PS Multi Tools

A Windows, Linux, macOS & FreeBSD desktop toolkit for PlayStation enthusiasts and modders.
Manage your backups, convert/extract/create/manage files, download official and custom firmwares, homebrew,
payloads and game patches - all from one open-source app.
Requires the .NET 9.0 desktop runtime and a few optional drivers for advanced features like Memory Card management or PSX related stuff.

Requirements

Following packages are required to run PS Multi Tools including all tools :

Windows
- .NET 9.0 Desktop Runtime x64
Debian/Mint/Ubuntu/...
- sudo apt-get install dotnet-runtime-9.0 curl gpg wget libice6 libsm6 libx11-6 libfontconfig1 xorriso libusb-1.0-0 wine winetricks ufw
Arch
- sudo pacman -Syu dotnet-runtime-9.0 awk wget libice libsm libx11 fontconfig freetype2 ttf-dejavu libglvnd libisoburn libusb wine wine-gecko wine-mono winetricks ufw
Fedora
- sudo dnf install dotnet-runtime-9.0 awk curl gpg wget libICE libSM libX11 fontconfig freetype xorriso libusb1 wine winetricks ufw
FreeBSD
- sudo pkg install libskiasharp-2.88.3_2 lang/dotnet devel/libepoll-shim x11/libICE x11/libSM x11-fonts/fontconfig x11-toolkits/libgdiplus xdg-utils wine wine-gecko wine-mono winetricks ufw
- Enable Linux binary compatibility using
  - sysrc linux_enable="YES"
  - service linux start
- sudo pkg install linux_base-rl9 linux-rl9-icu-67.1_2 linux-rl9-fontconfig-2.14.0_2 linux-rl9-freetype-2.10.4_3 linux-rl9-wget-1.21.1_1 linux-rl9-ffmpeg-libs-5.1.6_3 linux-rl9-dbus-libs-1.12.20_3 linux-rl9-at-spi2-atk-2.38.0_1 linux-rl9-atk-2.36.0_1 linux-rl9-cups-libs-2.3.3_8 linux-rl9-libxkbcommon-1.0.3_2 linux-rl9-alsa-lib-1.2.13
macOS
- homebrew and wine
Additional for all Linux distros, FreeBSD & macOS
- winetricks vcrun2008 vcrun2010 vcrun2012 (not as root)
- sudo chmod -R a+wx * inside the extracted PS Multi Tools folder
- macOS: sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine * OR sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine PSMultiTools.app to remove quarantine

[!NOTE]
You can leave out the following packages :

libisoburn / xorriso if you don't want to burn discs using PS Multi Tools

libusb / libusb1 / libusb-1.0-0 if you don't want to use the PS2 Memory Card Manager

wine, wine-gecko, wine-mono & winetricks if you don't want to create PKG files

ufw if you don't want to send PKG files from your PC

Screenshots

Included Tools/Utilities

<details> <summary>v16.1 contains</summary>

General:

FTP Browser
Downloader
Drag&Drop actions :
- Drag & drop any PlayStation .pkg file on PS Multi Tools to view PKG information
- Drag & drop a PS5 param.json or manifest.json file on PS Multi Tools to view or edit it directly
- Drag & drop an ELF or BIN payload on PS Multi Tools to open the Payload Sender directly

PS1

Convert BIN/CUE to ISO
Merge BIN files

PS2

Convert BIN/CUE to ISO
CUE2POPS Converter
ELF2KELF Wrapper
STAR Extractor
PAKerUtility GUI

PSX

HDD Partition Manager (Create partition, Remove partition (destructive), Change partition visibility)
Install PS2 homebrew and games on the internal PSX HDD
Install PS1 games on the internal PSX HDD
PS2 Game Partition Manager (Dump partition header, Change game title, flags, DMA)
XMB Files Explorer (XMB Tools)
- Open a _system or xosd folder to load, view and edit its content
- Text Editor for .xml & .dic files with syntax highlighting
- Translate .dic & .xml files automatically in most languages

