The custom Home Menu UI for the Nintendo 3DS.

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Kitsune’s Custom Home Menu UI

A customised Home Menu UI made by me.

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Spinning Cursor
Blue Applets
No Miiverse Applet
Blue Shutdown Screen
What's edited

  • Clock HUD moved to the top center of the top screen

  • Green battery indicator icon

  • Removed the connection bar and its texts (Internet, StreetPass, etc.), leaving only the signal indicator

  • Date HUD moved to the bottom right corner of the top screen

  • Play Coins count and steps count moved to the bottom left corner of the top screen

  • Blue applet icons

  • Slightly rotated applet and app icons

  • Spinning cursor

  • Removed the Miiverse applet icon (optional)

  • Blue shutdown screen

Target system firmware version: 11.17.0-50
and future FW versions, unless major changes are made to Home Menu

The system font is a separate system file. To install a custom system font, go here.

Last updated: 2024-10-07

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For those who don't want to use a Miiverse replacement service such as Pretendo Network's Juxtaposition

Adding the Home Menu Applet Patch

Luma3DS custom firmware is required to use the mod. Install CFW if you haven't already.

This mod will be installed with LayeredFS, a Luma3DS feature that redirects games/apps assets to modded assets files in the SD Card without patching the ROMs or system files directly.

Luma3DS v13.4 or above is required.

  1. Unpack the downloaded archive file.

  2. Go to /LayeredFS/[region].

  3. Copy the luma folder to the root of the SD Card.

  4. Boot the console while holding the Select button to launch Luma3DS configuration.

  5. Activate "Enable game patching".

  6. Save and exit.

The custom Home Menu UI has been installed.

You can also add the Home Menu applet patch to Azahar emulator.

The system files need to be installed to a virtual NAND before continuing. Follow the instructions for setting up system files on an emulator. A real 3DS is required.

  1. Launch Azahar.

  2. Go to File → Open Azahar Folder.

  3. Go to /load/mods. Create folders if those don't exist.

  4. Unpack the downloaded archive file.

  5. Go to /LayeredFS/[region]/luma/titles.

  6. Copy the 000400300000??02 folder to the mods folder.

  7. Launch the Home Menu by going to File → Boot Home Menu → EUR/USA/JPN.

The custom Home Menu UI has been installed.

Uninstalling the mod:

Removing the Home Menu Applet Patch

  1. Boot the console while holding the Start button to launch GodMode9.

  2. Go to SDCARD:/luma/titles.

  3. Delete or rename the 000400300000??02 folder:

    • EUR: 0004003000009802

    • JPN: 0004003000008202

    • USA: 0004003000008F02

  4. Reboot the console.

The Home Menu UI has been restored.

  1. Launch Azahar.

  2. Go to File → Open Azahar Folder.

  3. Go to /load/mods.

  4. Delete or rename the 000400300000??02 folder:

    • EUR: 0004003000009802

    • JPN: 0004003000008202

    • USA: 0004003000008F02

  5. Launch the Home Menu by going to File → Boot Home Menu → EUR/USA/JPN.

The Home Menu UI has been restored.

Restoring the Home Menu Applet

If you have the patched Home Menu applet installed in the past, follow this instruction.

If you've dumped the homemenu.cia file with GodMode9, follow this section.

  1. Boot the console while holding the Start button to launch GodMode9.

  2. Go to SDCARD:/gm9/out and select a homemenu.cia file.

  3. Select CIA image options... → Install game image.

  4. Reboot the console.

The Home Menu applet has been restored.

If you've lost the homemenu.cia file from your SD Card and computer, follow this section.

  1. Download 3DNUS.

  2. Launch 3DNUS.

  3. Input your system's current firmware version and region (ex: 11.15.0-47E).

  4. Click "New 3DS" or "Old 3DS" for your 3DS system model.

  5. Click "Begin Download", and wait for the download to complete.

  6. Go to /[firmware]/updates and find the .cia file for Home Menu:

    • EUR: 0004003000009802.cia

    • USA: 0004003000008F02.cia

    • JPN: 0004003000008202.cia

  7. Rename the 000400300000??02.cia file to HomeMenu.cia.

  8. Place it in the SD Card.

  9. Boot the console while holding the Start button to launch GodMode9.

  10. Browse and select a HomeMenu.cia file.

  11. Select CIA image options... → Install game image.

  12. Reboot the console.

The Home Menu applet has been restored.

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