uLaunch

uLaunch is a custom, open-source Nintendo Switch HOME menu replacement/reimplementation!

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This isn't some kind of HOME menu extension, injection, patch, etc.: uLaunch is an entire reimplementation (of key components), 100% open-source!

• For more detailed information, check uLaunch's GitHub repository: https://github.com/XorTroll/uLaunch​

• Releases: https://github.com/XorTroll/uLaunch/releases/latest​

Let uLaunch be the HOME menu Nintendo never bothered to make!

 

[HinaNaru Cutie]

Thx for letting us know.

Guess u mean this one?

Pretty nice indeed. I even prefer the Zelda mod someone else made out of this:

Oh my gosh i did not know about this, why am i finding out about this cool looking theme ;-;!! I want it so badly....ugh i was legit gonna ask if anyone could add the feature of folders lol, yet here it is but from what i read this doesnt work no more? is there like another theme menu that does work that gets folders??

 

[kidkat210]

Oh my gosh i did not know about this, why am i finding out about this cool looking theme ;-;!! I want it so badly....ugh i was legit gonna ask if anyone could add the feature of folders lol, yet here it is but from what i read this doesnt work no more? is there like another theme menu that does work that gets folders??

Go to xortroll's discord. He still puts out builds of this.

 

[M7L7NK7]

Last time I used it it worked, random crashes though but yeah folders are nice

 

[HinaNaru Cutie]

Go to xortroll's discord. He still puts out builds of this.

Oh really? That's neat q-q thing is i got nxtheme installer xD...i don't even know if the dev will ever add folders or if anyone had done this neat feature with ulaunch to nxtheme at all..i have been using the same updare features they got for the theme layout that are built onto the website version to make themes on your own.
So when i saw this i..thought yeah i am gonna have to delete my themes and re do them all if i can do it on ulaunch..ahhh.. although i hope this doesn't crash on me because my switch is updated =0

 

[Megadriver94]

So, there's a DIscord server, but how about having also either a q-tox or Telegram server to branch out more and such?

 

[sb810]

Oh really? That's neat q-q thing is i got nxtheme installer xD...i don't even know if the dev will ever add folders or if anyone had done this neat feature with ulaunch to nxtheme at all..i have been using the same updare features they got for the theme layout that are built onto the website version to make themes on your own.
So when i saw this i..thought yeah i am gonna have to delete my themes and re do them all if i can do it on ulaunch..ahhh.. although i hope this doesn't crash on me because my switch is updated =0

AFAIK, with the way they're currently implemented, NXThemes can't and won't support folders since they're simply modifying the visual aspect of the stock Home menu. uLaunch, on the other hand, is an entirely different application - which allows for further customization.

The installation shouldn't touch what you already have on your SD card. I'd say try it out, and if you experience crashes, simply remove or rename the uLaunch NSP file, as described on the "disabling" section of the GitHub wiki.

So, there's a DIscord server, but how about having also either a q-tox or Telegram server to branch out more and such?

Don't count on it. The subreddit is dead, and the discord server itself has less than daily traffic. The creator doesn't seem to post frequent updates, and I'm guessing either it's stupidly hard to maintain (extremely likely), either it's a side hobby. They also have other great tools like Goldleaf and emuiibo to maintain, so that's that.

 

[HinaNaru Cutie]

AFAIK, with the way they're currently implemented, NXThemes can't and won't support folders since they're simply modifying the visual aspect of the stock Home menu. uLaunch, on the other hand, is an entirely different application - which allows for further customization.

The installation shouldn't touch what you already have on your SD card. I'd say try it out, and if you experience crashes, simply remove or rename the uLaunch NSP file, as described on the "disabling" section of the GitHub wiki.



Don't count on it. The subreddit is dead, and the discord server itself has less than daily traffic. The creator doesn't seem to post frequent updates, and I'm guessing either it's stupidly hard to maintain (extremely likely), either it's a side hobby. They also have other great tools like Goldleaf and emuiibo to maintain, so that's that.

Oh so i don't really need to remove the nxtheme installer at all? I can just keep it with my themes and add the folders with ulaunch? Cause if that's the case ima get me some neato icons :3! - Thank you for telling me that, cause i get the feeling i may experince crashes lmao knowing my unfortunate self x.x".

Thank you also i hope the websites new theme doesn't spook you out and you figured out you can change it back to its original style lol.

 

[ThatBenderGuy]

So i copied the files to my switch but now when it boots it just stays on a black screen. I can still hold power and see the power options but it just sits on a black screen.

 

[RubyGoose]

Last commit was at 2019
Is project dead?

 

[PiracyForTheMasses]

Last commit was at 2019
Is project dead?

False, last release on github was 2019, last commit was in February 2021. "Is project dead" you obviously did not read the comments.

 

[RubyGoose]

False, last release on github was 2019, last commit was in February 2021. "Is project dead" you obviously did not read the comments.

Oh, my bad. I was thinking that if there are no releases for so long, then the project is abandoned, but the work seems to be still going on...

 

[lordelan]

There's a big new official (aka not Discord-only) release:
https://github.com/XorTroll/uLaunch/releases/tag/0.3
FYI
Since I'm too busy and lazy right now, would anyone who already tested it, mind telling me whether it is both - stable and (kind of) fast?
Anyway: Thank you very much @XorTroll
I'm glad you didn't gave up and pushed a new release. Nice to see u back in business.

Edit: Since this does what everyone wants (folder on the homescreen), I hope that many people jump on the train again and more nice themes will spawn soon.

 

[FelipeFares]

I'm looking forward this amazing project!!

 

[kidkat210]

I've been waiting for an updated stable build since I'm not in the discord. Awesome

 

[Empty02]

many games and homebrews are crashing with latest uLaunch

 

[lordelan]

many games and homebrews are crashing with latest uLaunch

Can you list a few (while also providing the version of each for the homebrew apps) and which donator app you have used so XorTroll can work it out?

 

[Maskyyy]

I have two dumb questions:

How do I get full ram access when going into hbmenu?
I Can’t use the hold R method since it opens a ulauncher menu thing.

How do I access brightness slider?
I Can’t find the old setting menu

pls help

 

[lordelan]

I have two dumb questions:

How do I get full ram access when going into hbmenu?
I Can’t use the hold R method since it opens a ulauncher menu thing.

How do I access brightness slider?
I Can’t find the old setting menu

pls help

Press d-pad up to choose a donator app that will be used for full ram mode then.

 

[Blakejansen]

Very cool.

 

[ZerotheSecond]

Thanks for updating it! It's much faster - the older releases lagged a lot.
Have you considered adding the ability to sort the games on the main screen and those in folders? Being able to sort by title (A-Z) would be great.
Also, it would be great if you could write a very TL;DR description of what uMenu, uViewer, and uLaunch each do for any devs who want to work on them.