Choosing an Exploit¶
You’ll need to pick an exploit to hack your Switch with depending on your firmware version and which exploits are available.
If you are unsure if your Switch has an exploitable RCM, continue to Checking RCM
Minimum FW |
Maximum FW |
RCM Exploitable |
RCM Patched |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0 |
1.0.0 |
none |
|
2.0.0 |
3.0.0 |
none |
|
4.0.1 |
4.1.0 |
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ALL VERSIONS |
none |
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If you are not sure what to pick, and you can launch payloads with RCM, pick fusee-gelee. The fusee-gelee exploit supersedes all other methods, providing the best compatibility for all firmware versions, is the easiest to use with different RCM payloads, and is necessary to recover if anything goes wrong.
If you are not sure what to pick, cannot launch payloads with RCM (ie. are “IPATCHED”), and are on firmware 4.1.0, pick Caffeine.
IPATCHED Switches on higher firmware versions are not currently exploitable.
fusee-gelee¶
DETAILS |
|
|---|---|
Software Only Exploit |
NO |
Coldboot |
OPTIONAL, requires hardmod |
Supported Firmware Versions |
ALL |
Exploitable RCM Required |
YES |
Requires a USB-C cable and a PC or phone, or a dongle |
|
Recommended for users with exploitable RCM
(Hardmod method not detailed in this guide)
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Continue to SD Card Setup (fusee-gelee)
Caffeine¶
DETAILS |
|
|---|---|
Software Only Exploit |
YES |
Coldboot |
NO |
Supported Firmware Versions |
2.0.0 - 3.0.0 & 4.0.1 - 4.1.0 |
Exploitable RCM Required |
NO |
No additional tools required |
|
Use only if you really want CFW without RCM
or if your system is IPATCHED on firmware 4.1.0
Can be used to boot emuMMC with higher firmware version
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If you cannot launch RCM payloads on your system (ie. are "IPATCHED"), continue to Forewarning (Caffeine)
If you can launch RCM payloads on your system, continue to SD Card Setup (Caffeine)
Nereba¶
DETAILS |
|
|---|---|
Software Only Exploit |
YES |
Coldboot |
NO |
Supported Firmware Versions |
1.0.0 ONLY |
Exploitable RCM Required |
NO |
Requires JP Puyo Puyo Tetris, or one time access to CFW
via RCM (USB-C cable and a PC or phone, or a dongle)
|
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Use only if you really want CFW without RCM
Can be used to boot emuMMC with higher firmware version
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Continue to SD Card Setup (Nereba)