# CTCaer/hekate

hekate - A GUI based Nintendo Switch Bootloader

Repository: https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hekate
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: nintendo-switch-bootloader, bootloader, hekate, nyx, uefi, tools
Last push: 2026-06-16T22:14:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3046, "days_push": 78, "days_rel": 78, "gap_med": 42, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8631, forks 678 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:23.922853+00:00)

## What it is
hekate is a graphical bootloader and toolbox for the Nintendo Switch, written in C, with touchscreen and Joycon input support. It boots HOS (custom or stock firmware), Android, and Linux, and includes tools for eMMC backup/restore, SD partitioning, emuMMC management, and USB mass storage.

## Use cases
- boot custom firmware on a Nintendo Switch
- create and manage emuMMC emulated NAND
- backup and restore the Switch eMMC
- partition an SD card for HOS, Android, and Linux
- boot Linux or Android on the Switch
- use the Switch as a USB mass storage device
- enable AutoRCM and fix archive bits

## When to choose
- you are modding a Nintendo Switch and need a graphical bootloader
- you want to multiboot HOS, Android, and Linux on a Switch
- you need NAND backup/restore or emuMMC management tools

## When to avoid
- you need a bootloader for non-Switch hardware
- you want a command-line-only payload without a GUI
- your device is not a Nintendo Switch

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, file-system, backup
- domain: hardware, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: embedded
- tags: nintendo-switch, custom-firmware, emummc, homebrew, nyx, payload-launcher, usb-mass-storage, bootloader, hardware

## Member repositories
- CTCaer/hekate (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.922853+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:25:51.942931+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.922853+00:00, sha 96ad77a198d5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.