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krushant1122/MetalNX

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What it is

A macOS app for Apple Silicon Macs that converts legally dumped Nintendo Switch game packages into standalone native apps and provides a graphics settings interface for them, including resolution scale, frame rate, MetalFX upscaling and per-game recipes. It states that it is not…

Who it's for

Mac users with Apple Silicon who own Switch games and want to run their own dumps natively on macOS

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./tools/launcher/build.sh --install

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