.CCI File Extension

Gamers who want to play Nintendo 3DS games on their computer or mobile device can do so using Citra, a 3DS emulator. Game files packaged for Citra are saved in many different formats, including the 3DS, .CXI, .CIA, and CCI formats.

Like 3DS files, CCI files typically contain the entirety of a game cartridge's contents, "dumped" from the cartridge to a single file. For this reason, each CCI file contains multiple CXI files, only one of which is actually necessary to launch a game. The others contain non-essential game data.

You can open a CCI file with Citra (multiplatform). To do so, select Add New Game Directory. Then navigate to and select the folder that contains your CCI file.

You can open a CCI file with Piotr Fusik RECOIL (multiplatform) or Tom's Editor (Web) to view the image it contains.

You can use RECOIL or Tom's Editor to convert CCI files to more common image formats. For example, Tom's Editor can convert CCI files to the following formats:

• .BMP - Bitmap Image
• .JPG - JPEG Image
• .PNG - Portable Network Graphic
• .GIF - Graphical Interchange Format
• .DDS - DirectDraw Surface Image
• .PCX - Paintbrush Bitmap Image
• .TGA - Targa Graphic
• .WEBP - WebP Image
• .PSD - Photoshop Document
• .SVG - Scalable Vector Graphic