Scratch Everywhere Switch

Scratch Everywhere
General
Author	NateXS
Type	Other Apps
Version	0.22
License	MIT License
Last Updated	2025/09/07
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Scratch Everywhere! is a work-in-progress runtime written in C++ that lets you run Scratch 3 projects. Initially developed for the 3DS, it now supports a number of 6-8th generation consoles including Wii, Wii U, Vita and Switch.

Features

• Runs Scratch 3 projects, including those tailored in modded clients like TurboWarp.
• Custom blocks exclusive to Scratch Everywhere!
• Mouse input - Hold L to enable, D-Pad to move the mouse, and press R to click.
• Audio - Support MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and WAV formats.
• Framerate - Adjustable through TurboWarp's project settings.

Installation

Download the scratch-nx.nro file from the Releases page.

Place scratch-nx.nro in the sdcard:/switch/ directory.

Put Scratch projects into the sdcard:/switch/scratch-nx/ folder.

Launch Scratch Everywhere! via the Switch Homebrew Launcher.

Media

Porting Scratch to the 3DS (NateXS)

Limitations

General:

• Text and embedded bitmap images will not show up on vector images containing it.
• Extensions (e.g. pen and music extensions) are not yet supported.
• Some blocks may lead to crashing/unintended behavior (Please open an issue if you know of a block that's causing problems).
• Performance is poor when using many (~30+) clones (memory management issue).

Switch:

• Cloud Variables aren't currently supported, but likely will be in the future.
• The first controller connected will be the only one that will work.

Changelog

Beta Build 22

• New Features
  • Brightness costume effect added!
  • Logs now get saved to a log file
    • Log file is located in the same spot your scratch projects are placed
    • [3DS] Logs are only saved when holding Select while launching the app
• Runtime Fixes
  • Fixed When this sprite clicked being ran for every sprite instead of only the sprite that's clicked
  • Fixed When this sprite clicked being able to click multiple sprites in one click
  • Fixed a few crashes that could happen related to audio
  • Fixed backdrop rendering
  • Added some new Main Menu splash text
  • A bunch of code refactoring under the hood
• 3DS Changes
  • Fixed bottom screen not rendering correctly

Beta Build 21

• New Features
  • Main menu splash text!
    • A random message will appear at the bottom of the logo!
• Runtime Changes
  • Reverted vector image collision fix
    • This caused many issues with image rendering, so vector image collision will be inaccurate until we find a better fix.
  • Fixed collision not working on clones
  • Broadcast and Broadcast and wait blocks should work more consistently
  • Fixed sprites sometimes rendering behind the backdrop
  • Added version number in main menu
  • Changed font in main menu
  • Fixed controls menu not saving or loading properly
  • Removed .sb3 extension in the project menu
• 3DS Changes
  • CIA release!
    • Highly requested feature finally brought together!
    • Via pull request #317!
  • New RAM_AMOUNT compile variable
    • Used for old 3DS to specify the maximum amount of RAM it can use
    • More info in the README
  • Changed executable name from Scratch to scratch-3ds
  • Optimized text rendering
• PS Vita Changes
  • Significantly improved performance!
    • Via pull request #321!
• Known Issues
  • Backdrop images may not render correctly
  • [3DS] File size is much larger due to using new fonts

Beta Build 20

• New Features
  • PS Vita port!
    • Via pull request (#274)
• Scratch Parity
  • Added When this sprite clicked block
  • Added When backdrop switched to block
  • Added Show list and Hide List blocks (Via #295)
  • Added support for dragging sprites
• Runtime Changes
  • Added support for more clones when Infinite Clones is enabled in TurboWarp or other Scratch Mods
  • Mouse position is now more consistent
  • Fixed collision on vector images being half the size it should be
  • Fixed Move __ steps block not fencing the sprite correctly
• Wii Changes
  • Fixed projects not searching in the right location in the SD card
• 3DS Changes
  • Changed icon

Beta Build 19

• Scratch Parity
  • Added support for hidden While block
  • Support last, all, and random as list indexes
  • Support Infinity and -Infinity
  • The default distance in the distance to block is now 10000
  • The mod block now works like Scratch does
  • Support scientific notation
  • Support octal, hex, and binary numbers
  • Support string comparisons
  • List block items no longer get separated by a space if all items are one character long
• Runtime Changes
  • Fixed crash when custom block arguments are used outside of the custom block definition
  • Fixed layering working incorrectly
• 3DS Changes
  • Stereoscopic 3D support!
    • Uses Scratch's layering system to determine 3D depth
    • NOTE: using 3D may result in worse performance. I'm working to fix this.
  • Fixed unzipped projects crashing after some time
• Wii U / Switch Changes
  • Added stick click support!
    • Left stick click is c
    • Right stick click is v
• Wii Changes
  • [EDIT quick fix] fixed projects searching in SD card root instead of searching in apps/scratch-wii

Beta Build 18

• New Features
  • Scratch Everywhere! logo
  • Added support for more image types
• 3DS Changes
  • When compiling an unzipped project, all bitmap images get converted to .t3x format
    • This means images will load way faster, and the problem with images not loading is gone!
  • Fixed audio cracking (again)
    • Note: audio may still crack in certain scenarios.
• Wii U Changes
  • Fixed icon and boot splash not showing up on the home screen
• Wii Changes
  • Fixed audio not working
  • Fixed wrong date in meta.xml
• Switch Changes
  • Fixed audio not working

Beta Build 17

• • Scratch Everywhere!
• The name has been changed to Scratch Everywhere!
  • That's Scratch Everywhere! with the exclamation point btw..
  • It made 0 sense to keep the name Scratch 3DS as this is now on 5 different platforms...
  • speaking of which...
• Switch Port!
  • For all 1.5 people who own a modded Switch, you can now enjoy Scratch games!
  • Via pull request (#97)!
• All new main menu screen!
  • The Main Menu has gone through a huge refactor under the hood!
  • It should be a smoother and better experience overall!
  • It's still a work in progress, but now it should be a little easier to add stuff to it in the future!
• Custom controls!
  • In the Project menu is a new option to remap the controls of any project!
  • Control mappings get loaded and saved to scratch-everywhere/'project_name'.json
    • Wii U is sd:/wiiu/scratch-wiiu/'project_name.json'
• Runtime changes
  • Sprite fencing has been implemented!
    • Can be disabled with TurboWarp or other Scratch mods.
  • The Stop 'All' block now takes you back to the Main Menu instead of the homebrew menu!
    • Note: The Wii U will still exit the app, as it would freeze when going back to the Main Menu for some reason.
  • Booleans (anything set to true or false) now doesn't get set to 1 or 0 by the runtime mistakenly
  • Fixed a couple of crashes that could happen while loading
  • Custom blocks with no definition now works as intended
    • Logging blocks created by Scratch Addons Debugging Addon can now be used.
  • The runtime can now be compiled with ENABLE_AUDIO=0.
    • For the 3DS, this means smaller file size, and you no longer need SDL2 to compile.
• 3DS Changes
  • Fixed crash when closing the app
  • Fixed audio cracking issue
  • Sprites are no longer rendered in fractional positions, fixing some image weirdness
  • Changed image filtering from nearest to linear
    • This fixes the image fuzziness and weirdness issues, with a tradeoff to some images looking slightly blurry. I might add a filtering option to the Main Menu in the future.
• Wii Changes
  • Fixed projects not showing up in Main Menu
  • Fixed images sometimes not being able to load
  • [Quick Edit 16 Aug 2025] Fixed meta.xml showing the wrong date
• Wii U Changes
  • Fixed projects not showing up in Main Menu

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/NateXS/Scratch-Everywhere