zhouxiyu1997/friendmaker
Friend Maker is a macOS/Windows toolkit for turning images into pixel grids and ESP32 controller scripts, enabling automatic drawing on Nintendo Switch in Tomodachi Life and related workflows. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
79/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 9
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 128
- days_rel: 37
- days_push: 14
- n_releases_24m: 18
Adoption not part of the score
1262 stars · 39 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Friend Maker is a desktop application (macOS/Windows) that converts images into pixel grids and controller action scripts, then drives an ESP32 emulating a Switch Pro Controller to automatically draw in Tomodachi Life on Nintendo Switch. It bundles firmware flashing, controller testing, timing tuning, and image-to-script generation into a single four-page workflow, with a companion web flasher for zero-setup firmware installation.
Use cases
- automatically draw pixel art in Tomodachi Life on Nintendo Switch
- convert PNG/JPG/SVG images into pixel drawing scripts
- flash ESP32 firmware from the browser without installing toolchains
- emulate a Switch Pro Controller with an ESP32 board
- test and tune controller input timing for Switch automation
- resume interrupted drawing tasks from saved restore points
When to choose
- you own a Nintendo Switch and an ESP32-WROOM-32/ESP-32S board and want a GUI-driven end-to-end drawing workflow
- you want image import, pixel preview, and multi-color drawing scripts in one tool
- you prefer a desktop installer or web flasher over hand-maintained serial scripts
When to avoid
- you need a zero-setup consumer tool - initial ESP32 flashing, driver setup, pairing, and timing calibration are still required
- you need maximum drawing speed rather than input stability
- you don't have an ESP32 board or a Switch console
Facets
application · maturity experimental
image-processing developer-tools gui workflow-automation embedded gaming-tools hardware image-processing cross-platform windows browser iot nintendo-switch esp32 tomodachi-life pro-controller-emulator pixel-art firmware-flashing platformio web-serial typescript electron automation macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/zhouxiyu1997/friendmaker · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6ac8a285fa13
- homepage: https://zhouxiyu1997.github.io/friendmaker/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f823cdd483f5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zhouxiyu1997/friendmaker | main | 79 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zhouxiyu1997/friendmaker")
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