Apollo vs LibNXbox
Apollo
github.comLibNXbox
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| Figure | Apollo | LibNXbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · Game Remote Play Software | 7.8 (#13) | 8.4 (#6) |
| Downloads | The README recommends GitHub Releases for direct downloads and also lists community-maintained WinGet and Chocolatey installation options. | The project says to download libnxbox.nro from its GitHub releases. |
| Purpose | Apollo is a self-hosted desktop stream host for Artemis (Moonlight Noir), designed for low-latency streaming at the client’s native resolution. | LibNXbox is an Xbox Cloud Streaming client for Nintendo Switch that streams from an Xbox console or xCloud. |
| Support | The maker says support is provided through GitHub Issues and Discussions, with no real-time chat support. | The README recommends checking the generated debug.log for clues and asks users with certain multi-console issues to file an issue with logs. |
Plans
In their own words
LibNXbox
LibNXbox is free GPL-2.0 homebrew software that streams from an Xbox console or Xbox Cloud Gaming to a Nintendo Switch. Download the libnxbox.nro file from GitHub releases and run it in title mode; applet mode crashes. For home streaming, the NRO discovers the console in the same manner as xbox.com/play. The README describes launching cloud titles through a Moonlight Switch NRO forwarder using a game AppID. LibNXboxNROHelper can search the Microsoft Store and create game-art thumbnails plus a titles.txt file containing titles and xCloud AppIDs. Video is listed as 1280×720 H.264 using Tegra X1 NVDEC decoding, with stereo Opus audio at 48 kHz and an approximately 60 ms latency target. Authentication uses Microsoft’s servers and saves a token on the SD card. Queue times and service restrictions are not bypassed.