nxnative

What does it do?

nxnative turns a folder of Nintendo Switch game files (NSP) into an unsigned IPA, an app package that can be installed on an iPhone or iPad. ^[1a]^[1b]^[1c] It is not an emulator: the game's own code runs directly on the Apple chip, with Switch graphics rebuilt on Metal. ^[2] A supported use case is playing your own Switch games natively on iPhone, iPad, or Mac; adding --platform mac-app produces a Mac app of the game. ^[3a]^[3b]

Currently trending because

One user reports Splatoon Raiders, a Switch 2 game, running natively on Mac at an initial stable 60 fps on an M4 Max.^[1]
nxnative recompiles games and translates Switch graphics to Metal instead of emulating.^[2]

Activity, over time

Daily observations from the public event archive.

Attention

Daily stars & forks

Loading attention chart

Star accumulation

Cumulative stars

Loading star accumulation chart

Pull requests

Daily opens & merges

Loading pull requests chart

Conversations

Daily issues & comments

Loading conversations chart

Community

Daily accounts & reviews

Loading community chart

Releases

Daily releases

Loading releases chart

Latest stargazers

The last 10 distinct accounts we observed this year.

Most active participants

PR, issue, comment & review events in the past year.

Packages

No packages found.

README badges

Embed a badge in your README or website.

Live mentions · last 30 days