Homebrew App Store
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hb-appstore (vgmoose, "appstore") is a catalog and installer for homebrew apps on Switch / Wii U / 3DS. Browse, download, and install directly from the Switch over Wi-Fi — no PC needed.
Features
- Homebrew catalog browsing by category
- Direct download + install (NROs auto-placed in
/switch/)
- Update notifications when newer versions ship
- Custom repos supported
Setup
- First time only: manually grab
appstore.nro from GitHub → drop into /switch/appstore/.
- Launch from hbmenu.
- First launch fetches the catalog (Wi-Fi required).
- From there, install any homebrew with one click.
Anything that runs hbmenu can run appstore — including Atmosphère + hbmenu, which is the same setup our loader uses.
Relation to the secretchat.tel loader
appstore and our loader both run as homebrew NROs under Atmosphère. Coexist fine on the same SD — appstore is handy when you want to add other tools (file managers, etc.) alongside the loader.
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