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

v16.1 contains

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

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).

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