- fix usb using the wrong year when polling the timestamp. - fs file/dir has been re-written to allow for simplified calling and remove the need of manually closing. - add SetSize for stdio by using ftruncate. - don't truncate the file when opened in stdio. - add getcount api for stdio. - display file/dir count in filebrowser for non-native fs. - allow hash to be used on non-native fs. - slightly optimise nro parsing by manually calculating nro size rather than doing an os call. - slightly optimise nro parsing by keeping the fs struct alive between calls, rather than creating a new one on the stack. - fix filebrowser peeking into zip files that are stored on non-sd fs. - set the timestamp of a file moved to a stdio location (cut/paste). - slightly optimise daybreak update folder detection by skipping opening/polling the dir size. - set the fullpath of the file thats being hashed in progress box.
Sphaira
A homebrew menu for the Nintendo Switch.
See the GBATemp thread for more details / discussion.
We have now have a Discord server!. Please use the issues tab to report bugs, as it is much easier for me to track.
Showcase
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Bug reports
For any bug reports, please use the issues tab and explain in as much detail as possible!
Please include:
- CFW type (i assume Atmosphere, but someone out there is still using Rajnx);
- CFW version;
- FW version;
- The bug itself and how to reproduce it.
FTP
FTP can be enabled via the network menu. It uses the same config as ftpsrv /config/ftpsrv/config.ini. See here for the full list
of all configs available.
MTP
MTP can be enabled via the Network menu.
File association
Sphaira has file association support. Let's say your app supports loading .png files, then you could write an association file, then when using the file browser, clicking on a .png file will launch your app along with the .png file as argv[1]. This was primarly added for rom loading support for emulators / frontends such as RetroArch, MelonDS, mGBA etc.
[config]
path=/switch/your_app.nro
supported_extensions=jpg|png|mp4|mp3
The path field is optional. If left out, it will use the name of the ini to find the nro. For example, if the ini is called mgba.ini, it will try to find the nro in /switch/mgba.nro and /switch/folder/mgba.nro.
See assets/romfs/assoc/ for more examples of file assoc entries.
Installing (applications)
Sphaira can install applications (nsp, xci, nsz, xcz) from various sources (sd card, gamecard, ftp, usb).
For informantion about the install options, see the wiki.
Usb (install)
The USB protocol is the same as tinfoil, so tools such as ns-usbloader and fluffy should work with sphaira. You may also use the provided python script found here.
Ftp (install)
Once you have connected your ftp client to your switch, you can upload files to install into the install folder.
Building from source
You will first need to install devkitPro.
Next you will need to install the dependencies:
sudo pacman -S switch-dev deko3d switch-cmake switch-curl switch-glm switch-zlib
Once devkitPro and all dependencies are installed, you can now build sphaira.
git clone https://github.com/ITotalJustice/sphaira.git
cd sphaira
cmake --preset MinSizeRel
cmake --build --preset MinSizeRel
The output will be found in build/MinSizeRel/sphaira.nro
Credits
- borealis
- stb
- yyjson
- nx-hbmenu
- nx-hbloader
- deko3d-nanovg
- libpulsar
- minIni
- GBATemp
- hb-appstore
- haze
- nxdumptool (for gamecard bin dumping and rsa verify code)
- Everyone who has contributed to this project!







