NXMP Nintendo Switch Media Player

proconsule54 · May 9, 2025

I will commit to github also a “guide” to build it (only linux right now)

I am polishing code, testing fixes, doing all type of tests (with diff type of servers/configs) , when all is “decent” i will commit all as always and make a stable release with it

Also a new rendering routine (with a spearate thread like SwitchWave, i take portions of code there, @averne is so skilled) will make stuff more stable

Enjoy!

Post automatically merged: May 9, 2025

Side note, with all the changes (inside imgui and deko startup) there is no need for a splashscreen at startup, it just turns on

proconsule54 · May 10, 2025

Time for a new openbeta.

https://mega.nz/file/XoMRWToL#JcIwOf6G8MCcfcEWqvftkLphdcxpuhcHcSJLaRIdMKk

this is a changelog of the work on openbeta1 and openbeta2

Code:

### Added

- Added new network config syntax (fixes password with @ and add pubkey auth for sftp connections)
- UPNP (same code of 0.8.0 with minor fixes)
- HW Deinterlace
- File based translations (using json files)

## Fixed

- NFS entry duplication
- Software decoding (broken on 0.9.0 deko3d version)
- USB Browser fixed (no more duplicated devices)

# Removed

- Shadermania (now NXMP uses only deko3d, no more opengl)

### Changes

- Changed Rendering routine in a more sane way
- Updated all libs to last version
- Updated brasilian translation

the new network syntax is this

Code:

Network from version 0.9.1 can also be added in this way

For SMB

[Samba Test]
server = 192.168.1.1
type = smb
username = USERNAME
password = PASSWORD
path = SHAREPATH

For ssh/sftp

[SSH Test]
server = 192.168.1.1
type = sftp
username = USERNAME
password = PASSWORD
path = REMOTEPATH
port = 22

sftp can also use pub/priv key for auth

[SSH Test]
server = 192.168.1.1
type = sftp
username = USERNAME
path = REMOTEPATH
pubkeypath = /switch/nxmp/sshkey/id_rsa.pub
privkeypath = /switch/nxmp/sshkey/id_rsa
port = 22

the langs folder contains the translations that was previous on header files, now are json you can edit/add what you want (only ENG and ITA are hard coded)

Issue so far:
Playlist is still very bugged i suggest to not use it (i will fix it)

I am writing a build guide that will be in github as BUILD.md file.

Was a massive ammount of work but i think NXMP deserve it.

I will fix the rest piror to release a new stable (this openbeta is better in terms of stability)

Enjoy!

Post automatically merged: May 11, 2025

Have anyone tried it? it works better? let me know

Post automatically merged: May 11, 2025

Ok time for stable release.

0.9.1
https://github.com/proconsule/nxmp/releases/download/v0.9.1/nxmp-0.9.1.zip

ALl the changes are commited to github, also https://github.com/proconsule/nxmp/blob/master/BUILD.md is a small guide to build it

also libsmb2 libnfs and sqlite3 are in libs directory ad PKGBUILD.

Enjoy!

ber71 · May 11, 2025

So we have two good media players actively developed, switchwave and nxmp.
I presume that both have similar support for media formats.
@proconsule54 could you please explain the differences? Is nxmp more focused on being user friendly, for example? Thank you for sharing your efforts.

andersoncardoso · May 11, 2025

proconsule54 said:
Time for a new openbeta.

https://mega.nz/file/XoMRWToL#JcIwOf6G8MCcfcEWqvftkLphdcxpuhcHcSJLaRIdMKk

this is a changelog of the work on openbeta1 and openbeta2

Code:

### Added - Added new network config syntax (fixes password with @ and add pubkey auth for sftp connections) - UPNP (same code of 0.8.0 with minor fixes) - HW Deinterlace - File based translations (using json files) ## Fixed - NFS entry duplication - Software decoding (broken on 0.9.0 deko3d version) - USB Browser fixed (no more duplicated devices) # Removed - Shadermania (now NXMP uses only deko3d, no more opengl) ### Changes - Changed Rendering routine in a more sane way - Updated all libs to last version - Updated brasilian translation

the new network syntax is this

Code:

