The published app catalogue for Brewser — the homebrew app hub and runtime for Nintendo Switch that lets people build and run apps made with everyday web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WebGL, and WASM.
Everything in this repository is live. If an app is here, it has been published: Brewser Runtime on the Switch downloads apps straight from this repository and runs them locally on the console. On the web, the same apps are hosted from this repo via GitHub Pages (play.brewser.io) and run embedded in the catalogue at brewser.io.
This is the final home for published apps — the demos, tools, games, and experiments that have made it through automated security scanning (static analysis and taint tracking), review, and staging, and gone public. When you browse the catalogue inside Brewser Runtime and download an app, this is where it comes from — and it runs locally on your console from there.
Apps arrive here after they've been tested in staging and approved. Before that, they live in the Brewser Apps Staging repository, where signed-in users can try them on real hardware first.
App publishing happens through the brewser.io website. Sign in, submit your app, and once it's approved it lands here automatically.
Every app in this catalogue remains the property of its author and is distributed under the licence declared with its submission — check an app's manifest or catalogue entry for details. Publishing on Brewser doesn't transfer any rights to the platform.
Building an app, or curious how any of this works under the hood? Everything is documented at:
| Repository | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Brewser | The runtime — the shell you launch on your Switch |
| Brewser-apps-staging | Staging — where submissions are tested on real hardware before landing here |
| Brewser-press | Press kit — logos, screenshots, GIFs, showreel, factsheet |
Brewser is an independent homebrew project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, licensed by, or approved by Nintendo. Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Brewser does not include, distribute, or provide Nintendo software, firmware, games, ROMs, encryption keys, copyrighted assets, exploits, or tools/instructions for bypassing technological protection measures. Users and contributors are responsible for complying with applicable laws and third-party terms.