# kwsch/NHSE

Animal Crossing: New Horizons save editor

Repository: https://github.com/kwsch/NHSE
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nhse
Homepage: https://berichan.github.io/GetNHSE/
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: animal-crossing-new-horizons, animal-crossing, save-editor, new-horizons, nintendo-hacking
Last push: 2026-05-23T22:18:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2350, "days_push": 102, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1246, forks 290 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:07.248923+00:00)

## What it is
NHSE is a desktop save editor for Animal Crossing: New Horizons that edits save data dumped from a Nintendo Switch. It is a C# application that requires users to supply their own save files, as it does not dump saves from the console itself.

## Use cases
- edit animal crossing new horizons save file
- modify items and bells in ACNH save data
- edit villager and island data from a dumped switch save
- restore or back up animal crossing savedata
- spawn items in new horizons offline

## When to choose
- you have a dumped ACNH save file from a homebrew-enabled Switch and want to edit it offline
- you want a mature, actively maintained GUI save editor for New Horizons

## When to avoid
- you expect the tool to dump or restore saves directly from your console
- you want to edit other Switch games' saves
- you are unwilling to use homebrew methods to obtain your save data

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, files
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: save-editor, animal-crossing, nintendo-switch, game-modding, csharp, winforms, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- kwsch/NHSE (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.248923+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 2026-08-30T05:08:03.971534+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kwsch/NHSE (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.248923+00:00, sha 31e39a2048d6)
  - homepage: https://berichan.github.io/GetNHSE/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:18.315387+00:00, sha 560a3c852b3e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.