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Apollo Save Tool v2.4.0 by bucanero

Released Oct 17, 2026 · Apps
694,371 downloads here, 2,170,782 on GitHub · Source code · Developer site

Apollo Save Tool is an application to manage save-game files on the PlayStation 3. The apollo-ps3 homebrew app allows to download, unlock, patch and resign save-game files directly on your PS3.

Install on your PS3

FileSize
apollo-ps3.pkg
adae4a71…e9af
6.0 MB Download

Homebrew packages need HEN or custom firmware.

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Other ways to install

On the PS3: open store.brewology.com/ps3/apollo-save-tool/ in its browser, press Download and install it from Package Manager › Install Package Files in the Game column.

From a USB drive: copy apollo-ps3_brewology_com.pkg to the root of a USB drive (FAT32), plug it into the PS3 and install it from Package Manager › Install Package Files in the Game column.

Send to your PS3Your PS3's address

  1. Start webMAN MOD on the PS3 and stay on its home screen.
  2. Find its address in Settings › Network Settings › Settings and Connection Status List.

Send to PS3

This browser remembers the address. webMAN downloads the package and installs it.

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About Apollo Save Tool

Apollo Save Tool is an application to manage save-game files on the PlayStation 3.

The apollo-ps3 homebrew app allows to download, unlock, patch and resign save-game files directly on your PS3.

Source Code: https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-ps3/

Apollo Save Tool v2.4.0

Added

  • Manage Dreamcast Virtual Memory Card images (VMU)
  • Supports .BIN and external formats (.DCM, .VMU)
  • List, import, export, and delete DC saves inside VMU images
  • Import/Export - Supported formats: .VMI/VMS, .DCI
  • Render PS2 3D icons properly (PS2 VMCs)
  • Apollo Patch Engine v3.0.0
  • MGS Peace Walker decryption support for PSP saves.
  • Fletcher-16 and Fletcher-32 checksums.
  • New [SW:], [BSD:], [LE:] and [BE:] title prefixes, which can be combined.
  • Save Wizard lines inside BSD scripts.
  • Fix Several BSD byte-order bugs.
  • Fix MicroPython struct.pack_into bug on 32-bit targets.
  • Parser fixes for tabs and for unreadable set pointer arguments.
  • Custom save decryption support
  • Dead or Alive 5
  • Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate / Last Round
  • Custom checksum support
  • Dead Space 3
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse

Fixed

  • Fixed PSP saves listing.
  • PS2 single save format fixes. (AR Max, CodeBreaker, PSU, XPS)
  • Fixed minor PS1 memcard issues. Fixed a bug when reloading a virtual memcard after an update.

Misc

  • Add missing translation strings
  • Use mbedTLS library for cryptographic operations (AES, HMAC, SHA1, SHA256)
  • Remove polarSSL dependency

Apollo Save Tool v2.3.2

Added
• Bulk FTP upload support for PS3 saves

  • Upload multiple saves to FTP server in a single operation • Localization support -New languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), German, Korean • New cheat codes
  • Tales of Berseria Remastered • Custom save decryption support
  • Tales of Berseria Remastered • Custom checksum support
  • Tales of Berseria Remastered • Apollo Patch Engine v2.0.4
  • Add des3_ecb, hmac_sha256 support
  • Fix offzip decompression bug

Apollo Save Tool v2.3.0

• Add Apollo Patch Engine v2.0.2
• Add Python scripting support

  • Run custom Python scripts on the console (for save-game editing)
  • Add apollo module for Python scripts to interact with Apollo's features • Add Hex Search option to Hex Editor • New cheat codes
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse
  • Persona 4 Arena
  • Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel • Custom save decryption support
  • Max Payne 3
  • L.A. Noire • Custom save decompression support
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
  • BioShock
  • Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • BioShock 2
  • Batman: Arkham City
  • BioShock Infinite
  • I Am Alive
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II • Custom checksum support
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse
  • World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2012

