pound-emu/pound
Open source emulator for the Nintedo Switch 1 and 2. Highly work in progress observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 32
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 454
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1081 stars · 49 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Pound is an open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, written in C and still highly work-in-progress. Development is focused on building a new ARM recompiler (Ballistic) to maximize emulation performance.
Use cases
- play nintendo switch games on pc
- emulate switch 2 games on linux
- open source switch emulator
- run switch homebrew on desktop
- test switch game dumps without a console
When to choose
- you want an open-source, GPL-licensed Switch emulator and can tolerate instability
- you run Linux and want to follow or contribute to cutting-edge emulator development
- you're interested in emulator internals like JIT recompilation and Vulkan translation
When to avoid
- you need a stable, polished emulator for everyday gaming today
- you rely on Windows builds, which lag behind Linux
- you expect broad game compatibility from a mature project
Facets
application · maturity experimental
simulation graphics compiler gaming-tools simulation developer-tools windows cpp emulator nintendo-switch switch-2 jit-recompiler vulkan homebrew work-in-progress linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/pound-emu/pound · fetched 2026-08-28 · 642ddd0cdbb0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pound-emu/pound | main | 63 |
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