PandaFlow 3DS
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| PandaFlow | |
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| Author | PandaAkiraNakai |
| Type | Media Players |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Updated | 2026/06/11 |
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PandaFlow is a music player homebrew where audio would continue to play even when the console lid is closed (similar to the official Nintendo 3DS Sound app).
Written in C with devkitPro / libctru + citro2d.
Features
- Audio streaming via NDSP from a dedicated thread.
- Supports MP3/FLAC/WAV (dr_libs) and AAC (.m4a/.mp4/.aac) via faad2 + minimp4 (MP4 demux).
- Recursive music library organized by albums with cover art support (stb_image -> GPU texture)
- Synchronized .lrc lyrics (and .txt).
- Shuffle/Repeat modes
- Touch controls.
- Mixtape-style UI with a vinyl record aesthetic.
Installation
PandaFlow is distributed as a .3dsx homebrew application. You need a modded 3DS with CFW (such as Luma3DS) and the Homebrew Launcher.
Option 1: Universal Updater (recommended)
- Open Universal Updater on your 3DS.
- Search for PandaFlow and install it.
- It will download the .3dsx from the latest release and place it in
sdmc:/3ds/PandaFlow/. - Launch it from the Homebrew Launcher.
Option 2: Manual Installation
- Download PandaFlow.3dsx from the latest release.
- Copy it to
sdmc:/3ds/on your SD card. - Launch it via the Homebrew Launcher.
Adding your own music:
- Create a folder at
sdmc:/music. - Add music organized into album folders (or loose files).
User guide
Launch PandaFlow.
Browse albums and tracks; “Now Playing” and cover art appear on the top screen.
Lyrics
Place a file next to the audio with the same name:
- song.lrc - Synchronized lyrics (auto-scroll, current line highlighted)
- song.txt - Plain text (scrollable with D-Pad)
Press Select to show/hide lyrics (bottom screen).
Music library (folders/albums)
PandaFlow scans sdmc:/music recursively. Each folder containing audio files is treated as an album.
Example structure:
sdmc:/music/ Circles (Deluxe) - Mac Miller/ 01 - Mac Miller - Circles.flac 01 - Mac Miller - Circles.lrc cover.jpg
- Album artwork:
cover.jpg,cover.png, orfolder.jpginside the album directory. - Images are decoded using stb_image and converted to GPU textures.
- Track metadata (track number, artist, title) is parsed from filenames in the format of
NN - Artist - Title. - Tracks are grouped and displayed under album headers.
Controls
D-Pad Up/Down - Move through list
D-Pad Left/Right - Page up/down
A - Play selected track, Enter album
Y - Pause/Resume
X - Stop playback
B - Go back
Select - Toggle lyrics
C-Stick Up/Down (New 3DS) - Volume control
Touch bar - Playback controls
Start - Exit
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