hactool
hactool is a tool to view information about, decrypt, and extract common file formats for the Nintendo Switch, especially Nintendo Content Archives. (by SciresM)
NSC_BUILDER
Nintendo Switch Cleaner and Builder. A batchfile, python and html script based in hacbuild and Nut's python libraries. Designed initially to erase titlerights encryption from nsp files and make multicontent nsp/xci files, nowadays is a multicontent tool specialized in batch processing and file information, someone called it a Switch's knife and he may be right. (by julesontheroad)
| hactool | NSC_BUILDER | |
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| 10 | 15 | |
| 961 | 660 | |
| - | - | |
| 4.4 | 7.7 | |
| 6 months ago | almost 3 years ago | |
| C | Python | |
| ISC License | MIT License |
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hactool
Posts with mentions or reviews of hactool.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-10.
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Friend is concerned about emulation damaging their laptop.
Can .nsp files contain malware? Yes, absolutely. Is it common? Not really. You can use tools to verify signatures and checksums for the files, I'd recommend hactool when in doubt. As long as good pirate ettiquette is done, it's generally not considered a high-risk area in terms of online risk.
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I extracted the fonts from Splatoon 3 (and you can download them)
Get hactool, SARC-Tool and NintyFont.
- Trying to dump BOTW files from NSP format. I don't own a Switch. How do I do this?
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How can I extract Age of Calamity?
https://github.com/SciresM/hactool this is the best tool for extracting data from the ncas (within the nsp) but youll have to read the github to properly use it
- File Documentation hit 30 letters now please
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Best way to extract NSP on computer?
On the github: https://github.com/SciresM/hactool
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How do I download hactool? (Windows)
https://github.com/SciresM/hactool/releases you need to download it from the releases page, no need to build it
- How do you open the files of a (legally) dumped game/NSP file on a PC?
- How do I unpack an NSP file on PC?
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Help Getting Assets From Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu
Get a rom online, extract the NCAs with hactool https://github.com/SciresM/hactool
NSC_BUILDER
Posts with mentions or reviews of NSC_BUILDER.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-22.
- How to check if rom is legit ? Not modified
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Anyone knows a safe website to get nintendo switch games?
I just use torrents, then verify the files with NSC_Builder. It'll cross check files with official store releases and tell you if it's safe / anything has been modified.
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RetroDECK v0.6.0b UPDATE
You can use this tool https://github.com/julesontheroad/NSC_BUILDER to merge base game roms with their updates and DLC. It's what I did and works perfectly.
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Witch on the Holy Night?
Shouldn’t be a problem. I would use NSC Builder, which you can find Here. Just run either the bat or exe and follow the instructions and you should be good to go. You’re gonna wanna choose the multi pack mode since you’ve got multiple files. You can find the combined file in the Output folder of the NSC directory after you extract it. Lemme know if you run into any issues
- How do i use the Switch Army Knife?
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How do you update nsp Nintendo Switch files
How can i do this? Since i tried using NSBC here https://github.com/julesontheroad/NSC_BUILDER
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Can you load patch/DLC NSP files directly instead of installing them?
Similarly, I use NSCB to merge DLC and updates into the base game. It's saved me a bit of space too.
- Some titles don’t run offline even when linking/unlinking accounts
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can't convert from xci to nsp on nxdumptool
Dump it to XCI, pass the XCI file to your PC and use this to convert it to NSP file.
- Extracting firmware requirements
What are some alternatives?
When comparing hactool and NSC_BUILDER you can also consider the following projects:
Lockpick_RCM - Nintendo Switch encryption key derivation bare metal RCM payload [UnavailableForLegalReasons - Repository access blocked]
NxNandManager - Nintendo Switch NAND management tool : explore, backup, restore, mount, resize, create emunand, etc. (Windows)
nxdumptool - Generates XCI/NSP/HFS0/ExeFS/RomFS/Certificate/Ticket dumps from Nintendo Switch gamecards and installed SD/eMMC titles.
nspBuild - Convert NCA to NSP Format using Python
SARC-Tool - Tool for extracting and packing SARC files present in Nintendo EAD games.
splatoon3-fonts - Fonts ripped from Splatoon 3
NintyFont - Nintendo binary font editor