PS3

Core_OS Tools
Fix Tar Tool
PARAM.SFO Editor
ISO Tools
- Create an ISO of your backup folder
- Patch the ISO from 4.21 to 4.60
- Extract the content of an ISO
- Split the ISO in 4GB parts for FAT32 drives
- Decrypt an ISO using a decryption key or dkey file
PKG Extractor
PKG Infos Reader
PUP Unpacker
RCO Dumper
SELF Reader
webMAN MOD Features
- PS3NetSrv Utilities
  - Create folder structure (GAMES, PS3ISO, ...)
  - Manage virtual folders for ps3netsrv
  - Share a single folder
  - Share configured managed virtual folders
- Disc & Game Utilities
  - Play inserted disc
  - Eject inserted disc
  - Insert disc in tray
  - Exit game to XMB
  - Reload PS3 game
  - Toggle video recording (in-game)
  - Toggle in-game background music playback
- General Utilities
  - Rescan the games and refresh XML
  - Shutdown the PS3 console
  - Restart the PS3 console
  - Restart the PS3 console and allow scan content on startup
  - Restart the PS3 console and show the min version
  - Hard reboot
  - Reboot using VSH command
  - Open an URL on the PS3 web browser
- Download & Installation Utilities
  - Download a PKG from an URL to the PS3 HDD
  - Download a file from an URL to the PS3 HDD
  - Download & Install a PKG from an URL
  - Install a PKG from the PS3 HDD
  - Install a theme from the PS3 HDD
- Temperature Monitoring
  - Web GUI for monitor temperatures in Celcius
  - Web GUI for monitor temperatures in Fahrenheit
- Show system info on PS3

PS4

Decrypted PUP Unpacker
PARAM.SFO Editor
Payload Sender
PKG Extractor
PKG Infos Reader
PKG Merger
PPPwn GUI
PS1 Classics fPKG Creator
PS2 Classics fPKG Creator
PSP Classics fPKG Creator
Show PSN Store Infos
USB Exploit Writer

PS5

Add the Internet Browser to the home menu for every profile with a simple click [APP.DB] (requires FTPS5 loaded first)
AT9 <-> WAV Audio Converter
Burn Blu-Ray ISO images to Blu-Ray discs
Clear the console's error history (requires running FTP server)
Console Notifications Manager [NOTIFICATION2.DB] (requires running FTP server)
Content Manager for the PS5 WebSrv of john-tornblom
- Homebrew Manager
- Game ROM Manager for games that use a 'roms' folder
- Media Content Manager for homebrew that use a 'media' folder
etaHEN Configurator (requires running FTP server)
etaHEN Remote PKG Installer
FTP Grabber
- Allows dumping of games (/mnt/sandbox/pfsmnt) (detects the remote game folder automatically)
- Allows dumping of game metadata (/user/appmeta/ + /system_data/priv/appmeta/ & /user/np_uds/nobackup/conf/ + /user/trophy2/nobackup/conf/)
- Allows dumping SELF files using
  - sleirsgoevy's ps5-self-dumper payload (https://github.com/sleirsgoevy/ps4jb-payloads/tree/bd-jb/ps5-self-dumper)
  - idlesauce's ps5-self-decrypter payload (https://github.com/idlesauce/PS5-SELF-Decrypter)
Game Patches Downloader
General ELF & BIN Payload Sender
GP5 Project Creator
- Create a PKG project that can be build afterwards
Kernel Log Viewer
Make fSELF tool to fake sign SELF files of created dumps
- Based on EchoStretch's Make_FSELF_PY3.bat & LightningMods updated make_fself by Flatz
- Option to downgrade the SDK version
MANIFEST.JSON & PARAM.JSON File Creator & Editor
Mast1c0re ELF Payload & PS2 ISO Sender
Payload Builder
- Build payloads like SELF Decryptor & AppTitles with custom settings
PKG Builder
PKG Merger
PKG Extractor
- Requires password
- Extract 'sc' package metadata using pkgdec5
Port Checking Utility
- Checks if any server (loaded by a payload) is running on the PS5
SELF Decrypter GUI
Shortcut PKG Creator
- Create simple debug PKGs that opens the WebBrowser with a website or launches an internal URI
RCO Dumper (requires running FTP server)
RCO Extractor
appinfo.db Updater for local .db files or directly via FTP

