Nintendo Switch Screenshot Organizer

Script to organize Nintendo Switch screenshots by game title instead of date.

Written by Renan Greca in 2017. This code is free to distribute and alter.

Download

The latest stable release is 2.0.0. Download the Python file (Mac or Linux) or the Windows executable here:

https://github.com/RenanGreca/Switch-Screenshots/releases/tag/v2.0.0

You also need the game_ids.json file from the most recent release. This file is updated as we discover new IDs for games.

https://github.com/RenanGreca/Switch-Screenshots/releases

Usage

Place the program and the game_ids.json file in the same directory as the Switch's Album folder, either on the microSD card or on your computer after transferring the Album.

After running, all screenshots will be placed within directories according to which game they are from. They can be found within the Output directory.

If the game is currently not in the IDs file, a folder will be created using the game ID instead of title. You can rename it but please contribute the ID to the repository by filing an issue or pull request.

Windows

Double-click organize_screenshots.exe.

macOS

On a terminal, run:

python organize_screenshots.py

Linux

On a terminal, run:

python organize_screenshots.py

Optional parameters:

• -i INPUT_DIR: Specifies location of the Album directory. Default: ./Album/.
• -o OUTPUT_DIR: Specifies desired output directory. Default: ./Output/.

About the game IDs

Switch screenshots are stored in the following format: [timestamp]-[game id].jpg. Therefore, we can use the filenames to figure out from which game it was taken.

For example, the screenshot 2017030619573600-F1C11A22FAEE3B82F21B330E1B786A39.jpg was taken on March 6, 2017 in the game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Some titles may have more than one ID, depending on the region or version. Demos also have their own IDs.

The Switch UI contains multiple IDs, for different parts of the UI (home menu, friends list, system settings, etc.). For simplicity, I've labeled all those IDs as "Nintendo Switch".

Today, the Switch saves files as JPG (screenshots) or MP4 (recordings). The program also supports PNG files in case Nintendo ever adds lossless screenshots.

The game_ids.json file follows this format:

{
  "F1C11A22FAEE3B82F21B330E1B786A39": "The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild",
  "16851BE00BC6068871FE49D98876D6C5": "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe"
}

Important: If the game's title includes a colon (:), please remove it, as this character is not allowed in file or directory names.

Contributing

The initial version of game_ids.json contained only the titles I have played. If you have a screenshot for a game that is not on this list, the program will output a warning telling you which screenshot it was.

You may manually add the ID to the game_ids.json file, but it would be greatly appreciated if you could submit an issue request on GitHub detailing the ID that was not found and which game and region the screenshot is from.

The Windows .exe was generated using PyInstaller.

Discussion

If you want to discuss the program or ask questions about it, create an issue, check out the Reddit thread at /r/NintendoSwitch or send me a tweet @RenanGreca. :)