Apollo Save Tool v2.2.4

Added
• Localization support

  • Auto-detect system language setting
  • Languages: English, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish • Show save details window for items in Online DB (Triangle button) • Improved ARMax PS2 save-game conversion to .PSV

Misc
• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.4.0

  • Update custom mod tags
  • Support multiple mod options per line
  • Add AES CTR, Blowfish CBC encryption
  • Add DBZ Xenoverse 2 custom checksum

Apollo Save Tool v2.2.0

Added
• FTP Server support (Saves Cloud Backup)

  • Zip, Upload, and backup saves to a user-defined FTP server
  • List, Download, and restore saves from a user-defined FTP server
  • Backup PS1, PS2, and PS3 saves • Improved Copy save to HDD option • Settings Menu:
  • Added FTP Server URL option
  • Added selector option (FTP/Online DB) for save-game downloads
  • Added USB Source selector option
  • Persistent Debug log option
  • Removed Save Owner option

Misc
• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.3.0

  • Add djb2 hash function
  • Add tag support for user-selected options on .savepatch files E.g., {ZZ}val=name;03E7=999 gold;...;270F=9999 gold{/ZZ} Support for SaveWizard and BSD codes with multiple options

Apollo Save Tool v2.0.2

Added
• Delete PS3 saves from USB
• PS2 Virtual Memory Card images (VMC)
• Support additional import formats: .XPS, .CBS, .MAX, .SPS
• Online DB: show PS1 icons
• User Tools:

  • Convert PS1/PS2 saves to .PSV format
  • Convert .PSV saves to .MCS/.PSU formats
  • Re-sign .PSV saves

Fixed
• "Copy to HDD" option is only available when browsing USB saves

Misc
• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.1.2

  • Fixed SW Code search bug when bytes are not found • Option to launch an external app
  • (L1 + START) executes /dev_hdd0/game/NP0APOLLO/USRDIR/EXTRA.SELF

Apollo Save Tool v2.0.0

Added
• Manage PS1 Virtual Memory Card images (VMC)

  • Supports .VM1 and external formats (.MCR, .VMP, .BIN, .VMC, .GME, .VGS, .SRM, .MCD)
  • List, import, export, and delete PS1 saves inside VMC images
  • Import - Supported formats: .MCS, .PSV, .PSX, .PS1, .MCB, .PDA
  • Export - Supported formats: .MCS, .PSV, .PSX • Manage PS2 Virtual Memory Card images (VMC)
  • Supports .VM2, ECC and non-ECC images (.PS2, .VME, .BIN, .VMC)
  • List, import, export, and delete PS2 saves inside VMC images
  • Import - Supported formats: .PSU, .PSV
  • Export - Supported formats: .PSU, .PSV • Handle PS2 Classics encryption on VME images • Save sort option by Type (PS3/PS1/PS2/PSP/VMC) • Online DB: added PS1 saves listing • Custom save decryption support
  • Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes • New Secure file keys
  • FIFA 18
  • FIFA 19

Fixes
• Patch Code fixes

  • Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
  • Resident Evil 6

Misc
• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.0.0

  • Add jenkins_oaat, lookup3_little2 hash functions
  • Add camellia_ecb encryption
  • Add RGG Studio decryption (PS4)
  • Add Dead Rising checksum
  • Fix SaveWizard Code Type D issue with CRLF line breaks
  • Changed BSD command syntax for decompress(offset, wbits) and compress(offset)

Apollo Save Tool v1.8.7
• Added new cheat code: Assassin's Creed II
• Fixed PS2 Classics encryption/decryption progress bar
• Updated Web Server saves index page

Apollo Save Tool v1.8.6

Added
• Auto-detect X/O button settings
• "Copy save to HDD" supports overwriting
• Allow fake account re-activation
• New cheat codes