PSP

CSO Decompressor
ISO to CSO Converter
PBP Packer/Unpacker
PBP to ISO / ISO to PBP Converter

PSVita

PKG Extractor
PKG Infos Reader
PS Vita PFS Tools (psvpfstools) GUI
PSVIMAGE Tools (currently not working)
RCO Data Table Extractor

Memory Cards

Add files and directories
Browse the content of the PS2 Memory Cards
Extract files from a PS2 Memory Card
Format PS2 Memory Cards
Install FMCB on PS2 Memory Cards
Read PS2 Memory Card information
Remove files and directories

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PS Multi Tools Covers

All covers for PS1, PS2 & PS Vita that are applied in PS Multi Tools are stored in the othe repository: PSMT Covers

PS Multi Tools currently uses the following tools & libraries from other developers

Tool / Library	Created by	Repository	Info
`AvaloniaEdit`	AvaloniaUI	https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/AvaloniaEdit
`bchunk`	extramaster	https://github.com/extramaster/bchunk
`binmerge`	putnam	https://github.com/putnam/binmerge
`CefGlue`	OutSystems	https://github.com/OutSystems/CefGlue
`CEX2DEX`
`costool`	naehrwert
`cue2toc`	Goatman13 & NRGDEAD	https://github.com/Goatman13/Cue2toc
`dd`	John Newbigin	http://www.chrysocome.net/dd
`dev_flash`	HSReina
`DiscUtils`	LTRData	https://github.com/LTRData/DiscUtils
`discore`
`DotNetZip`		https://www.nuget.org/packages/DotNetZip/
`elf2pbp`	loser	https://github.com/PSP-Archive/elf2pbp
`esrpatch`	ffgriever	https://www.psx-place.com/threads/esr-by-ffgriever.19136/
`esrunpatch`	ffgriever	https://www.psx-place.com/threads/esr-by-ffgriever.19136/
`ffplay`	FFmpeg	https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
`fix_tar`	KaKaRoTo & cfwprpht	https://github.com/omgneeq/ps3utils
`FluentFTP`	robinrodricks	https://github.com/robinrodricks/FluentFTP
`fwpkg`	evilsperm	https://github.com/evilsperm/fwtool
`GameArchives`	maxton	https://ci.appveyor.com/project/maxton/gamearchives
`hdl_dump`		https://github.com/ps2homebrew/hdl-dump
`hexdump`	di-mgt	https://www.di-mgt.com.au/hexdump-for-windows.html
`HtmlAgilityPack`	ZZZ Projects	https://html-agility-pack.net/
`ImageSharp`	SixLabors	https://github.com/SixLabors/ImageSharp
`ini-parser`	rickyah	https://github.com/rickyah/ini-parser
`IronSoftware.System.Drawing`	iron-software	https://github.com/iron-software/IronSoftware.System.Drawing
`IsoPbpConverter`	LMAN
`kill_daemon`	illusion0001	https://github.com/illusion0001/libhijacker	Python script -> single .exe
`klicencebruteforce`	MAGiC333X	https://www.mateogodlike.com/2012/10/ps3-klicense-brute-force-tool-by.html
`LibOrbisPkg`	OpenOrbis	https://github.com/OpenOrbis/LibOrbisPkg
`LibVLCSharp`	VLC	https://code.videolan.org/videolan/LibVLCSharp
`Magick.NET`	dlemstra	https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET
`make_fself`	(PS3)	https://github.com/SophieGer/ps3tools
`Make_FSELF_PY3`	EchoStretch		Batch script translated to VB
`make_fself_python3-1`	Flatz (updated by LightningMods)		Python script -> single .exe
`maxcso`	unknownbrackets	https://github.com/unknownbrackets/maxcso
`mCiso`	sindastra	https://github.com/sindastra/psp-mciso
`MessageBox.Avalonia`	AvaloniaCommunity	https://github.com/AvaloniaCommunity/MessageBox.Avalonia
`Microsoft.Data.Sqlite`	Microsoft	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/dotnet/standard/data/sqlite/?tabs=net-cli
`Newtonsoft.Json`	Newtonsoft	https://www.newtonsoft.com/json
`nQuant`	matt wrock	https://www.nuget.org/packages/nQuant
`PARAM.SFO Library`	xXxTheDarkprogramerxXx	https://github.com/xXxTheDarkprogramerxXx/PS4_Tools
`pbppacker`
`pfsshell & pfsfuse`	->	https://github.com/ps2homebrew/pfsshell
`pkg2zip`	lusid1	https://github.com/lusid1/pkg2zip
`pkg_merge`	aldo-o & Tustin	https://github.com/aldo-o/pkg-merge
`pppwn`	TheOfficialFloW	https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/PPPwn	Python script -> Single .exe
`ps3dec`	Redrrx	https://github.com/Redrrx/ps3dec
`ps3mca-ps1`	paolo-caroni	https://github.com/paolo-caroni/ps3mca-ps1
`ps3mca-tool`	jimmikaelkael	https://github.com/jimmikaelkael/ps3mca-tool
`ps3iso-utils`	bucanero	https://github.com/bucanero/ps3iso-utils
`PS4_Tools Library`	xXxTheDarkprogramerxXx	https://github.com/xXxTheDarkprogramerxXx/PS4_Tools
`pspdecrypt`	John-K	https://github.com/John-K/pspdecrypt
`PSN_get_pkg_info`	windsurfer1122	https://github.com/windsurfer1122/PSN_get_pkg_info	Python script -> Single .exe
`psvpfstools`	motoharu-gosuto	https://github.com/motoharu-gosuto/psvpfstools
`psxtract`	Hykem	https://github.com/mrlucas84/psxtract
`pup_unpacker`	Zer0xFF	https://github.com/Zer0xFF/ps4-pup-unpacker
`pupunpack`	(PS3)	https://github.com/SophieGer/ps3tools
`rcomage`	ZiNgA BuRgA	https://github.com/kakaroto/RCOMage
`readself`	Team fail0verflow	https://github.com/daryl317/fail0verflow-PS3-tools/tree/master
`SCEDoormat_NoME`	krHACKen	https://github.com/ps2dev-mirror/SCEDoormat_NoME/tree/master
`scetool`	naehrwert	https://github.com/naehrwert/scetool
`send_elf`	illusion0001	https://github.com/illusion0001/libhijacker	Python script -> Single .exe
`sfo`	hippie68	https://github.com/hippie68/sfo
`sngre`	cfwprophet	https://github.com/cfwprpht/Simply_Vita_RCO_Extractor
`strings`	Mark Russinovich	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/strings

