# SAK

**Repository Path**: J1aDong/SAK

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: SAK
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2025-12-08
- **Last Updated**: 2025-12-08

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

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## README

# SAK
Switch Army Knife (SAK)

**PROJECT IS CLOSED, NO MORE UNDER MAINTENANCE**

**I WILL STOP ALL MY WORK FOR ALL PROJECTS**

**THANKS FOR THE TIME**

**You can always replace the binaries in the bin folder.
As soon as there are updates. This should work in most cases**

![SAK_by_kempa_main](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11005072/142914512-e4a65c84-0b3e-4668-a933-faa42b3f861b.png)

With Switch Army Knife you can easily juggle XCI / NSP content from your switch.

- Patch XCI
- Split / merge XCI
- Update XCI with game update and dlc's
- Convert XCI to NSP
- Compress XCI to XCZ
- Decompress XCZ to XCI
- Extract Firmware from XCI
- Patch NSP
- Split / merge NSP
- Update NSP with game update and dlc's
- Convert NSP to XCI
- Compress NSP to NSZ
- Decompress NSZ to NSP
- Extracting Switch savegames which you have copied from your User partition
- Create NRO forwarder as installable NSP file
- Format the SD card in FAT32

## Copyright:
The code was completely developed by me.
So the tool can be published completely free and legal!

## Virus reports from SAK
It's a false positive.
SAK.exe is completely free of virus or other malware.
It nothing collect / share or do anything else.

Reports:
32 Bit Version:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/4ab48c10dd6e069f391f8a171a5d6991a516f4201ff158268a2d60781a7c9530/detection

64 Bit Version:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/781144c5d04c609ac86c5ddbdf2b2dcd1af98ebd08f8b7cc0093bb2cc2d940eb/detection

Report it to your AV manufacturer.
Temporary add it to the ignore list of your AV tool.
If you are unsure:
You can also run it on a single minimal windows vm like virtualbox with nothing else installed.

### Prerequisite for this:

The 7zip archive must not be changed
Always with reference to the original forum thread (see Link below)

## Important notices: (included tools that are not from me):
### 4NXCI (4nxci.exe)
The respect goes to The-4n and SciresM for developing and providing the tool.
Source: https://github.com/The-4n/4NXCI

### hacBrewPack / hptnacp (hacbrewpack.exe / hptnacp.exe) - The respect goes to The-4n for developing and providing the tool.
Source: https://github.com/The-4n/hacBrewPack

### switchbrew (nx-hbloader) - The respect goes to switchbrew Team, R-YaTian and HookedBehemoth for developing and providing the nx-hbloader/forks.
Source: https://github.com/switchbrew/nx-hbloader
Source: https://github.com/R-YaTian/nro-forwarder
Source: https://github.com/HookedBehemoth/nx-hbloader
Source: https://github.com/dezem/nx-hbloader

### FAT32 Format (guiformat.exe)
Thanks goes to Ridgecrop Consultants Ltd for FAT32 Format as GUI version
Source: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

### hactool (hactool.exe)
The respect goes to SciresM for developing and providing the tool.
Source: https://github.com/SciresM/hactool

### NSC_BUILDER (squirrel.exe)
The respect goes to julesontheroad for developing and providing the tool.
Source: https://github.com/julesontheroad/NSC_BUILDER

### LibHac (hactoolnet.exe)
The respect goes to Thealexbarney for developing and providing the tool.
https://github.com/Thealexbarney

### reNXpack (renxpack.exe)
The respect goes to The-4n and SciresM for developing and providing the tool.
Source: https://github.com/The-4n/reNXpack



More details at https://psxtools.de/index.php/Thread/77281