Is Eglantine still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18, today.

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Widely used. 4.9k stars. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install Eglantine on Linux (Djihads80/Eglantine) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

Djihads80/Eglantine

VERY experimental Nintendo Switch 2 emulator

C/C++ (CMake)

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 4,918
Activity: Updated this month
License: GPL-3.0
Open issues: 330
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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18, today.
Can I trust it?: Widely used4.9k stars. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

Supported devices from the README: Compatibility

The emulator is capable of running Mario Kart World at decent/full speed depending on specs and configurations, and Splatoon Raiders at variable performances

A list of supported games will be available in future. Please be patient.

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Eglantine Branch: nx2-experimental (pre-release) · 11/7/2026 ↗

eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 138.9 MB · 54 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Djihads80/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.AppImage"
chmod +x "eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.AppImage"
./"eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.AppImage"

Other Linux downloads (7)

eglantine-linux-x86_64.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 109.3 MB · 50 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Djihads80/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
chmod +x "eglantine-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
./"eglantine-linux-x86_64.AppImage"

eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 130.3 MB · 7 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Djihads80/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.AppImage"
chmod +x "eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.AppImage"
./"eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.AppImage"

eglantine-linux-aarch64.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 102.1 MB · 13 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Djihads80/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
chmod +x "eglantine-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
./"eglantine-linux-aarch64.AppImage"

eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 24.7 MB · 13 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/Djihads80/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.tar.gz"

eglantine-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 30.2 MB · 12 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/Djihads80/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "eglantine-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"

eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 23.1 MB · 7 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/Djihads80/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.tar.gz"

eglantine-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 27.9 MB · 6 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/Djihads80/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "eglantine-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.31runtime

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Good to know

Native projects often need extra system libraries. If the build stops with a missing package, check the maintainers' build guide (see Start here).
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: externals/CMakeLists.txt, externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt, externals/getopt/CMakeLists.txt, externals/glad/CMakeLists.txt and 11 more

Files we read (9)

.github/workflows/build-linux.yml

.github/workflows/build-macos.yml

.github/workflows/build-windows.yml

.github/workflows/bump-version.yml

.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/cleanup-branch.yml

CMakeLists.txt

README.md

docs/Build.md

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