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switch-lan-play for Mac

Make you and your friends play games like in a LAN

Quick answer: switch-lan-play is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install switch-lan-play. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 3 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What switch-lan-play is

switch-lan-play is a command-line tool for macOS: make you and your friends play games like in a LAN.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play.

How to install switch-lan-play

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install switch-lan-play.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install switch-lan-play on Mac?

Run brew install switch-lan-play in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is switch-lan-play open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does switch-lan-play run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is switch-lan-play?

It was installed 3 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #10265 in this catalogue.

What version of switch-lan-play is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.2.3.