# joel16/NX-Shell

A multi-purpose file manager for the Nintendo Switch.

Repository: https://github.com/joel16/NX-Shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nx-shell
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: switch, nintendo, nintendo-switch, homebrew, joel16
Last push: 2022-12-10T04:33:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3022, "days_push": 1362, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1081, forks 74 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:30.896594+00:00)

## What it is
NX-Shell is a multi-purpose file manager for the Nintendo Switch, written in C, supporting file operations like copy, move, rename, delete, and image viewing. It is a homebrew application built with devkitPro/libnx and Dear ImGui.

## Use cases
- manage files on a nintendo switch sd card
- browse and delete files and folders on switch homebrew
- view images on nintendo switch
- copy or move files between switch partitions and usb
- rename and create files on switch

## When to choose
- you run homebrew on a Nintendo Switch and need a native file manager
- you want to view common image formats directly on the Switch
- you need basic file operations (copy, move, rename, delete) on Switch storage or USB drives

## When to avoid
- you need a file manager for desktop or mobile platforms
- you require advanced features like archive extraction or text editing not listed in the feature set
- you need actively developed software - the latest release dates to December 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-system, image-processing, gui
- domain: files, gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: embedded, game-engine
- tags: nintendo-switch, homebrew, file-manager, imgui

## Member repositories
- joel16/NX-Shell (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:30.896594+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 2026-08-30T06:51:23.011547+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joel16/NX-Shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:30.896594+00:00, sha 45830b2f00d1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.