3DS - Custom Home Menu UI

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!

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Table of Contents

• Kitsune's Custom Home Menu UI

• Installing & Uninstalling the Mod

• Extra Stuff

Kitsune’s Custom Home Menu UI

A customized Home Menu UI made by me.

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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

Download Mod:

• LayeredFS

• CIA - for EUR console

• CIA - for USA console

• CIA - for JPN console

• LayeredFS

• CIA - for EUR console

• CIA - for USA console

• CIA - for JPN console

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

Choose how you want to install the mod:

Adding the Home Menu Applet Patch

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

LayeredFS is a Luma3DS feature that redirects games/apps assets to modded assets files in the SD Card without patching the ROMs or system files directly.

LayeredFS patching is unstable for system applets which causes Home Menu to crash. This happens when Home Menu is opened 11 times total (by suspending a game or exiting an applet) during the whole session (after booting the system).
This method should be used for testing purposes. To avoid crashes, install this mod with the CIA file instead.

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 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 and enter the LayeredFS folder.

5. Go to /[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.

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 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.

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 so if you modified the Home Menu applet, you can restore it.

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. If it asks you to decrypt the CIA file afterwards, select "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! Modifying the Home Menu applet is safe since Boot9Strap provides brick protection, allowing recovery with GodMode9. If you messed up and the Home Menu fails to launch, use GodMode9 to restore the Home Menu applet.

Never uninstall CFW while any modded system files are installed, doing so will remove Boot9Strap and fully brick the console! If you fully bricked your console, you'll need a DS flashcart with ntrboot to re-install Boot9Strap to unbrick your console.

System Update note

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.

GodMode9 v2.0.0 or higher is required to be able to install .cia files. Get the latest version of GodMode9 here.

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:

   • EUR | USA | JPN

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.

Extra Stuff

Home Menu Mods Made by Other People

• Custom Homemenu 3DS by Cooolgamer

• 3DS Battery Patches by James Makoto - Show the battery percentage in the status bar and make the battery icon display each bar as 25% of battery charge.

• Fairly Simple Custom Home Menu by Lividhen

• Kitsune + Cooolgamer’s Custom Home Menu - My Custom Home Menu UI with Coool’s custom assets such as animations and dialogs

These releases contain only the RomFS folder. Again, LayeredFS patching for applets is unstable, so crash may happen. It is recommended to compile a CIA file and install it so Home Menu doesn't crash.

To build it as a CIA file, follow derberg's 3DS Home Menu Customization Guide for RomFS extraction (do not decompress all LZ files). After extracting, copy the mod's RomFS contents to /HMRT/ExtractedRomFS (overwrite all), launch HMRT and build a CIA file. Launch GodMode9, encrypt the compiled CIA file and install it.