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About nxpack

nxpack tracks custom-firmware packages for the Nintendo Switch and installs them to your SD card. It downloads release archives straight from each project's GitHub releases, nothing is mirrored, modified, or repackaged here.

Every package is a pointer to a public open-source repository. nxpack does not host, distribute, or link to Nintendo firmware, games, or any copyrighted Nintendo material, and it never will.

How installing works

  • Plan first. Before anything is written, nxpack shows exactly which files it will write, delete, and leave alone. Nothing happens until you confirm.
  • Backups. If a plan deletes anything, the affected folders are zipped to nxpack/backups/ on the card first.
  • Your data is preserved. Configs and saves matched by a package's preserve rules are never deleted, and never overwritten when they already exist.
  • A lockfile on the card. nxpack.json at the card root records what is installed and which files each package owns, so updates and removals stay accurate across machines.

Disclaimer

Running custom firmware carries real risk, including a permanent console ban from Nintendo's online services and, in rare cases, an unbootable console. You use this tool at your own risk.

Take a NAND backup with hekate before your first install and keep it somewhere safe. It is the only reliable way back from a bad boot.

Mismatched versions are the usual cause of a console that will not boot, in particular Atmosphère, hekate and sigpatches, which must move together. Prefer a tested snapshot when in doubt.

This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Nintendo in any way.

New to this?

nxpack manages packages on an already-hacked console. It does not hack one for you. Start with the Nintendo Homebrew guide, then come back here to keep everything up to date.

Browser support

Installing straight to the SD card uses the File System Access API, available in Chrome and Edge over HTTPS. In Firefox and Safari the card picker is hidden and you can download a sdcard.zip to extract onto the card yourself.