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

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.