The custom Home Menu UI for the Nintendo 3DS.

Check out the Home Menu UI Layout Customization Guide for creating your own customized Home Menu UI for 3DS!

Kitsune’s Custom Home Menu UI

A customized Home Menu UI made by me.

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Spinning Cursor
Blue Applets
No Miiverse Applet
Blue Shutdown Screen


Target system firmware version: 11.17.0-50

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Last updated: 2024-10-07

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Installation Method 1: LayeredFS

Adding the Home Menu Applet Patch

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

LayeredFS patching is unstable for system applets which causes Home Menu to crash if Home Menu is opened 11 times (by suspending a game or exiting an applet).
Install this mod with the CIA file instead.
LayeredFS method can be used on Lime3DS emulator without any crashes.

  1. Unpack the downloaded archive file and enter the LayeredFS folder.

  2. Enter a folder matching your console region.

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

  4. Launch the Luma3DS config by holding the Select button while booting.

  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 Lime3DS emulator.

AES Keys are required to load encrypted contents on Lime3DS. Follow the instructions for dumping keys from a real 3DS.
The installation process also works with Citra emulator.

  1. Launch Lime3DS emulator. If the system firmware is already installed, skip to step 6.

  2. Go to Emulation → Configure... → System.

  3. Under the 3GX Plugins Loader options, pick the system model and system region, then click Download.

  4. Wait for the system firmware download to complete.

  5. Close the configuration window.

  6. Go to File → Open Lime3DS Folder.

  7. Go to /load/mods. Create folders if those don’t exist.

  8. Unpack the downloaded archive file and enter the LayeredFS folder.

  9. Go to /[region]/luma/titles.

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

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

The custom Home Menu UI has been installed.

Removing the Home Menu Applet Patch

  1. 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 Lime3DS emulator.

  2. Go to File → Open Lime3DS 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.

Installation Method 2: CIA File

Backing Up the Home Menu Applet

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

It is recommended to backup your Home Menu applet as you'll be able to restore it later on if the custom Home Menu applet is installed with the CIA file.

  1. Launch GodMode9.

  2. Press the Home button.

  3. Select Scripts... → GM9Megascript → Miscellaneous → Title Options → Dump HomeMenu to .cia.

  4. Proceed dumping this system applet.

  5. When asked to decrypt the CIA file, pick “No”.

The homemenu.cia file is saved to SDCARD:/gm9/out. Copy that file to a safe place in your computer.

Installing the Custom Home Menu Applet

Create a NAND backup before modifying any system files!
Make sure you have a backup of the Home Menu applet before proceeding.
Modifying the Home Menu applet is safe and can be restored by re-installing the original Home Menu applet, instead of restoring a NAND backup.
To restore the Home Menu applet, see the restore section.

Never uninstall CFW while any modded system files are installed, doing so will brick the console! A DS flashcart with ntrboot is required to re-install B9S.
Modified system files are not signed which they don't work on the original firmware, as the signature check fails.
If you wanna uninstall CFW before selling your console, you must restore the system files first, then follow the CFW uninstallation instructions.

System Update will fail while the custom Home Menu applet is installed. To update your system, you must restore the Home Menu applet back to its original state.
After a system update, backup the homemenu.cia file again in case the Home Menu is also updated.

The current Home Menu mod is likely compatible with future system firmware versions. If this mod stops working, I will update the base Home Menu applet for this mod.

The CIA file must be installed with GodMode9. Do not install it with FBI, the installation will fail as the Home Menu applet is being used by another process.

  1. Add the downloaded CIA file to the SD Card.

  2. Launch GodMode9.

  3. Browse and select the CIA file.

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

    • CIA files are encrypted by default, so there’s no need to re-encrypt it.

  5. Reboot the console.

The custom Home Menu applet has been installed.

Restoring the Home Menu Applet

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

  1. Launch GodMode9.

  2. Go to SDCARD:/gm9/out and select the 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.
The target system firmware version is 11.17.0-50.

  1. Download the original Home Menu applet:

  2. Add the HomeMenu_???.cia file to the SD Card.

  3. Launch GodMode9.

  4. Browse and select the HomeMenu_???.cia file.

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

  6. Reboot the console.

The Home Menu applet has been restored.

Alternatively, download the system file for your system firmware version other than 11.17.0-50.

  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. Enter the firmware folder and find the .cia file for Home Menu inside the updates folder.

    • 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. Launch GodMode9.

  10. Browse and select the HomeMenu.cia file.

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

  12. Reboot the console.

The Home Menu applet has been restored.