Nintendo Switch Homebrew

Your Retro Library.
Elevated.

A fast, native, and customizable homebrew frontend built specifically for Nintendo Switch.

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NXStation UI preview on Nintendo Switch
Native · Compact

Objective

Built on six pillars

A Switch-native frontend that respects your collection, scrapes what you need, and gets out of the way when you play.

Media Collection Compatibility

Fully compatible with ES-DE Arts Media. Drop your collection’s media and gamelist.xml into the roms folder and it works immediately.

Batch Scraping

Batch online scraper ready for ScreenScraper — pull box art, screenshots, and metadata in one pass.

RetroArch as Backend

Launch from NXStation opens the ROM in RetroArch. Closing a game returns you to your last browse position seamlessly.

Deeply Themeable

Ready with many color themes for personalization, plus support for customized themes.

Blazing Fast

C++ / native speed — zero bloated webview lag. Built for handheld responsiveness.

Handheld Native

Perfect controller mapping with touchscreen support, tuned for Switch hardware.

Capabilities

Key Features

Everything you need to browse, scrape, theme, and launch — without leaving the Switch.

Dynamic Media Scraper

Batch or individual box art, screenshots, and game metadata using ScreenScraper.

Smart Rom Directory

Auto-scans SD card structures, nested subfolders, and custom playlists. Fully follows the ES-DE roms structure format.

Themeable

Many color themes for personalization and customized theme support. Future theme downloader planned.

Offline Caching

Keep your art and metadata synced on the go without active Wi-Fi.

RetroArch Integration

Native launching support for popular Switch emulation cores.

Custom Soundtracks

Background music and retro sound-effects toggle future

Interface

UI System & Theme Showcase

Scroll or use the controls to preview core views and theme modes.

Main menu with carousel slider
Main menu with Carousel Slider
ScreenScraper support with batch scraping
ScreenScraper support with batch scraping
Game list with box art and video preview
Game list with box art and video preview
Wide selection of basic themes — Base Theme plus 8 Dark and 8 Light themes
Wide selection of basic themes (Base + 8 Dark + 8 Light)
Easy collection migration from ES-DE style ROMs folder
Easy collection migration from ES-DE style ROMs folder
Settings page to control many functions
Settings page to control many functions

Get started

Quick Setup Guide

Four steps from download to your library on Switch.

  1. Download the latest .nro

    Grab the release from GitHub and verify the version matches your Atmosphere build.

  2. Place it on your SD card

    Copy to /switch/NXStation/ on your SD card (alongside config as needed).

  3. Boot via Title Override required

    Title Override is compulsory. Hold R on a game icon and launch NXStation from there. Do not use the standard Homebrew Menu — the app needs full RAM access to run properly.

  4. Add your ROMs

    On the SD card root, create a roms folder with one subfolder per system (ES-DE style). Example:

    roms/
├── nes/
│   └── platformer.nes
├── snes/
│   └── adventure.sfc
└── gba/
    └── rpg-title.gba

    See How do I add my games? in the FAQ for folder layout, media, and gamelist.xml details.

Support

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers about NXStation, setup, scraping, and how you can help.