A graphical frontend to the get package manager for downloading and managing homebrew on video game consoles, such as the Nintendo Switch. This is a replacement to the Wii U Homebrew App Store.
Supported Platforms
Nintendo Switch
To run this program, a Nintendo Switch with access to the Homebrew Menu is required (currently requires an sd card).
A quick summary of how to run it, provided you can get to hbmenu, is also included below. For newer firmwares, see the link to the 4.x-5.x instructions above.
Quick summary
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download latest appstore folder to
sd:/switch/appstore/ -
download latest hbmenu.nro to
sd:/hbmenu.nro - put the SD card (recommended formatted FAT32) in the Switch, and enter hbmenu (see instructions above)
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run "hb App Store" from within hbmenu
- when you're done hit home to exit (and album again to go back to hbmenu)
Changelog:
New Features:
- Search functionality with on screen keyboard
- Allow sorting of app list by: most recently updated, download count, alphabetically, download size, and randomly
- Add new "Advanced" category including some system/hekate modules
- Redesigned "App Details" screen to show much more information about each app such as long scrollable description, download count, download size, and last updated date
- Added feedback reporting for any app to collect data about what works and doesn't work. This feedback will be passed along to the app's author if appropriate
Enhancements:
- All touch and controller controls refactored and more responsive to input (highlights, buttons, etc)
- Add four-column "wide" view activated by pressing L or ZL in the app listing
- New offline screen when internet connection isn't detected instead of empty progress bar
- List other apps by the same author from the details page
Bug fixes:
- Switched to curl instead of old hacky HTTP downloading curl
- Empty folders are now removed upon uninstallation of a package
- Corrupt cached icons should no longer freeze loading
- Uses romfs for storing images instead of an external folder
- Some settings for cleaning up any empty folders leftover by the old app and wiping the icon cache
Que novedades incluye la versión 2.1
Released
Installation:
- Switch: copy appstore.nro to sd:/switch/appstore/appstore.nro, and run via hbmenu
- Wii U: copy appstore.rpx to sd:/wiiu/apps/appstore/appstore.rpx, and run via HBL
- OR: extract the right *-extracttosd.zip for your platform to the root of the SD card
Changelog:
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Switch:
- new theme category + allow theme installation
- NRO launching after installation
- uses GPU to render (smoother)
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Both:
- faster downloads
- can actually exit with minus button
- misc category added
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Wii U:
- synced with switch codebase! Now using SDL2
- can search now!
- can control without touch screen
- can scroll and read more details about packages (size, changelog, etc)
- can install files anywhere on SD (Retroarch, haxchi, etc updated)
- sort apps, smoother scrolling, and other quality of life things from syncing with Switch