https://github.com/universal-team/universal-updater
An easy to use app for installing and updating 3DS homebrew
https://github.com/universal-team/universal-updater
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An easy to use app for installing and updating 3DS homebrew
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/universal-team/universal-updater
- Owner: Universal-Team
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2019-10-31T02:19:37.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-12-17T00:47:49.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-12-20T14:52:13.779Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: 3ds, cpp, json, nintendo, universal-updater
- Language: C++
- Homepage: https://universal-team.net/projects/universal-updater.html
- Size: 11.5 MB
- Stars: 1,096
- Watchers: 28
- Forks: 39
- Open Issues: 16
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
An easy to use app for installing and updating 3DS homebrew
Universal-Updater is a homebrew application for the Nintendo 3DS with the intention to make downloading other homebrew simple and easy. No need to manually copy files or go through installation processes, as it does that all for you.
## Features
- A store format with a concept similar to the Cydia Repositories
- The default is [Universal-DB](https://db.universal-team.net)
- Want to add more? Go to settings, choose "Select Unistore", click the + icon and select one from the list, enter a URL, or scan a QR code
- Customization in sorting and display
- Several sorting keys: "Title", "Author", and "Last Updated"
- Direction can be Ascending or Descending
- App display can be shown in either a grid or rows
- Background installation so you can keep using the rest of the app while installing
- Searching and markings to make finding apps easy
- Viewing screenshots and release notes for apps
- Shortcuts for easily updating frequently updated apps when using the Homebrew Launcher
- Translations for users of many languages
- To contribute to translations, join our [Crowdin project](https://crwd.in/universal-updater)
- To request a new language, join our [Discord Server](https://universal-team.net/discord) or contact a project manager on Crowdin
## Compilation
### Setting up your environment
To build Universal-Updater from source, you will need to install devkitARM and some libraries. Follow devkitPro's [Getting Started](https://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started) page to install pacman, then run the following command to install everything you need:
```
(sudo dkp-)pacman -S 3ds-dev 3ds-curl 3ds-bzip2 3ds-libarchive 3ds-liblzma 3ds-libzstd
```
(The `sudo dkp-` may not be needed depending on your OS)
You will also need [bannertool](https://github.com/Epicpkmn11/bannertool/releases/latest) and [makerom](https://github.com/profi200/Project_CTR/releases/latest) in your PATH.
### Cloning the repository
To download the source you will need to clone the repository with submodules, this can be done by running:
```
git clone --recursive https://github.com/Universal-Team/Universal-Updater.git
```
If you've already cloned it, you can use the following command to update all of the submodules:
```
git submodule update --init --recursive
```
### Building
Once you've cloned the repository (with submodules), simply run `make` in the root of the repository.
If you're testing in Citra, run `make citra` instead of just `make` to disable the Wi-Fi check. (Note: `source/utils/download.cpp` must be rebuilt for this to take affect, save the file if it's already been built)
## Screenshots
Screenshots
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
## Credits
- [SuperSaiyajinStackZ](https://github.com/SuperSaiyajinStackZ) - Lead developer, reworked quirc to C++
- [Pk11](https://github.com/Epicpkmn11) - Mockup Designer, Website Maintainer
- [NightScript](https://github.com/NightYoshi370) - Concept Creator & Planner
- [dlbeer](https://github.com/dlbeer) - Original developer of [quirc](https://github.com/dlbeer/quirc)
- [FlagBrew](https://github.com/FlagBrew): Original QR Code Scanner code
- [Icons8](https://icons8.com/): Icon Designer
- [lvandeve](https://github.com/lvandeve): For [LodePNG](https://github.com/lvandeve/lodepng)
- [PabloMK7](https://github.com/PabloMK7): 3D Banner & Download Code Improvements
- [lividhen](https://github.com/lividhen): 3D Banner
- [Nayuki](https://github.com/nayuki): Original developer of the [QR Code generator library](https://github.com/nayuki/QR-Code-generator)