Network from version 0.9.1 can also be added in this way For SMB [Samba Test] server = 192.168.1.1 type = smb username = USERNAME password = PASSWORD path = SHAREPATH For ssh/sftp [SSH Test] server = 192.168.1.1 type = sftp username = USERNAME password = PASSWORD path = REMOTEPATH port = 22 sftp can also use pub/priv key for auth [SSH Test] server = 192.168.1.1 type = sftp username = USERNAME path = REMOTEPATH pubkeypath = /switch/nxmp/sshkey/id_rsa.pub privkeypath = /switch/nxmp/sshkey/id_rsa port = 22

the langs folder contains the translations that was previous on header files, now are json you can edit/add what you want (only ENG and ITA are hard coded)

Issue so far:
Playlist is still very bugged i suggest to not use it (i will fix it)

I am writing a build guide that will be in github as BUILD.md file.

Was a massive ammount of work but i think NXMP deserve it.

I will fix the rest piror to release a new stable (this openbeta is better in terms of stability)

Enjoy!

Post automatically merged: May 11, 2025

Have anyone tried it? it works better? let me know

Post automatically merged: May 11, 2025

Ok time for stable release.

0.9.1
https://github.com/proconsule/nxmp/releases/download/v0.9.1/nxmp-0.9.1.zip

ALl the changes are commited to github, also https://github.com/proconsule/nxmp/blob/master/BUILD.md is a small guide to build it

also libsmb2 libnfs and sqlite3 are in libs directory ad PKGBUILD.

Enjoy!

Hi,

Just tested the 0.9.1 released in github as stable.
Have some stuff to report:

When Turned on the DB and it says:
- Dbfile Corruted( had this issue before but can't remember how i solved it) to be honest, it was a work around actually that I made, if you have a fix It would be appreciated cause i thought i backed up the old version but, no.. : (
it is all gone now.

Just updated my translation:
- As soon as i try to save via GUI the new choice of lang to my, the app won't let me back to the landpage, meaning pressing B button won't take any effect had to press Y to back to my media list, tried to load content.. but nothing, the app crashed, try to boot again back to recheck (change the lang) back to English it won't let me at all.

Also:
After change to my language it won't save the change at all as well : ( it says: save changes > yes > exit > reboot the app > it come back in English.

To work around it:
Go to the lang option list > change to any language (don't go back) > change to English again > confirm the changes saving it then > Y > (to return to main window options) > exit. Try to boot the NxMp again. now it should work properply.

Update:
Happening in openBeta 2 as well if matters.

Update 2:
I figure out how to 'fix' the db corrupted thing Finally LOL..

The config.ini comes with: /switch/nxmp/nxmp.db
My forwarder is pointing to: /switch/NxMp-0.9.1/nxmp.db

Meaning, it won't let me create the DB at all this way, it needs to point to exactly the name of the path/file etc...
I'm dumb sorry about that. It's because i like to use more than one version (stable/beta)etc. that it causes this mess lol.

Thanks again for your effort with the app!

proconsule54 · May 13, 2025

Thanks for the feedback!

I fixed on github the source for the language selection/save if anyone want to compile it.

I will release a new version with other fix when all is done.

Post automatically merged: May 13, 2025

Now i am reviewing playlist system.
Any bugs on video decoding? (Hope none)

proconsule54 · May 14, 2025

Fixed playlist for local fs and usb, disabled on remote

commited to github

Post automatically merged: May 15, 2025

i am fixing also archive read from usb.

And i am working on a secret cool and exclusive feature….

Enjoy!

proconsule54 · May 16, 2025

This isn't the cool feature i was talking about but might be useful, NXMP can open PDF and render it quite well
i am using mupdf (that is already on switch portlibs) and it works very well!

