Switch:Things to do: Difference between revisions

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Finally got homebrew / custom firmware on your Switch? Here's a list of common things you can do with it.

Most, if not all of the homebrew listed should be on hbappstore (Homebrew App Store)

Custom firmware basics

Custom firmware has a bunch of useful settings and menus, see how to use them here!

Atmosphère configuration

Customization

Custom themes - a way of adding some more personality to your home menu

Emulation

Later on, this section will probably be turned into a standalone page.

RetroArch - an all-in-one frontend for emulators

Standalone emulators not a complete list, just a quick overview:

mGBA - Game Boy Advance
Snes9x - SNES
NooDS - DS
pNES - NES
If you have installed Android or Linux on your Switch, then you can also use Dolphin for Wii / GCN games. Be aware that performance may not be the best, it varies from game to game.

Game mods, save editing, cheats

Before you modify a game or its save, you should back up your save data.

JKSV - save manager, actively maintained
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
EdiZon - cheats. Don't use online, you will be ruining the experience of other players and they will get you banned.

Extras

TegraExplorer - a payload-based file explorer
Switchroot Android - install Android on your Switch
Switchroot Linux - install Linux on your Switch
sys-clk - safe overclocking tool. Only use the official version of sys-clk, any modification that remove the limits are dangerous and should be avoided.
Tesla-Menu - a overlay menu comparable to the Rosalina menu on the 3DS
FTPD - a way to transfer files from and to your SD card wirelessly via FTP
Transferring SD cards

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 Most, if not all of the homebrew listed should be on hbappstore (Homebrew App Store)
-== Custom firmware basics ==
+{| style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"
+| style="vertical-align: top;" class="collapse-on-mobile" |
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid seedling.svg|22px|link=|alt=Seedling icon.]]</span> Custom firmware basics ==
 Custom firmware has a bunch of useful settings and menus, see how to use them here!
+* [https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/docs/features/configurations.md Atmosphère configuration]
+| style="vertical-align: top;" class="collapse-on-mobile" |
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid paint-brush.svg|22px|link=|alt=Paint brush icon.]]</span> Customization ==
+* [[switchguide:homebrew/nxtheme-installer|Custom themes]] - a way of adding some more personality to your home menu
-● [https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/docs/features/configurations.md Atmosphère configuration]
+|-
-== Customization ==
+| style="vertical-align: top;" class="collapse-on-mobile" |
-● [https://switch.hacks.guide/homebrew/nxtheme-installer/ Custom themes] - a way of adding some more personality to your home menu
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid gamepad.svg|22px|link=|alt=Game controller icon.]] Emulation</span> ==
-== Emulation ==
 '''Later on, this section will probably be turned into a standalone page.'''
+* [https://www.retroarch.com/ RetroArch] - an all-in-one frontend for emulators
-● [https://www.retroarch.com/ RetroArch] - a all-in-one emulator.
 '''Standalone emulators''' ''not a complete list, just a quick overview'':
+* [https://mgba.io/ mGBA] - Game Boy Advance
+* [https://www.snes9x.com/ Snes9x] - SNES
+* [https://hb-app.store/switch/NooDS NooDS] - DS
+* [https://hb-app.store/switch/pNES pNES] - NES
+* If you have installed Android or Linux on your Switch, then you can also use [https://dolphin-emu.org/ Dolphin] for Wii / GCN games. Be aware that performance may not be the best, it varies from game to game.
-● [https://mgba.io/ mGBA] - Game Boy Advance
+| style="vertical-align: top;" class="collapse-on-mobile" |
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid wrench.svg|22px|link=|alt=Wrench icon.]]</span> Game mods, save editing, cheats==
-● [https://www.snes9x.com/ Snes9x] - SNES
+{{warning|Before you modify a game or its save, you should [[Switch:Save Management|back up your save data]].}}
+* [https://github.com/J-D-K/JKSV JKSV] - save manager, actively maintained
-● [https://hb-app.store/switch/NooDS NooDS] - DS
+* [[Switch:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]
+* [[Switch:Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]]
-● [https://hb-app.store/switch/pNES pNES] - NES
+* [[switchguide:homebrew/edizon|EdiZon]] - cheats. Don't use online, you will be ruining the experience of other players and they will get you banned.
-● If you have installed Android on your Switch, then you can also use [https://dolphin-emu.org/ Dolphin] for Wii / GCN games. Be aware that performance may not be the best, it varies from game to game.
-== Game mods, save editing, cheats ==
-● [https://github.com/J-D-K/JKSV JKSV] - save manager, actively maintained
-● [[Switch:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]
-● [[Switch:Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]]
-● [[switchguide:homebrew/edizon/|EdiZon]] - cheats. Don't use online, you will be ruining the experience of other players and they will get you banned.
-== Extras ==
-● [https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/TegraExplorer TegraExplorer] - browse the storage of your Switch
-● [https://switch.hacks.guide/extras/installing_android/ Switchroot Android] - install Android on your Switch
-● [https://switch.hacks.guide/extras/installing_linux/ Switchroot Linux] - install Linux on your Switch
-● [https://switch.hacks.guide/homebrew/sys-clk/ sys-clk] - safe overclocking tool. Only use the official version of sys-clk, any modification that remove the limits are dangerous and should be avoided.
-● [https://switch.hacks.guide/homebrew/tesla-menu/ Tesla-Menu] - A overlay menu comparable to the Rosalina menu on the 3DS.
-● [https://switch.hacks.guide/extras/transfer_sd/ Transferring SD cards]
+|-
+| style="vertical-align: top;" class="collapse-on-mobile" |
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid star.svg|22px|link=|alt=Star icon.]]</span> Extras ==
+* [https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/TegraExplorer TegraExplorer] - a payload-based file explorer
+* [[switchguide:extras/installing_android|Switchroot Android]] - install Android on your Switch
+* [[switchguide:extras/installing_linux|Switchroot Linux]] - install Linux on your Switch
+* [[switchguide:homebrew/sys-clk|sys-clk]] - safe overclocking tool. Only use the official version of sys-clk, any modification that remove the limits are dangerous and should be avoided.
+* [[switchguide:homebrew/tesla-menu|Tesla-Menu]] - a overlay menu comparable to the Rosalina menu on the 3DS
+* [[switchguide:homebrew/ftpd|FTPD]] - a way to transfer files from and to your SD card wirelessly via FTP
+* [[switchguide:extras/transfer_sd|Transferring SD cards]]
+|}