v1.5.3

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Remove "Nightly" label from version info

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux Flatpak (recommended):

Linux executable:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.5.2...v1.5.3

v1.5.2

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Improved metadata for Flatpak release!
• Fixed a bug with selecting the output location in Flatpak packages
• Updated upstream dependencies

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux Flatpak (recommended):

Linux executable:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.5.1...v1.5.2

v1.5.1

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Fixed new app icon
• Fixed German translation

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux Flatpak (recommended):

Linux executable:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.5.1

v1.5.0

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Added Food Channel Just Eat!
• Added German translation
• Changed to new app icon

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux Flatpak (recommended):

Linux executable:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.4.1...v1.5.0

v1.4.1

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Fix images in metainfo file for Flatpak packages
• WSR-Patcher is now downloaded alongside CMOC

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux Flatpak (recommended):

Linux executable:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.4.0...v1.4.1

v1.4.0

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Pin PySide6 version back to 6.9
  • Fixes compatibility with older macOS versions
• Improved error messages
  • Now returns nicer messages for common errors, rather than always spitting out the full traceback
• Output path is now selected by the end user rather than defaulting to ~/Downloads/WiiLink
• Flatpak packaging is now supported! The application will be added to Flathub following this release
• Fix a crash when closing the app - the fact thread is now only started when in use, and peacefully terminated

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.3.1...v1.4.0

v1.3.1

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Updated guide URLs to reflect changes to the site
• Corrected Internet Channel entry to use v1024

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.3.1

v1.3.0

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Redesigned Express Setup flow!
  • You can now choose what channels you want in Express Setup
• Dokodemo Wii no Ma patching no longer requires you to provide a ROM!
  • Thanks to @korbosoft for pointing out that it was on NUS, and implementing libTWLPy!
• The Check Mii Out Channel patch has been updated to allow the Message Service to work without patched IOS 80
• Supporting apps are now downloaded correctly with Demae Domino's
• A Korean translation has been added, thanks @DDinghoya!

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.2.2...v1.3.0

v1.2.2

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Revert PySide6 version to 6.9.X
  • This improves compatibility on macOS

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.2.1...v1.2.2

v1.2.1

Welcome to the WiiLink Patcher!

This application automatically downloads and patches everything you need to get your console setup with WiiLink!

Changelog:

• Windows hotfix: specify encoding when reading language JSON

Launching the patcher:

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Version
Windows	Windows 10 1809
macOS	macOS Monterey
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04 (or equivalent)

Tip

Don't meet these system requirements? Check out our CLI Patcher instead.

Windows:

Simply download the Windows release (onefile or zip) of your choosing, and open the exe!

macOS:

Download the macOS release for your Mac (x64 for Intel, arm64 for Apple Silicon), and extract it. Then, launch Terminal. Type in xattr -d com.apple.quarantine with a trailing space, drag the patcher app file into the terminal, and press enter. After this, you can just right click the app file and choose Open!

Linux:

Download the Linux release for your computer's architecture and extract it. Then, open a terminal, and use cd to change to the directory you extracted the patcher to. Run chmod +x WiiLinkPatcherGUI to make the patcher executable, and ./WiiLinkPatcherGUI to run it.

Tip

On some Debian and Ubuntu based distros, the patcher may fail to launch with the following error:
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
You can resolve this by running sudo apt install libxcb-cursor-dev.

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.2.1