Moonlight-Switch for Nintendo Switch

Stream your own PC games to Switch using a compatible Moonlight host.

Moonlight-Switch for Nintendo Switch

Stream PC games to your Switch

Stream your own PC games to Switch using a compatible Moonlight host.

Ready Switch NRO

Moonlight-Switch.nro

Preserved build: 1.5.0 · 16.86 MiB

Copy the console NRO to the path shown below. This is a ready build; no compilation is required.

Download NRO
Checksums, contents & source

17,677,907 bytes

SHA-256: 594167a17b587d3bf828ea3477afbe71c114b4ef5d25940ea4ca831788d0af69

The Switch NRO signature and section bounds were checked.

Original file

Version, requirements & SD path

PlatformNintendo Switch
Preserved build1.5.0
Install pathsdmc:/switch/Moonlight-Switch/Moonlight-Switch.nro

Full-RAM application mode through hbmenu title redirection is required by the project. Also needs a configured compatible host such as Sunshine on your PC and network access between host and Switch. The NRO is the console client; PC/Android builds are separate.

These links preserve the verified version above. Check the linked release and your actual CFW/system version before installation.

Install & use Moonlight-Switch

  1. Install the Switch clientCopy Moonlight-Switch.nro to sd:/switch/Moonlight-Switch/. The NRO is the console client; a compatible streaming host must be installed separately on your PC.
  2. Prepare your host and networkConfigure a compatible host such as Sunshine on your computer. Put the host and Switch on a network where they can reach each other. Follow the host’s official setup and pairing instructions.
  3. Launch with full RAMHold R while starting an installed game until hbmenu opens, then launch Moonlight-Switch. The project requires title redirection for full-RAM access.
  4. Pair and select an applicationAdd or discover your host, complete its pairing confirmation and choose an available application. Games run on the PC and stream to the Switch.
  5. Tune the stream for your connectionStart with moderate resolution and bitrate. If video stutters, lower the stream settings and check the host/network before changing other console settings.

Keep the complete file layout

sd:/switch/Moonlight-Switch/Moonlight-Switch.nro
PC: separately configured compatible streaming host
Both devices need a working network path.

If something does not work

A black screen or connection failure can come from the host, network or launch mode. Verify that a host application is available and that the console client was launched through title redirection.

Project, images & file verification

Moonlight-Switch project icon from its Homebrew App Store listing. The original image bytes are retained with their source URL and checksum. Ready console files have matching local backup copies, with version, size and SHA-256 recorded. Original containers and older versions are preserved. No downloaded application was executed and physical-console operation was not tested.