SwitchIdent for Nintendo Switch

Inspect system, battery, controller and hardware information in the graphical SwitchIdent app.

SwitchIdent for Nintendo Switch

Inspect console and hardware information

Inspect system, battery, controller and hardware information in the graphical SwitchIdent app.

Ready Switch NRO

SwitchIdent.nro

Preserved build: 0.5 ยท 8.55 MiB

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

Download NRO
Checksums, contents & source

8,963,995 bytes

SHA-256: 1f092b58256586d009219f88a22a943846d56e7eac49a9e8774e4366b87e833b

The Switch NRO signature and section bounds were checked.

Original file

Version, requirements & SD path

PlatformNintendo Switch
Preserved build0.5
Install pathsdmc:/switch/switchident-GUI/SwitchIdent.nro

A homebrew-capable Switch. This is the GUI 0.5 build from 2023, rather than the retired console-interface variant. No modern firmware range is claimed.

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

Install & use SwitchIdent

  1. Copy the graphical buildPut SwitchIdent.nro in /switch/switchident-GUI/. This is GUI version 0.5, separate from the retired console-interface variant.
  2. Inspect the relevant screenOpen it from hbmenu and browse the available system, battery and controller readings. Availability can depend on your environment.
  3. Record useful diagnostic detailsNote the relevant reading and firmware. Redact serial numbers, device identifiers and network addresses before sharing screenshots.

Keep the complete file layout

sd:/switch/switchident-GUI/SwitchIdent.nro

If something does not work

This preserved 2023 release has no documented current firmware range. An unavailable field alone does not establish hardware failure; retain the exact app/system versions when consulting the project.

Project, images & file verification

SwitchIdent 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.