# strato-emu/strato

Run Nintendo Switch homebrew & games on your Android device!

Repository: https://github.com/strato-emu/strato
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/strato
Homepage: https://strato-emu.github.io
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, emulator, c-plus-plus, cpp, emulation, nintendo, switch, strato
Last push: 2024-09-02T10:14:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 29/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 86
- inputs: {"age_days": 1212, "days_push": 730, "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 2348, forks 293 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:40.110654+00:00)

## What it is
Strato is an open-source Nintendo Switch emulator for ARMv8 Android devices, continuing the Skyline emulator project. It is written in C++ and licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.

## Use cases
- play Nintendo Switch games on an Android phone
- run Switch homebrew on Android
- emulate Nintendo Switch on ARMv8 devices
- continue Skyline emulator development
- test homebrew apps on mobile

## When to choose
- you want to run Switch games or homebrew on an Android device
- you want an open-source, Skyline-based Switch emulator

## When to avoid
- you need a Switch emulator on PC or iOS
- you need high game compatibility and stability today, as the project is experimental

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: simulation, graphics, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, android-tools, simulation
- platform: -
- tags: nintendo-switch, emulator, game-emulation, skyline-fork, armv8, android

## Member repositories
- strato-emu/strato (main) score 29

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:40.110654+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 2026-08-30T02:36:59.986464+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/strato-emu/strato (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:40.110654+00:00, sha 5282f0fe6bec)
  - homepage: https://strato-emu.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:17:29.271570+00:00, sha d6ab44eac531)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.