Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere

Atmosphère is a work-in-progress customized firmware for the Nintendo Switch.

Components =====

Atmosphère consists of multiple components, each of which replaces/modifies a different component of the system:

• Fusée: First-stage Loader, responsible for loading and validating stage 2 (custom TrustZone) plus package2 (Kernel/FIRM sysmodules), and patching them as needed. This replaces all functionality normally in Package1loader/NX Bootloader.
• Exosphère: Customized TrustZone, to run a customized Secure Monitor
• Thermosphère: EL2 EmuNAND support, i.e. backing up and using virtualized/redirected NAND images
• Stratosphère: Custom Sysmodule(s), both Rosalina style to extend the kernel/provide new features, and of the loader reimplementation style to hook important system actions
• Troposphère: Application-level Horizon OS patches, used to implement desirable CFW features

This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2, with exemptions for specific projects noted below.

You can find a copy of the license in the LICENSE file.

Exemptions:

• Nintendo is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the Atmosphère project under the Zero-Clause BSD license.

Atmosphère is currently being developed and maintained by __SciresM__, __TuxSH__, __hexkyz__, and __fincs__.
In no particular order, we credit the following for their invaluable contributions:

• __switchbrew__ for the libnx project and the extensive documentation, research and tool development pertaining to the Nintendo Switch.
• __devkitPro__ for the devkitA64 toolchain and libnx support.
• __ReSwitched Team__ for additional documentation, research and tool development pertaining to the Nintendo Switch.
• __ChaN__ for the FatFs module.
• __Marcus Geelnard__ for the bcl-1.2.0 library.
• __naehrwert__ and __st4rk__ for the original hekate project and its hwinit code base.
• __CTCaer__ for the continued hekate project's fork and the minerva_tc project.
• __m4xw__ for development of the emuMMC project.
• __Riley__ for suggesting "Atmosphere" as a Horizon OS reimplementation+customization project name.
• __hedgeberg__ for research and hardware testing.
• __lioncash__ for code cleanup and general improvements.
• __jaames__ for designing and providing Atmosphère's graphical resources.
• Everyone who submitted entries for Atmosphère's splash design contest.
• _All those who actively contribute to the Atmosphère repository._