Enjoy (expect a release soon)

Ignorat · May 16, 2025

Cool! Thanks!

proconsule54 · May 16, 2025

The only issue with pdf is the huge size of the lib, that makes nxmp from 29mb to 64mb.
But rendering pdf can be useful in many way so not that bad

Deleted member 413168 · May 16, 2025

proconsule54 said:
The only issue with pdf is the huge size of the lib, that makes nxmp from 29mb to 64mb.
But rendering pdf can be useful in many way so not that bad

i would say that it's probably not worth including just because of the huge increase to the binary size.

proconsule54 · May 16, 2025

The guiless mode for file argv playback is still very quick

Post automatically merged: May 17, 2025

https://github.com/proconsule/nxmp/releases/tag/v0.9.2

Happy new release

## [0.9.2]

### Added

- PDF file support

## Fixed

- fixed archive file seek (useful for playback video file inside an archive)
- fixed archive reading from USB
- playlist from local sdcard and USB drives
- settings language selection/save

Enjoy!

andersoncardoso · May 17, 2025

proconsule54 said:
The guiless mode for file argv playback is still very quick

Post automatically merged: May 17, 2025

https://github.com/proconsule/nxmp/releases/tag/v0.9.2

Happy new release

## [0.9.2]

### Added

- PDF file support

## Fixed

- fixed archive file seek (useful for playback video file inside an archive)
- fixed archive reading from USB
- playlist from local sdcard and USB drives
- settings language selection/save

Enjoy!

woah thank you so much going to use it now.

WhoIAm · May 17, 2025

proconsule54 said:
This isn't the cool feature i was talking about but might be useful, NXMP can open PDF and render it quite well
i am using mupdf (that is already on switch portlibs) and it works very well!

Enjoy (expect a release soon)

Just to provide a counter opinion, I really like the PDF feature and I'd love to see it kept in! But it's up to you, of course.

ber71 · May 17, 2025

A few more MB are nothing when we all have many multi-gigabyte games installed. These games work well so...

proconsule54 · May 17, 2025

Is pdf rendering working well?

HiroshiYamauchi · May 24, 2025

proconsule54 said:
Is pdf rendering working well?

Hi, even though I don't have much use for this feature, I tested the PDF handling since you haven't got any responses. I tested PDFs of multiples sizes, all of them open just fine (the biggest one was over 200MB). Navigation is very smooth and responsive, but I would love to have an option to read the PDF files with the Switch in vertical position, that would be great for eBooks. Now for the issues, no matter what I do, after going though a few pages of the PDF, the Switch freezes for a while then shows the error "The software was closed because an error occurred".

This a very cool software and I really appreciate your efforts in improving it. If I may suggest a feature, I would love to see some better handling of .m3u files, something that shows them in a playlist style instead of individual links. Thanks again for this cool software!

proconsule54 · May 24, 2025

@HiroshiYamauchi thanks for the report!

nWo · May 25, 2025

Thank you @proconsule54 for all your hard work. I'm a big fan since the beginning and truth be told, this app is a Godsend. So many good times testing and enjoying the app.

As stated above, after some pages the PDF crashes. Not sure what triggers it, I have used small and medium size PDF's.

Now, I don't know how difficult or out of context could it be, but, could the app someday read .cbr files? I loved some comic readers on my switch but sadly, they are outdated and don't have support on newer firmwares.

Just a suggestion, the app is great as it is! Thanks for the PDF reader, looking forward to keep testing it until it reaches perfection.

proconsule54 · May 26, 2025

nWo said:
Thank you @proconsule54 for all your hard work. I'm a big fan since the beginning and truth be told, this app is a Godsend. So many good times testing and enjoying the app.

As stated above, after some pages the PDF crashes. Not sure what triggers it, I have used small and medium size PDF's.

Now, I don't know how difficult or out of context could it be, but, could the app someday read .cbr files? I loved some comic readers on my switch but sadly, they are outdated and don't have support on newer firmwares.

Just a suggestion, the app is great as it is! Thanks for the PDF reader, looking forward to keep testing it until it reaches perfection.

You supported me a lot, with testing and translation. Thanks also for all the suggestions!

For cbr files they should be normal rar files, easy to support it

FR0ZN · May 30, 2025

Does NXMP support refresh rate changing?
What I mean is, if you start a 24fps video, does the Switch display adjust itself to 24hz, so it doesn't stutter every few seconds?

Or ar least in docked mode?
I saw this FPSLocker plugin and it seems to do just that for games.

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