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  <a href="https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden"><img src="https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/raw/branch/master/dist/qt_themes/default/icons/256x256/eden_named.png" alt="Eden" width="200"></a>
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  <b>Eden</b>
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<h4 align="center"><b>Eden</b> is the world's most popular open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, forked from the Yuzu emulator — started by former Citron developer Camille LaVey and the Eden team.
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It is written in C++ with portability in mind, and we actively maintain builds for Windows, Linux and Android.
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    Discord is not yet public.
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  <a href="#compatibility">Compatibility</a> |
  <a href="#development">Development</a> |
  <a href="#building">Building</a> |
  <a href="#download">Download</a> |
  <a href="#support">Support</a> |
  <a href="#license">License</a>
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## Compatibility

The emulator is capable of running most commercial games at full speed, provided you meet the necessary hardware requirements.

A list of supported games will be available in future. Please be patient.

Check out our [website](https://eden-emu.dev) for the latest news on exciting features, monthly progress reports, and more!

## Development

Most of the development happens on our Git server. It is also where [our central repository](https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden) is hosted. For development discussions, please wait to join us on [Discord](W.I.P) once it is public.

If you would like to contribute, we are open to new developers and pull requests. Please ensure that your work is of a high standard and properly documented.
You can also contact any of the developers on Discord to learn more about the current state of the emulator.

## Building

* **Windows**: [Windows Building Guide](https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/wiki/Building-for-Windows.-)
* **Linux**: [Linux Building Guide](https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/wiki/Building-for-Linux.-)
* **Android**: [Android Building Guide](https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/wiki/Building-for-Android.-)

## Download

You will be able to download the latest releases from [here](https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/releases) once public.

## Support

If you enjoy the project and would like to support us financially, please check out Camille's donations page!
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Donations are not available yet.

Any donations received will go towards things such as:
* Switch consoles to explore and reverse-engineer the hardware
* Switch games for testing, reverse-engineering, and implementing new features
* Web hosting and infrastructure setup
* Software licences (e.g. Visual Studio, IDA Pro, etc.)
* Additional hardware (e.g. GPUs as needed to improve rendering support, other peripherals to add support for, etc.)

If you would prefer to support us in a different way, please join our [Discord](W.I.P), once public, and talk to Camille.

## License

Eden is licensed under the GPLv3 (or any later version). Refer to the [LICENSE.txt](https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/src/branch/master/LICENSE.txt) file.