BlocksDS Documentation

Welcome to the documentation of BlocksDS, an SDK for the Nintendo DS.

This is an introduction to the SDK.

If you’re looking for information on how to install BlocksDS, check the instructions.

If you’re looking for documentation about specific libraries of BlocksDS, check the following links:

libnds: General-purpose library to use the hardware of the NDS.
- Library documentation
- Examples
maxmod: Music player that can play MOD, S3M, XM, IT and WAV files. It can use hardware or software mixing, and it runs on the ARM7.
- Library documentation
- Examples
libxm7: Hardware-accelerated player of XM and MOD music files that runs on the ARM7.
- Library documentation
- Examples
dswifi: Library to use the WiFi hardware of the NDS. It has no support for the WiFi improvements of the DSi.
- Library documentation
- Examples
libteak: Library to use the Teak DSP included in the DSi and 3DS consoles.
- Library documentation
- Examples

There are also some libraries and tools that are supported by BlocksDS, but not fully integrated with it. They include libraries to easily handle 2D and 3D graphics, additional converters for graphics and build systems. Take a look at the documentation for more information.