Carafe — turns Windows games into standalone Nintendo Switch apps ✓ Verified

Also known as: carafe

Released Oct 2026

Added to TheBestApplications on Oct 11, 2026

Games · PC

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About this app

Carafe is a desktop application for Windows that converts a Windows game folder into a standalone installable NSP app for a Nintendo Switch running custom firmware. It generates a dedicated HOME Menu icon using the game's executable or SteamGridDB, manages separate save data, adds custom loading screens, and installs the game directly over USB using DBI. Under the hood, it packages Wine for Horizon OS with Box64/FEX, DXVK, and Mesa to handle x86 Windows game execution on the console hardware.

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