Hbmenu starts in the sdmc:/3ds/ directory for applications and it will look for 3dsx files inside it. You can navigate the directory tree and open/browse folders as you would expect. | |-Checkpoint/ (this folder will be detected as an application bundle) Here is an example directory structure that hbmenu will have no trouble recognizing: Additionally, folders containing a 3dsx file with the same name as the folder (or alternatively boot.3dsx) will be detected as an application bundle folder, and it will be presented as a single icon that can directly launch the application. If hbmenu does not find an icon file (either embedded in the executable or provided separately) to associate with a given 3dsx, it will display a default icon and the path to the executable as a fallback. Please keep in mind that you should not hotswap the SD card while hbmenu is running, since it compromises the 3DS OS's stability amongst other things. It is recommended that you instead use a file transfer homebrew application such as ftpd to transfer files without rebooting. You can use the starring feature to bookmark applications, so that they are shown at the beginning of the list. This file can also include a path to icon data as well as name, description and author text using tags as follows: Hbmenu also allows you to create shortcuts which are xml files containing a path to a 3dsx file and optional arguments to pass to the. path to smdh icon data Place arguments to be passed to 3dsx here. Name to display Description of homebrew app Name of the author ДЄrguments are space or tab separated but can use single or double quotes to contain whitespace. Name, description and author will be read from the. 3dsx if it has embedded SMDH data or from the supplied icon path. The fields in the xml file will then override their respective entries. Hbmenu contains support for the 3dslink protocol, which allows you to remotely load applications. Select - Star/unstar currently selected homebrew application Please refer to the repository of more information.Д-Pad/Circle Pad or Touchscreen - Navigate and select an applicationД¬-Stick (n3DS) - Scroll the list of applications. On *hax 2.x, it is not possible to go back to the 3DS Home menu with the Home key. Miscellaneous optimizations and bug fixes.Simplified app bundle detection support, removing some obsolete edge cases.Added key repeat support for scrolling.Added starring system (backported from nx-hbmenu): press SELECT to star or unstar an application.Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.Added support for 3dslink server option (requires 3dslink 0.6.1, available via devkitPro pacman).Homebrew Launcher for Nintendo 3DS ( Kevin Muldoon) You can use the Start key to reboot your console or relaunch Home menu instead.

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