zuyu is the world's most popular, open-source, Nintendo Switch emulator — started by the creators of Citra.
It is written in C++ with portability in mind, and we actively maintain builds for Windows, Linux and Android.
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The emulator is capable of running most commercial games at full speed, provided you meet the necessary hardware requirements.
For a full list of games zuyu supports, please visit our Compatibility page.
Check out our website for the latest news on exciting features, monthly progress reports, and more!
Most of the development happens on GitHub. It's also where our central repository is hosted. For development discussion, please join us on Discord.
If you want to contribute, please take a look at the Contributor's Guide and Developer Information. You can also contact any of the developers on Discord in order to know about the current state of the emulator.
If you want to contribute to the user interface translation project, please check out the zuyu project on transifex. We centralize translation work there, and periodically upstream translations.
- Windows: Windows Build
- Linux: Linux Build
You can download the latest releases automatically via the installer on our downloads page.
zuyu is licensed under the GPLv3 (or any later version). Refer to the LICENSE.txt file.
