Ownfoil
Nintendo Switch library manager, with automated management tasks (file identification and organization, missing updates/DLC), serving your library to multiple supported clients on your Switch, with shop customization and multi user authentication.
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Still maintained? Yes: 177 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2.5.0 (Oct 2026).
At a glance
Ownfoil quick facts
- Health score
- 92/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 950
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2.5.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Ownfoil is a Nintendo Switch library manager, that will also turn your library into a fully customizable and self-hosted Shop, supporting multiple clients. The goal of this project is to manage your library, identify any missing content (DLCs or updates) and provide a user friendly way to browse and install your content."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Ownfoil scores 92/100, #5 of 20 in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels: 177 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (2.5.0, 22 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 950 stars add 11.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 8.1 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
177 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2.5.0 released 22 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 11.9 / 20
950 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 177
- Last 90 days
- 270
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 20 tools in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels by health , between Calagopus (#4) and Crafty Controller (#6) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Python |
| Latest release | 2.5.0 · 22 days ago |
| Stars | 950 |
| Open issues | 20 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | a1ex4/ownfoil ↗ |
Ownfoil vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Ownfoil (Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Panel | 94 | 2.4k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Ownfoil (this tool) | 92 | 950 | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| LinuxGSM | 85 | 4.9k | MIT | 7 days ago |
| Retrom | 68 | 2.1k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Gameyfin | 67 | 1.1k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| EasyWI | 20 | 246 | GPL-3.0 | 8 months ago |
Ownfoil: common questions
Is Ownfoil still maintained?
Ownfoil had 177 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, 2.5.0, is from 22 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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