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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

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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 :)
 
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PoloNX said:
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.
Screenshots:


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


Edit : v1.0.1 is available ! Check the changelog here : https://github.com/PoloNX/SimpleModDownloader/releases/tag/1.0.1
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Great Project!
 
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How exactly do I use this? I downloaded it and SimpleModManager, but when I attempt to press ok on a game nothing happens.
 
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calcium said:
clicking on view images of a mod thats an audio, crashes the app
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YukiHomura said:
when i try to get mods for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, it freezes when searching. only that game
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On gamebanana it’s Pokémon Brillant Diamond Shining Perl. I have to see how to fix this issue
 
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Gmanc2 said:
How exactly do I use this? I downloaded it and SimpleModManager, but when I attempt to press ok on a game nothing happens.
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What does it say when you pick a mod?
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Gmanc2 said:
I am connected to WiFi just like you would for a OFW switch. Is there something special I have to do? Like some port I have to forward or unblock some server?
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I am having this exact same problem. It shows the list of games, but clicking/pressing ok on them does nothing. If I hover to update app, it complains about there being no internet connection despite the fact I obviously have one or I couldn't have downloaded it from the HB app store to begin with.
Tried in applet and by holding R when launching a game. Tried rebooting switch. Don't know what else I can do.
 
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starlitalpha said:
I am having this exact same problem. It shows the list of games, but clicking/pressing ok on them does nothing. If I hover to update app, it complains about there being no internet connection despite the fact I obviously have one or I couldn't have downloaded it from the HB app store to begin with.
Tried in applet and by holding R when launching a game. Tried rebooting switch. Don't know what else I can do.
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Hmm... interesting... what's the strength of your network? Tried this on my switch and it worked fine.
 
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IF someone have devkitpro installed and encounter this issue can you run SimpleModDownloader.nro with nxlink and send me the log file ?
 

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