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Tools

Here are some tools that might be useful for theming and other types of modding.

Info

Some of these tools are included in LayoutKit. Those that are, are marked with .

Theming Tools

  • Switch-Toolbox
    Supported filetypes: See this list
    The Switch Toolbox can open and modify many file formats you might encounter when, for example, modding games. This is a visual editor. It also has support for the Switch's menu files and can often even preview them!
  • Switch Theme Injector
    Supported filetypes: szs, nxtheme, json
    • Switch Theme Injector (Windows app) : An app to create and edit custom themes.
    • Switch Theme Injector Online (also called WebInjector): A port of the windows injector as a web app, however, it lacks some features like custom icons and common.szs support.
    • NXThemes Installer: An homebrew app that runs on the switch itself and can be used to install and manage themes.
  • Switch Layout Editor
    Supported filetypes: blfyt, bflan
    The Switch Layout Editor was specially developed for creating custom layouts. This is a visual editor. A basic introduction to the tool is available here.
  • 3DSKit
    Supported filetypes: See this list
    3DSKit can convert many Nintendo formats to more common file formats and vice versa. A few output types are: audio files, images, json, and txt. You need a text editor to modify the output.
  • SARC-Tool
    Supported filetypes: sarc, arc, szs
    A tool for extracting and packing SARC/SZS files. Makes use of SarcLib and libyaz0.
  • BNTX-Extractor
    Supported filetypes: bntx
    Extracts textures from the Binary NX Texture (BNTX / .bntx file extension) format used in Switch games, and saves them as DDS.
  • BNTX-Editor
    Supported filetypes: bntx
    A tool for editing Binary Resources Texture (BNTX) files.

Other Tools

  • Kuriimu2
    Supported filetypes: See this list
    Kuriimu2 is a general purpose game translation project manager and toolkit for authors of fan translations and game mods. This tool also works for the Switch's menus. Here's an example of a fan-translation in Polish.
  • Game Icon Customizer
    Supported filetype: N/A
    An application to simplify the method of changing game icons in Atmosphere.