Mac owners get an experimental tool to access Switch 2 files on 23.0.1
On November 11, 2026, developer cpypwn released version 0.8.0 of mac2jb, an experimental app for Macs with an Apple chip (Apple Silicon). According to the author, anyone with a Switch 2 on firmware 23.0.1 and the physical Switch 1 Civilization VII cartridge, version 1.0.0, can use mac2jb to access the console’s files, install mods and some experimental apps, such as streaming PC games (the game runs on the computer and the picture is sent to the console over the network) and CivSwitch apps. The package also brings together other experimental tools from the scene.
@cpypwn · X · Nov 11, 2026
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Use still depends on the computer staying on and connected the whole time: that is what tethered means here. Parts of the package are experimental. According to the README, this applies to firmware 23.0.1; the author does not confirm that it works on 23.5.0, where the flaw used for homebrew has already been patched. See the news on the 23.5.0 update and, if you want to keep this access, do not update. Installing or writing saves can replace game progress and settings, according to the author. Switch2Unlock has not tested this version. The site does not provide games, keys or firmware, does not publish step-by-step guides and does not encourage installation.