NXThemes Installer for Nintendo Switch

Install compatible HOME Menu themes and Hekate boot images using the on-console NXThemes Installer.

NXThemes Installer for Nintendo Switch

Install compatible HOME Menu themes

Install compatible HOME Menu themes and Hekate boot images using the on-console NXThemes Installer.

Ready Switch NRO

NXThemesInstaller.nro

Preserved build: nxt-3.0.2 · 9.98 MiB

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

Download NRO
Checksums, contents & source

10,467,778 bytes

SHA-256: 36ac0fac5477e08a176b2f155b8b3c170c1291004d943541348599bae8cf97a1

The Switch NRO signature and section bounds were checked.

Original file

Version, requirements & SD path

PlatformNintendo Switch
Preserved buildnxt-3.0.2
Install pathsdmc:/switch/Switch_themes_Installer/NXThemesInstaller.nro

A compatible Atmosphère setup and a theme matching your HOME Menu version. The nxt-3.0.2 release documents firmware 23.0/23.0.1 support with Atmosphère 1.12.1 or newer. Match other firmware versions to the project notes; theme compatibility is separate from the NRO build version.

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

Install & use NXThemes Installer

  1. Copy the console NROPut NXThemesInstaller.nro in /switch/Switch_themes_Installer/. The desktop NxThemeTool is a separate download.
  2. Match your system versionsRead the exact release notes. Version 3.0.2 documents firmware 23.0/23.0.1 with Atmosphère 1.12.1 or newer; check other firmware separately.
  3. Prepare a matching themePut compatible theme files in /themes/, open the installer from hbmenu and follow its prompts to extract HOME Menu resources on your own console.
  4. Install with a recovery routeRead this site’s Switch Themes installation/recovery guide before changing HOME Menu. Follow the installer’s prompts and remove incompatible themes before a system update.

Keep the complete file layout

sd:/switch/Switch_themes_Installer/NXThemesInstaller.nro
sd:/themes/ [compatible theme files]
Switch Themes page: previews, installation and recovery

If something does not work

Updating the installer does not update an incompatible theme layout. Use the Switch Themes recovery guide for boot problems and retain your previous working setup. Nintendo HOME Menu resources are not supplied.

Project, images & file verification

NXThemes Installer 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.