nxdumptool (ex gcdumptool) 1.1.12

Nintendo Switch Dump Tool

Main features

• Generates full Cartridge Image dumps (XCI) with optional certificate removal and optional trimming.
• Generates installable Nintendo Submission Packages (NSP) from base applications, updates and DLCs stored in the inserted game card, SD card and eMMC storage devices.
• Compatible with multigame carts.
• CRC32 checksum calculation for XCI/NSP dumps.
• Full XCI dump verification using XML database from NSWDB.COM (NSWreleases.xml).
• XML database and in-app update via libcurl.
• Precise HFS0 raw partition dumping, using the root HFS0 header from the game card.
• HFS0 partition file data dumping.
• HFS0 partition file browser with manual file dump support.
• Program NCA ExeFS section file data dumping.
• Program NCA ExeFS section file browser with manual file dump support.
• Program NCA RomFS section file data dumping.
• Program NCA RomFS section file browser with manual file dump support.
• Manual game card certificate dump.
• Free SD card space checks in place.
• File splitting support for all operations.
• Game card metadata retrieval using NCM and NS services.
• Dump speed calculation, ETA calculation and progress bar.
• Operations related to installed SD/eMMC titles require a keys file located at "sdmc:/switch/prod.keys". Use Lockpick_RCM to generate it.

Thanks to

• MCMrARM, for creating the original application.
• RSDuck, for their vba-next-switch port. It's UI menu code was taken as a basis for this application.
• Foen, for giving me some pretty good hints about how to use the NCM service.
• Yellows8, for helping me fix a silly bug in my implementation of some NCM service IPC calls.
• Björn Samuelsson, for his public domain CRC32 checksum calculation code for C (crc32_fast.c).
• AnalogMan, for his constant support and ideas.
• The folks from ReSwitched, for working towards the creation of a good homebrew ecosystem.

by DarkMatterCore.