# dezem/SAK

Switch Army Knife (SAK)

Repository: https://github.com/dezem/SAK
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sak
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-05-04T18:16:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2821, "days_push": 1217, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3005, forks 222 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.581394+00:00)

## What it is
Switch Army Knife (SAK) is a Windows GUI tool for managing Nintendo Switch game files, bundling several community tools to patch, split, merge, convert, and compress XCI/NSP content. The project is officially closed and no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- convert xci to nsp
- compress nsp to nsz
- split or merge switch xci files
- update switch game with dlc
- extract firmware from xci
- format sd card to fat32
- create nro forwarder nsp

## When to choose
- you need an all-in-one GUI for Switch XCI/NSP manipulation on Windows
- you want to compress Switch games to XCZ/NSZ to save SD card space
- you want to bundle game updates and DLC into a single file

## When to avoid
- you need active maintenance or support - the project is closed
- you are on Linux or macOS without workarounds
- your antivirus blocks the binary and you cannot verify it yourself

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: file-system, compression, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, files, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: nintendo-switch, xci, nsp, rom-management, discontinued, desktop

## Member repositories
- dezem/SAK (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.581394+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 2026-08-30T07:30:23.346403+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dezem/SAK (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.581394+00:00, sha 2a0b5b4d94d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.