  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain • Custom decryption support
  • Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain • Custom checksum support
  • Assassin's Creed
  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Assassin's Creed III
  • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  • Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  • Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  • Assassin's Creed Rogue
  • Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow
  • Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain Fixed • Fix exported file attributes on FAT32 drives • Fix BCAS20224 secure file-id key Misc • Network HTTP proxy settings support • Updated apollo-lib Patch Engine to v0.6.0
  • Add host callbacks (username, system name, wlan mac, psid, account id)
  • Add murmu3_32, jhash hash functions
  • Add Patapon 3 PSP decryption
  • Add MGS5 decryption (PS3/PS4)
  • Add Monster Hunter 2G/3rd PSP decryption
  • Add Castlevania:LoS checksum
  • Add Rockstar checksum
  • Fix SaveWizard Code Type C
  • Fix right() on little-endian platforms

Apollo Save Tool v1.8.4

Added

  • Hex Editor for save-data files
  • Improved internal Web Server (Online DB support)
  • Custom offline Account-ID activation (On-screen Keyboard)
  • User-defined Online DB URL (Settings) Misc / Fixes
  • Updated Apollo patch engine v0.4.1
  • Skip search if the pattern was not found
  • Improve code types 9, B, D
  • Fixed Final Fantasy XIII save-game decryption bug
  • Fixed Final Fantasy XIII encryption bug on PS3
  • Add value subtraction support (BSD)
  • Custom checksum: Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z

Apollo Save Tool v1.8

Added

  • Import Trophies from USB
  • Improve Trophy bulk export
  • Download Online DB saves to HDD
  • Extract archive tool (.zip, .7z, .rar)
  • Network Tools
  • URL downloader tool (download http/https/ftp/ftps links)
  • Simple local Web Server (full access to console drives)
  • New save-game sorting options (Settings) by Name, by Title ID
  • Show PS3 IP address when running Apollo's Web Server
  • Improve USB support (scan USB0 to USB6)
  • On-screen Keyboard (for text input) Fixed
  • Fix screen aspect ratio (Tiny3D viewport issue)
  • Fix list refresh bug with .PSV saves
  • Fix .VM2 to .VMC export bug
  • Fix bug when saving settings Misc
  • Download application data updates from apollo-patches repository
  • Use .savepatch extension for save-game patches Updated Apollo patch engine v0.3.0
  • BSD scripting changes
  • New custom hash: mgspw_checksum
  • Fix sha1_xor64 custom hashing
  • Fix little-endian support for decrypters/hashes (PS4/Vita)

Apollo Save Tool v1.7.4

• New cheat codes

  • Saint Seiya Sanctuary Battle
  • New custom checksum support
  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
  • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
  • LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
  • The Orange Box (Half-Life, Portal, TF2) • Updated Apollo patch engine v0.2.0 • Improve patch error handling • New commands: copy, endian_swap, msgbox • New custom hash: force_crc32 • Improve SW code types 9, A • Add SW code types 3, 7, B, C, D • Support initial value for add/wadd/dwadd/wsub • Fix md5_xor custom hash • Updated network code to libcurl (TLS 1.2) • Changed background music using libxmp • Improved Account/Console ID re-detection

Apollo Save Tool v1.7.0

• Added local Web Server (download saves as .Zip)
• Save-game selection (press SELECT to tag items)
• Copy/Resign selected saves (Bulk Management)
• Improved listings (items count)
• New custom checksum support

  • LEGO Marvel Avengers
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens • Added a script to do lazy loading for the save-game images on the web browser.

Apollo Save Tool v1.6.5

• Added new save-game cheats

  • Final Fantasy XIII
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
  • Resident Evil 4 HD
  • Resident Evil 6
  • Resident Evil Revelations 2
  • Ryu ga Gotoku Kiwami
  • Tales of Zestiria • Fixed Online DB URL • Use Apollo-lib (shared with Apollo PS4)

