NxFileViewer Switch

NxFileViewer
General
Author	Myster-Tee
Type	Game Management
Version	3.0.0
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2024/12/26
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NxFileViewer allows you explore the content of your Nintendo Switch files.

Requires .NET Desktop Runtime 8.

Features

• Based on LibHac.
• Supported files: NSP, NSZ, XCI, XCZ.
• Supports Super NSP/XCI.
• Browse files content structure.
• Export files.
• Save or copy title images.
• Specify your own keys location.
• Searches keys in commonly used locations.
• Automatically download keys from an URL defined in the settings.
• Supports drag and drop.
• Checks real files type (XCI or NSP).
• Detailed log.
• User-friendly and responsive interface.
• Single executable file.
• Do not write anything outside of the program directory.
• Verify integrity (hash and signature).
• Displays missing keys.
• Opens title URL.
• Multiple languages (English and French).
• Advanced files renaming.
• Full support of NSZ and XCZ files (compressed with NSZ tool from nicoboss).

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Changelog

v3.0.0 2024/12/26

• Full NSZ/XCZ support with optimized reading.
• Simplification of integrity check.
• Fix file saving.
• Minor UI fix and improvements.
• Updated to .NET 8.

v2.7.0 2024/01/15

• Based on LibHac v0.19.0.
• Do not anymore try to open sparse sections to avoid reporting unexpected errors.
• Notification displayed when no prod.keys is found.
• NcaSectionType property added to Section in structure tree.
• Updated to .NET 7.

v2.6.1 2022/03/30

• Fix duplicated files display (in structure view) for file system sections (issue #5).
• Fix wrong error reporting for titles with Brazilian/Portuguese icons.

v2.6.0 2022/03/29

• Based on latest LibHac release (v0.16.0).
• Possibility to rename files with custom options.
• Fix «Offset must be a multiple of 16» when opening update files.
• Settings can be reset to default.
• Many small improvements.

v2.5.0 2022/01/21

• Based on latest LibHac release (v0.15.0).
• Possibility to open a Web page for the loaded title (based on the Title ID).
• Possibility to save decrypted NCAs.
• NCA hash strategy changed, now based on CNMT metadata file.
• Property «IsNCA0» added for NCA.
• French language supported (language can be changed in the settings).
• Some small issues fixed.
• Based on .NET 6.

v2.4.0 2021/03/02

• Properties of ticket files (*.tik) are displayed.
• Title ID keys from the ticket files are now loaded and used for opening NCA contents.

v2.3.0 2021/03/1

• Keys files being used are displayed in the settings.
• New command added for reload keys on demand.
• «title.keys» can also be downloaded from an URL defined in the settings.
• Can edit keys from the settings.
• New setting added for reloading keys each time a file is opened.
• Keys download URL can be immediately tried.
• Missing title keys are displayed via an icon in the status bar.
• Can open location of opened file via context menu of «Overview» tab.
• NCA (or NCZ) Sections are displayed even when content can't be opened.
• FIX: NCA hash is not anymore considered valid when NCA content cannot be opened.
• Hash status moved to «Section» items instead of «NCA» items.
• Tooltip added for displaying NCA's hash or NCA's signature error.
• Text of help tooltips can be copied.

v2.2.0 2021/02/24

• Hash of NCAs can now be verified.
• Header signature of NCAs can now be verified.
• Long time actions are now threaded (a status bar and a progress bar have been added).
• Possibility to save a Directory (was not finished in previous version).
• Possibility to save a NCA Section.
• Possibility to save a PartitionFileEntry.
• Program can now open supported files at startup when program is associated with supported files.
• Errors are marked on the corresponding structure tree item when applicable.
• Item's errors can be opened in a specific window.
• Displayed item's properties order improved.
• Size of PartitionFileEntry displayed.
• Lazy loading option removed (as file opening is now threaded, it is better to always reveal possible errors).
• Fix initial directory when browsing for a file to open.
• Lots of small UI changes and improvements.

v2.1.0 2021/01/30

• New setting added to select the structure tree loading mode.
• Fix a display bug in the settings when cancel button was clicked.
• Enum settings are now saved as string instead of integer (better readbility).
• Change version format in overview tab (displayed as 65536, 131072, etc instead of 0.1.0.0, 0.2.0.0).
• Opened file logged.
• Log level can be selected in the settings.
• Keys download URL can be defined in the settings.
• The ModuleID (also known as Build ID) is displayed in the properties when the «main» program file is selected (requested by BigOnYa).
• Some extra properties added to display.
• Missing NCAs of type «DeltaFragment» are logged as warning instead of error (maybe normal?).

v2.0.0 2021/01/28

• Now based on LibHac (hactool not anymore required).
• In addition to NSP, now supports NSZ, XCI and XCZ.
• Supports Super NSP/XCI.
• Full file content structure browsing.
• Export contained files.
• Save or copy title images.
• Specify your own keys location.
• Searches keys in commonly used locations.
• Automatically download keys from an URL defined in the settings.
• Supports drag and drop.
• Checks real files type (XCI or NSP).
• Nearly totally redevelopped.
• Now based on .NET 5.
• Prepared for beeing translated in other languages.

v1.0.0 2019/05/15

• Initial release.

Credits

• Special thanks to Thealexbarney for his powerful and easy to use LibHac library.
• Special thanks to nicoboss who took a lot of time to explain me the NSZ format and many other things.
• Thanks to all the Switch scene.

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/Myster-Tee/NxFileViewer
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/nxfileviewer.583936/