HI community,


I've recently delved into the vast world of Switch modding and found it tiresome always having to rely on a computer to install mods. I found the idea of SimpleModManager interesting, but it lacked a downloading feature. That's why I created the homebrew SimpleModDownloader. The installation part is done through SimpleModManager, so there's a button to switch from the downloader to the manager.

SimpleModDownloader is based on the extensive gamebanana database.

Downloads:
Releases: https://github.com/PoloNX/SimpleModDownloader/releases/
Source: https://github.com/PoloNX/SimpleModDownloader

How to use it:

• Place the .nro file on your SD card in the "/switch/" folder.
• Launch the homebrew from the homebrew launcher.

EDIT : Hello community! I'm very pleased to announce that I've finally finished rewriting SimpleModDownloader from scratch. The app now utilizes a new version of Borealis for the UI, which has allowed me greater flexibility in the UI design. Here's the changelog, which is quite extensive, and I may have surely missed some things

• Rewrote the app from scratch using Borealis.
• Transitioned to a new build tool: CMake.
• Fixed #46 and #39.
• Added a new page to preview the mod.
• Implemented detection to check if a mod is compatible with SimpleModDownloader (in reality, I check if there's a romfs folder in the archive, as permitted by the GameBanana API).
• Added a fix to prevent a crash that occurred when the mod contained special characters.
• Reduced loading times and implemented multi-threading for improved performance.

Here is some screenshots/video

Spoiler: Screenshots

If you want to translate the app into other languages, feel free to do so! You will be credited in the homebrew.

I would like to thank all of you for being able to help me improve the application day by day by reporting bugs and feature requests

 

[Jaxon]

Hi. I’m very sorry for your switch. I have no idea of why it happened. I just edit files located in /config/SimpleModDownloader and In mods/
I don’t know what happened to you hbl. If you have an idea of what did you do exactly it can help me to find a solution

I deleted some folder in atmosphere/contents I believe, and that fixed it iirc

 

[Magnus Hydra]

Check in config/SimpleModDownloadef

Hey do you have discord so we can chat? I’d love to get this working correctly. It downloads and extracts it. I go to the install screen and click on simple mod manager and they are not extra there. Nothing extra in the config/simpledownloader.

 

[PoloNX]

Hey do you have discord so we can chat? I’d love to get this working correctly. It downloads and extracts it. I go to the install screen and click on simple mod manager and they are not extra there. Nothing extra in the config/simpledownloader.

Add me : polonx

 

[Hood-Boy]

any idea why the mods for Pokemon Violet don't show up?

 

[invisiblek1d]

Hi ! Thanks for using the homebrew. If you click on download and nothing append it’s because the mod is incompatible with SimpleModDownloader. I check if there’s a romfs/ folder in the archive using gamebanana’s api. I wanted to add a notification but sadly borealis remove the notify method. And all installed games are listed. If you click on it and you don’t see mods it’s because there’s no mods for this game. If the app crash can you send me your logs in one new issue on the GitHub ?I hope I’ve been able to answer all your questions

Post automatically merged: Mar 5, 2024

Sadly no. But it can be a new feature soon !

Hi, same problem. I did what you indicate and nothing happened, tried several formats (zip, 7z, rar) and nothing happens. This didn’t happen with the version prior to 2.0.

 

[PoloNX]

Hi. Can you try the latest buildonthe GitHubin the action tab ?

Post automatically merged: Apr 5, 2024

Hi, same problem. I did what you indicate and nothing happened, tried several formats (zip, 7z, rar) and nothing happens. This didn’t happen with the version prior to 2.0.

 

[darkness19900345]

Hi it's also showing steam mod which don't work on Nintendo Switch

 

[PoloNX]

Hi it's also showing steam mod which don't work on Nintendo Switch

On which game ? Can you provide more informations ?

 

[darkness19900345]

Hi how t

On which game ? Can you provide more informations ?

Bayonetta 1 , 2 , monster Hunter generation ultimate

Post automatically merged: May 7, 2024

Hi how t

Bayonetta 1 , 2 , monster Hunter generation ultimate like hd upgrade

Post automatically merged: May 8, 2024

HI These are the mods which i am trying to download on my nintendo switch but they are for steam

 

[PoloNX]

Normally you can't download them. It will just do nothing. I have to see if bayonetta have a switch version on gamebanana

 

[darkness19900345]

Normally you can't download them. It will just do nothing. I have to see if bayonetta have a switch version on gamebanana

Ok thank you

 

[stanlengggg]

if i download mods for totk that needs rsdb does it activate and work?

 

[PoloNX]

Sadly no

 

[stanlengggg]

thats sad. i dont have pc to merge mods.

 

[Clutz450]

@PoloNX I am trying to download this mod here for Super Mario Odyssey (https://gamebanana.com/mods/437426). The mod appears to download to 100% but then the app crashes when trying to extract. I tried downloading a different mod (https://gamebanana.com/mods/504218) and that one downloaded and extracted just fine.

Also, what do I need to do to ensure a mod that I create will be able to be properly found, downloaded, and installed? I am part of a Super Mario Bros. 35 community where we have a patch to allow us to play the game online again as well a mod that turns all the levels into The Lost Levels. The Lost Levels mod is already uploaded (https://gamebanana.com/mods/503848) by one of our members but I couldn't find it when using your app. Thank you.