Install Tabby on Nintendo Switch

Tabby

A terminal for a more modern age
Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator, SSH and serial client for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Run from Terminal: tabby
Run from Menu: Menu -> Accessories -> Tabby

Fortunately, Tabby is very easy to install on your Nintendo Switch in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nintendo Switch.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Tabby.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Switchroot L4T Ubuntu Jammy, which is currently version 5.1.2 Ubuntu Jammy.
Tabby will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nintendo Switch with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Tabby

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Tabby.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Terminals category.

Now scroll down to find Tabby in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Tabby for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io