Recommended Version

All builds below v15 have broken links & downloads, v15+ is recommended.
Some builds can still be used while some do not start anymore and require updating the live menu (old PSMT Library).

AI Scraping, Training & Cloning Restrictions

This repository contains over a decade of custom and specific PlayStation-related source code. All rights regarding artificial intelligence utilization are strictly reserved by the repository maintainer(s).

No Unauthorized Training: Permission is NOT granted for any third party to use this software as training data for machine learning models, large language models (LLMs), or automated code synthesis tools. This right is exclusively reserved for the official repository maintainer(s).
No Unauthorized Agentic Cloning: Third-party AI agents, automated scrapers, and autonomous code-generation bots are strictly forbidden from scraping, indexing, or cloning this repository. Automated scraping and cloning access is restricted solely to tools explicitly authorized or operated by the repository maintainer(s).
Enforcement & AGPLv3 Compliance: Any third-party commercial AI tool or LLM service found serving, generating, or suggesting code snippets derived from or trained on this repository will be considered in violation of the AGPLv3 derivative works clause. Non-compliance will be treated as an unlicenced distribution of modified AGPLv3 software.

History of PS(3) Multi Tools

Started in late 2010 as not open source project called "PS3 Multi Tools" (for PS3 only)
Added support for PS2 & PSP later around 2011-2013
Added support for PS Vita around 2013-2015
Development stopped in late 2016 with still no real support for the PS4
Started from scratch early 2023 and added first support for PS4 & PS5
First release of v13 with source code in 2023
Switch to C# and Avalonia in late 2025 - beginning 2026 with release for macOS, Linux and FreeBSD