Nuzu

Nuzu is an open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, designed for legal usage, and developed with portability in mind.
It is written in C++ and actively maintained for Windows, Linux, and Android platforms.

Compatibility | Development | Download | Support | License

Compatibility

Nuzu is capable of running most commercial games at full speed, provided you meet the necessary hardware requirements.

Check out our website for the latest news, updates, and more!

Development

Most development activities occur on GitHub. Our central repository is hosted there. For development discussions, please join us on Discord.

If you'd like to contribute, please refer to our Contributor's Guide and Developer Information. You can also contact any of the developers on Discord to learn about the current status of the emulator.

If you're interested in contributing to our user interface translation project, please visit the Nuzu project on Transifex. We manage translation work there and regularly incorporate translations.

Download

You can download the latest releases automatically via the installer on our Downloads page.

Support

If you appreciate our work and would like to support us financially, consider becoming a Patreon supporter! (NOT A REAL LINK)

Donations will be used for various purposes, such as:

• Investigating and reverse-engineering Switch hardware
• Purchasing Switch games for testing and reverse-engineering
• Web hosting and infrastructure setup
• Software licenses (e.g., Visual Studio, IDA Pro, etc.)
• Additional hardware (e.g., GPUs for rendering support, peripherals for additional feature support, etc.)

NOT REAL LINK For alternative methods of support, please join our Discord and reach out to bunnei. You can also contact us at donations@nuzu.org.

License

Nuzu is licensed under the GPLv3 (or any later version). Refer to the LICENSE.txt file.