HomeMenuEditor3DS

HomeMenuEditor3DS
General
Author	mrissaoussama
Type	PC Utilities
Version	2.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2025/01/27
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HomeMenuEditor3DS is PC tool helps you rearrange your 3DS Home Menu. You can:

• Move titles in the main menu
• Move titles into or out of folders
• Create and rename folders
• Sort titles by name, ID, genre, or publisher

Usage

What You Need

1. Launcher.dat (from System Save Data)
2. Savedata.dat (from Extended Save Data)

Use FBI to copy these files:

• Go to ext save data → Home Menu title ID → copy the Savedata to your SD card.
• Go to system save data → Launcher.dat → copy the file to your SD card.

Optional:

• Use SMDH Dumper HBL Mod to extract SMDH icons from installed titles. Put them in an icondata folder. (Some icons are included already.)
• Or use the included Python script to extract SMDH icons from decrypted CIA files.

How to Use

1. Back up your DAT files first!
   • Worst case, your Home Menu layout resets, so keep a safe copy.
2. Put both .dat files (Launcher.dat and Savedata.dat) in the tool’s folder.
3. Start the tool. You should see your current Home Menu layout.
4. Move or Swap Titles:
   • Click a title to select it.
   • Click another title or an empty slot to swap positions.
5. Open Folders:
   • Click on a folder to view its contents.
   • Swap titles inside the folder the same way.
6. Save Your Changes:
   • Swapping requires you to hit “Save.”
   • Sorting, creating, or renaming folders saves automatically.
7. Transfer Files Back to the 3DS:
   • Copy the modified .dat files back to your SD card using FBI.
   • Replace the old files in ext save data and system save data with the new ones.
8. Restart the Console to see your updated layout.

Known Issues & Future Plans

• Some bugs may still exist, including minor visual glitches.
• Plans to:
  • Fix bugs
  • Add the ability to swap between two folders
  • Properly delete folders (feature is partly done)
  • Install devkitPro for compiling with Visual Studio/VS Code
  • Create a simpler homebrew version with preset sorts/groups and easier file importing/exporting

Screenshots

Changelog

v2.0

• Added reading title data from json/xml database
• Added Title/Folder sorting by Id,Name,Genre or publisher
• Can create or rename folders

v1.0

• First Release.

External links

• Gbatemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/homemenueditor3ds-edit-and-move-home-menu-titles-on-pc.665846/
• Github - https://github.com/mrissaoussama/HomeMenuEditor3DS