Citra Shader May 2026

Here’s a Citra (3DS emulator) shader preparation guide — focused on post-processing effects (like contrast, sharpening, color grading, scanlines, LCD grid, etc.) that you can apply in Citra’s post-processing shader system.

out vec4 frag_color;

• CRT-Royale, crt-lottes, bezel/scanline shaders: add curvature, phosphor bloom, scanlines and bloom for a nostalgic display feel.

// Desaturation (lower global saturation) float luma = luminance(color); color = mix(color, vec3(luma), uDesat);

Prerequisites:

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