A full access file browser for the 3DS console
GodMode9 is a full access file browser for the Nintendo 3DS console, giving you access to your SD card and to the FAT partitons inside your SysNAND and EmuNAND. As of now, you can copy, delete, rename files and create folders. A write permission system prevents you from doing dangerous stuff without noticing.
This is powerful stuff, so you should not use it if you don't know exactly what you're doing. This tool won't protect you from yourself. On SysNAND, any writing change to your CTRNAND can result in a full brick. Writing changes to your TWLN partition can lead to a partial brick, leading to your console not being able to run DSiWare / DS cartridges anymore. A9LH protects you to a certain extent, and there are special warnings and unlockable write permissions for A9LH critical regions. Always keep backups, just to be safe.
GodMode9 can be built to run from a number of entry points, descriptions are below. Note that you need to be on or below 3DS firmware version v9.2 or have ARM9loaderhax installed for any of these to work. All entrypoint files are included in the release archive.
- A9LH & Brahma: Copy
GodMode9.binto somewhere on your SD card and run it via either Brahma or arm9loaderhax. Brahma derivatives / loaders (such as BrahmaLoader, BootCTR and CTR Boot Manager) and A9LH chainloaders (such as Luma3DS and BootCTR9) will work with this as well. Build this withmake a9lh. - Homebrew Launcher: Copy
GodMode9.3dsx&GodMode9.smdhinto/3DS/GodMode9on your SD card. Run this via Smealums Homebrew Launcher, Mashers Grid Launcher or any other compatible software. Build this withmake brahma. - CakeHax Browser: Copy
GodMode9.datto the root of your SD card. You can then run it via http://dukesrg.github.io/?GodMode9.dat from your 3DS browser. Build this viamake cakehax. - CakeHax MSET: Copy
GodMode9.datto the root of your SD card andGodMode9.ndsto anywhere on the SD card. You can then run it either via MSET and GodMode9.nds. Build this viamake cakerop. - Gateway Browser Exploit: Copy Launcher.dat to your SD card root and run this via http://go.gateway-3ds.com/ from your 3DS browser. Build this with
make gateway. Please note: this entrypoint is deprecated. While it may still work at the present time with little to no problems, bugs will no more be fixed and it may be completely removed at a later time. Use CakeHax instead.
If you are a developer and you are building this, you may also just run make release to build all files at once. To build SafeMode9 (a bricksafe variant of GodMode9, with smaller functionality) instead of GodMode9, compile with make MODE=safe. For additional customization, you may also choose the internal font via make FONT=6X10, make FONT=ACORN and make FONT=ORIG.
You may use this under the terms of the GNU General Public License GPL v2 or under the terms of any later revisions of the GPL. Refer to the provided LICENSE.txt file for further information.
This tool would not have been possible without the help of numerous people. Thanks go to...
- Archshift, for providing the base project infrastructure
- Normmatt, for sdmmc.c / sdmmc.h
- Cha(N), Kane49, and all other FatFS contributors for FatFS
- b1l1s, for helping me figure out A9LH compatibility
- Gelex and AuroraWright for helping me figure out various things
- dark_samus for the new 6x10 font and help on various things
- Al3x_10m, Supster131 and all other fearless testers
- The fine folks on freenode #Cakey
- Everyone I possibly forgot, if you think you deserve to be mentioned, just contact me!