Homebrew COMPLETED NRO Asset Editor

[vgmoose]

This is a small program that allows editing of the icons and metadata within an already compiled .NRO file. I'm hoping that this tool makes it easier to organize some of the Switch homebrew that is coming, out as this data is embedded directly into the binary.

Download is here:
https://github.com/vgmoose/nro-asset-editor/releases

One example usage of this program is editing the Assets data of a pynx .nro so that you can fully publish your own python-based Switch homebrew only by editing the main.py file and adding your own assets!



This program is open source, if you would like to contribute the source code is also available at the above link. In the future, I would like to add a command-line only version of this program so that it can be invoked without needing a display, which may be useful for Makefiles.

The program does not output much debug information (unless an error happens). I don't usually release PC tools so please let me know on Github if there are any issues with it.

 

[wsdyleon]

good job！it will be an useful tool after cfw being out

 

[yardie]

good job！it will be an useful tool after cfw being out

Clueless person. This can be used right now to edit nros. We don't need to wait for cfw

 

[wsdyleon]

Clueless person. This can be used right now to edit nros. We don't need to wait for cfw

you are right！i need waiting for cfw to use this tool since i donot have any homebrew at ofw v4.0.1.maybe you can get my words from CHinese-English

 

[WiiuGold]

Thank you for a easy program . What size image we should use ?

 

[Masterwin]

Nice job!!!Nice job!!!

 

[vgmoose]

Thank you for a easy program . What size image we should use ?

256x256 is the size of the image that gets inserted into the NRO, but you can use a larger square one and it should resize it for you

 

[CatmanFan]

Neat! This will be useful for apps within CFW!

 

[mitcha]

works great ,thank you

 

[lordelan]

256x256 is the size of the image that gets inserted into the NRO, but you can use a larger square one and it should resize it for you

You could add this information to the first post.

So the icons are directly inside the NRO file. Good to know and thanks for the great tool! I really can see this being used very often with OpenBOR or (as you said) Python games or for emulators/cores.

 

[Deleted User]

Sorry for the bump, but was anyone able to use this on Windows? I'm having troubles

 

[lordelan]

Sorry for the bump, but was anyone able to use this on Windows? I'm having troubles

Sure. Works great.
What troubles do u have?

 

[Deleted member 420418]

Very excited for any rom hacks that are made with this.

 

[Shrike]

Worked great for me (Windows *.exe)

(btw .. new Snake Version incoming *cough*)

 

[Deleted User]

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[vgmoose]

Which windows versions are able to run it and not run it?

I built the exe to be portable, but I did it on windows 10, so I wonder if that has something to do with it.

 

[Deleted User]

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[Leonidas87]

This is a small program that allows editing of the icons and metadata within an already compiled .NRO file. I'm hoping that this tool makes it easier to organize some of the Switch homebrew that is coming, out as this data is embedded directly into the binary.

Download is here:
https://github.com/vgmoose/nro-asset-editor/releases

One example usage of this program is editing the Assets data of a pynx .nro so that you can fully publish your own python-based Switch homebrew only by editing the main.py file and adding your own assets!

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This program is open source, if you would like to contribute the source code is also available at the above link. In the future, I would like to add a command-line only version of this program so that it can be invoked without needing a display, which may be useful for Makefiles.

The program does not output much debug information (unless an error happens). I don't usually release PC tools so please let me know on Github if there are any issues with it.

Can I use this tool just to add images to Homebrew Apps that do not have one?

 

[Deleted User]

Can I use this tool just to add images to Homebrew Apps that do not have one?

I’m guessing you can?

 

[Deleted User]

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