nx-hbmenu (Homebrew Menu)
The standard open-source launcher for Nintendo Switch homebrew applications, maintained by the switchbrew project and released under a permissive licence.
Details
- Author
- switchbrew
- Licence
- ISC
- Version
- 3.6.0
- File type
- NRO
- Size
- 1.2 MB
- Required firmware
- 1.0.0 or later
- Category
- Utility, Launcher
Links point to the project's own release page. NSWPEDIA does not mirror files and hosts nothing that is not licensed for redistribution.
The Homebrew Menu is the launcher that most Switch homebrew runs through. It is original software written by the switchbrew project, distributed as an NRO file under the ISC licence, and it contains no Nintendo code of any kind.
What belongs in this section
Everything in the NSWPEDIA downloads section meets the same test: the copyright holder has released it under a licence that permits redistribution, or it has passed into the public domain. That covers homebrew games and utilities, open-source tools, and public-domain software. It does not cover commercial games, system firmware or encryption keys, none of which we host or link to.
Verifying what you download
Every entry records its licence, its upstream source repository and the version we checked. Downloads point at the project’s own release page rather than a mirror, so you are always getting files from the authors themselves and can verify signatures or hashes against what upstream publishes.
Frequently asked questions
Is nx-hbmenu legal to download?
Yes. It is original open-source software released by its authors under the ISC licence, which permits redistribution. It contains no Nintendo code.