# exelix11/SwitchThemeInjector

Create custom themes for the nintendo switch !

Repository: https://github.com/exelix11/SwitchThemeInjector
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/switchthemeinjector
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: nintendo-switch, homebrew, switch, customization, nx, nxtheme
Last push: 2026-08-19T20:37:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2900, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 70.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1235, forks 76 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:04.923749+00:00)

## What it is
A suite of tools for creating and installing custom home menu themes on a modded Nintendo Switch, including the NXThemes Installer homebrew app. It works by patching the system layout files (SZS) in qlaunch's romfs, using the shareable nxtheme differential format.

## Use cases
- install custom themes on a modded nintendo switch home menu
- create custom switch home menu themes
- customize the switch lockscreen and home screen appearance
- apply nxtheme files from themezer to my console
- patch qlaunch szs layout files for custom ui
- fix a switch that crashes on boot after installing a bad theme

## When to choose
- you have a modded switch running atmosphere CFW and want to customize the home menu
- you want to install or create nxtheme files
- you need to patch qlaunch system layouts with custom themes

## When to avoid
- your switch is not modded or does not run custom firmware
- you want official theme support without homebrew
- you are not comfortable with the risk of boot crashes from incompatible themes

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, image-processing, file-system
- domain: gaming-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: nintendo-switch, homebrew, theme-injection, nxtheme, customization, atmosphere-cfw

## Member repositories
- exelix11/SwitchThemeInjector (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:04.923749+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 2026-08-30T08:22:05.324987+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/exelix11/SwitchThemeInjector (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:04.923749+00:00, sha 3bbc5f57aada)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.