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Eden Quick Start
Use this guide to get starting using the Eden emulator.
Click Here for a version of this guide with images & visual elements.
Windows
Pre-Requisites
- The latest C++ Redistributable from Microsoft.
- Eden will not even launch without it see Eden Fails to Launch for more information.
- Firmware dumped from your console
- Keys extracted from your console
- Games dumped from your console
- Internet Connection
Steps
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Download either the Stable or Nightly Eden application.
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Extract the contents to wherever you want to store the program on your computer.
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Run Eden.exe to launch the program.
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Eden will now launch and notify you about missing Decryption keys. Close the dialog box by hitting OK.
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Navigate to Tools > Install Decryption Keys, navigate to the folder containing your key files and select the file, you should only be able to select one.
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Navigate to Tools > Install Firmware, Select From Folder or From ZIP - depending on how your firmware is stored, navigate to where it is stored and select it.
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Double-Click the main window to add the folder containing your games.
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Go to Emulation > Configure > Input and set up your controller of choice. Click OK to close the dialog window.
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Double-Click a game to run it.
Steamdeck
Pre-Requisites
- Firmware dumped from your console
- Keys extracted from your console
- Games dumped from your console
- Internet Connection
Steps
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Access Steam Desktop Mode.
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Download either the Stable or Nightly Eden AppImage onto your Steam Deck and save it somewhere accessible.
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Double-Click the Eden executable to launch the program.
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If you have had a different Switch emulator installed, it will detect and ask if you want to import those settings. Make your selection to close the screen.
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Eden will now launch and notify you about missing Encryption keys. Close the dialog box by hitting OK.
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Navigate to Tools > Install Decryption Keys, navigate to the folder containing your prod.keys file and select the file and hit Open.
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Navigate to Tools > Install Firmware > Select From Folder or From ZIP - depending on how your firmware is stored, navigate to where it is stored and select it.
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Double-Click the main window to add the folder containing your games.
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Go to Emulation > Configure > Input and set up your controller. Click OK to close the dialog window.
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Double-Click a game to run it.
macOS
Current macOS support is still experimental and very reliant on MoltenVK developments, plans have shifted to properly provide support for KosmicKrisp and similar new GPU endeavours, but macOS users still are bound to MoltenVK itself.
Users of macOS may wish to use Asahi Linux for the rising KosmicKrisp support.
As of writing, neither macOS nor Asahi has support for NCE; additionally Asahi has extraneous paging bugs with fastmem.
Allowing Eden to Run on MacOS
Use this guide when you need to allow Eden to run on a Mac system, but are being blocked by Apple Security policy.
Click Here for a version of this guide with images & visual elements.
Pre-Requisites
- Permissions to modify settings in MacOS
Why am I Seeing This?
Recent versions of MacOS (Catalina & newer) introduced the Gatekeeper security functionality, requiring software to be signed by Apple or a trusted (aka - paying) developer. If the signature isn't on the list of trusted ones, it will stop the program from executing and display the message above.
Steps
- Open the System Settings panel.
- Navigate to Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down and observe the following message under the Security settings.
- Select Open Anyway to tell your Mac that you trust the application.
- You will now get another window appearing to verify you want to open Eden. Select Open Anyway.
- You will be prompted for your password to authorize the request. Enter the credentials of an account that has permission to modify settings and press OK.
- Eden will now open and any subsequent launches of the program will not prompt this.