About

NSTool is a general purpose reading/extraction tool for Nintendo Switch file formats.

Supported File Formats

• Meta (.npdm)
• PartitionFS (and HashedPartitionFS) (includes raw .nsp)
• RomFS (and CompressedRomFS)
• GameCard Image (.xci)
• Nintendo Content Archive (.nca)
• Content Metadata (.cnmt)
• Nintendo Software Object (.nso)
• Nintendo Relocatable Software Object (.nro)
• Kernel Initial Process List (.ini)
• Kernel Initial Process (.kip)
• Nintendo Application Control Property (.nacp)
• ES Ticket (v2 only) (.tik)
• PKI Certificate (.cert)

Change Log since v1.3.0

• Begun preparation for future migration from libfnd to libtoolchain, by updating dependency libpolarssl to libmbedtls.
• Updated libnintendo-hac to v0.5. (read more here: jakcron/libnintendo-hac#11)
  • Added new ContentMetaAttributeFlag value Compacted (bit 2).
  • Added required definitions for presently unreleased CompressedRomFs.
  • ApplicationControlProperty spec was updated:
    • [NEW] PlayReportPermission enum. Values: None(0), TargetMarketing(1).
    • [NEW] CrashScreenshotForProd enum. Values: Deny(0), Allow(1).
    • [NEW] CrashScreenshotForDev enum. Values: Deny(0), Allow(1).
    • [NEW] AccessibleLaunchRequiredVersion field.
    • [UPDATED] RuntimeAddOnContentInstall enum. New value: AllowAppendButDontDownloadWhenUsingNetwork(2).
    • [UPDATED] PlayLogPolicy enum. Value All(0) renamed to Open(0). New value: Closed(3).
• Support for processing new ApplicationControlProperty fields were added.
• Support for CompressedRomFs was added. Detection is automatic.