx to /3ds/Canary/ on your SD card, then launch via the Homebrew Launcher.
  • CIA - Copy .cia to your SD card and install it via FBI.

Controls

Double tap R - Toggle play/pause

Triple tap L or R - Go to previous/next song

Start - Exit program

Select - Toggle displaying debug console (if enabled in settings)

Filebrowser Screen:

A - Song selected - Play selected song and switch to Player Screen. Folder selected - Open selected folder

B - Go to parent folder

X - Open context menu

Y - Switch to Player Screen

Player Screen:

A - Play selected song in sidebar

B - Go back to file

X - Open context menu

Y - Switch to Filebrowser Screen

Playlist Screen:

A - Open playlist/play song in playlist

B - Exit playlist

X - Open context menu

Settings Screen:

A - Modify setting

B - Go to Filebrowser Screen

X - Open context menu

Screenshots

Canary3DS2.png Canary3DS3.png

Changelog

v1.1.0

  • Added
    • Ability for volume to go above 100%
    • Setting for enabling/disabling auto switching to the Player screen
  • Changed
    • Volume to gain mapping to better match human perception of volume
  • Fixed
    • Bug where volume reset upon song change

v1.0.0

  • First release.

External links

External links - https://github.com/narayanx/Canary3DS

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