nxnative
by seedds
nxnative is a tool that allows you to run Nintendo Switch games natively on iPhone and iPad by converting NSP files into unsigned IPAs.
New and promisingUnder two months old. Expect rough edges and fast changes.
- Stars
- 5.8k +425 a day, est.
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- A small server, with a GPU
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- Objective-C
- Age
- 13 days
What you can do with it
- Convert Nintendo Switch games into IPAs for native execution on Apple devices
- Run games directly on Apple chips without emulation
- Access a wide range of Nintendo Switch games on your iPhone or iPad
Could replace
- LibHac
- Ryujinx
- d2r-mobile
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Ways a business could use it
- Developers can test and debug games on Apple devices
- Provide a unique gaming experience to customers who own both Nintendo Switch and Apple devices
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Requires iOS 26 or later on an iPhone 15 Pro or newer or an iPad with an M1 chip or later
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Checked 26 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
