Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/WiiLink24/WiiLink24-Patcher/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
The latest release of WiiLink Patcher is always published on the GitHub Releases page. Each release ships self-contained, single-file executables — no installer, no runtime to install separately. Find your operating system in the tabs below, download the matching binary, and you are ready to run.
Download the file named:WiiLinkPatcher_Windows_<version>.exe
For example, for v2.1.3 the file is WiiLinkPatcher_Windows_v213.exe.Once downloaded, double-click the file to launch it, or run it from PowerShell or Command Prompt:.\WiiLinkPatcher_Windows_v213.exe
Windows Defender and other antivirus engines may flag the executable as malware. This is a false positive caused by the way .NET single-file executables are packed. WiiLink Patcher is fully open source — you can inspect the source code at github.com/WiiLink24/WiiLink24-Patcher, compile it yourself, or add an exception in your antivirus settings for the file’s location. Two builds are available depending on your Mac’s processor:| Variant | File |
|---|
| Intel Mac | WiiLinkPatcher_macOS-x64_<version> |
| Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | WiiLinkPatcher_macOS-ARM64_<version> |
After downloading, open Terminal, navigate to the folder containing the file, and make it executable:chmod +x WiiLinkPatcher_macOS-x64_v213
# or for Apple Silicon:
chmod +x WiiLinkPatcher_macOS-ARM64_v213
Then run it:./WiiLinkPatcher_macOS-x64_v213
# or for Apple Silicon:
./WiiLinkPatcher_macOS-ARM64_v213
Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) users: Rosetta must be installed on your system before running the patcher. If you have not installed it yet, run the following command in Terminal:/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license
Two builds are available:| Variant | File |
|---|
| x64 (most desktops/servers) | WiiLinkPatcher_Linux-x64_<version> |
| ARM64 (Raspberry Pi, etc.) | WiiLinkPatcher_Linux-ARM64_<version> |
After downloading, mark the file as executable and then run it:# x64
chmod +x WiiLinkPatcher_Linux-x64_v213
./WiiLinkPatcher_Linux-x64_v213
# ARM64
chmod +x WiiLinkPatcher_Linux-ARM64_v213
./WiiLinkPatcher_Linux-ARM64_v213
The patcher has no external runtime dependencies — the .NET 9 runtime is bundled inside the single-file executable.
System Requirements
| Operating System | Minimum Version | Architectures |
|---|
| Windows | 10 | x64 |
| macOS | Current releases (Intel or Apple Silicon) | x64, arm64 |
| Linux | Any modern distribution | x64, ARM64 |
An active internet connection is required. The patcher contacts https://patcher.wiilink24.com to download patch files and checks the GitHub API for updates on every launch.
Verifying the Download
WiiLink Patcher is fully open source. If you want to verify exactly what the binary does before running it, you can:
- Read the source code at github.com/WiiLink24/WiiLink24-Patcher — the repository contains every file needed to understand and audit the patcher’s behavior.
- Compile it yourself using the provided build scripts (
build.ps1 on Windows, build.sh on macOS/Linux) to produce a binary you built from source rather than one downloaded from Releases.
Both options give you complete confidence in what you are running.