Apollo Save Tool v1.6.4

• Added setting to re-detect user/console IDs
• Added custom decryption support

  • Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends • Added custom checksum support
  • LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
  • LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
  • Tales of Zestiria • New save-game cheats
  • Atelier Rorona Plus
  • Atelier Shallie
  • Battle of Tiles EX
  • Call of Duty: World at War
  • Class of Heroes 2G
  • Death Spank
  • Deathmatch Village
  • DuckTales Remastered
  • Everybody's Golf
  • Iron Man 2
  • J-STARS Victory VS+
  • Kick Beat
  • Monster High - New Ghoul in School
  • Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
  • Narco Terror
  • Sacred Citadel
  • Shrek Forever After
  • Silent Hill: Downpour
  • Super Motherload
  • Tales of Zestiria
  • The Awakened Fate Ultimatum
  • The Expendables 2
  • Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
  • Wizardry The Labyrinth Of Lost Souls • Fixed freeze issue when DB rebuild was scheduled • Fixed comments in .ps3savepatch files

Apollo Save Tool v1.6.3

• Added offline PS3 account activation

  • Creates a fake account ID
  • Generates an offline activation file act.dat • View raw .ps3savepatch patch files • Added BSD mid, endian_swap commands support • Added fnv1, checksum32, wadd_le, sha1_xor64 hash methods • Added custom decryption support
  • Metal Gear Solid 2
  • Metal Gear Solid 3
  • Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker • Added custom checksum support
  • Alien: Isolation
  • Digimon All-Star Rumble
  • Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
  • DuckTales: Remastered
  • LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
  • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
  • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
  • LEGO Lord Of The Rings
  • LEGO The Hobbit
  • Samurai Warriors 4
  • Sengoku Musou 4
  • Tears to Tiara 2 • New save-game cheats
  • Dragon Ball Z: Xenoverse
  • Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
  • One Piece Pirate Warriors 3
  • Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi
  • Transformers: Devastation

Apollo Save Tool v1.6.0

• Added display save-games and trophy-set icons
• Added Database rebuild dialog (trophies)
• Added PS2 Classics CONFIG encryption support
• Improved USB scanning for Saves and User Backup tools
• Fixed .ps3savepatch file parsing

Apollo Save Tool v1.5.8

• Added Trophy edit support:

  • Unlock trophies
  • Lock trophies (if not synced) • Added bulk trophy export to .Zip • Added custom checksum support: Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories • Improved file copy to USB • Fixed account_id update (special case)

Apollo Save Tool v1.5.5

• Added BSD qwadd, right, left commands support
• Added adler16, sdbm, dwadd_le hash methods
• Added dev_usb006 scan for USB saves
• Added custom decryption support

  • Final Fantasy XIII
  • Final Fantasy XIII-2
  • Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
  • Resident Evil 0 (Zero) (Blowfish)
  • Resident Evil HD Remaster (Blowfish)
  • Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Blowfish)
  • Need for Speed: Undercover
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops (3-DES CBC)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II (3-DES CBC)
  • Silent Hill 3 HD • New save-game cheats
  • Persona 5
  • Resident Evil: Revelations 2
  • Yakuza 0
  • 99 Vidas
  • Lost Dimension
  • RAGE
  • The Last of Us
  • BlazBlue
  • BlazBlue: Chronophantasma EXTEND
  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction
  • Resident Evil 0 (Zero)
  • Resident Evil 4 HD
  • Resident Evil 5
  • Resident Evil 6
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki
  • Devil May Cry 3 HD
  • Guilty Gear Xrd - Rev. 2 -
  • Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
  • Saint Seiya Soldiers' Soul
  • Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness
  • Kamen Rider Battride War Sousei/Genesis
  • Rainbow Skies
  • Added custom checksum support
  • Dead Space 2
  • Dead Space 3
  • Final Fantasy X HD
  • Final Fantasy X-2 HD
  • Final Fantasy XIII
  • Final Fantasy XIII-2
  • Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
  • Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD
  • Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
  • Prototype
  • Prototype 2 • Added simple icons for trophies • Improved custom CRC32 method • Fixed bulk resign and bulk copy • Fixed Fake owner account (ffffffffffffffff)

Apollo Save Tool v1.5.0

• Added Trophy Set management
• List trophies
• Resign trophy sets
• Backup trophies to Zip
• Added custom encryption support (DmC, GTA5, Diablo 3, NFS Rivals)
• Algorithms: Blowfish, AES, DES
• Added PS2/PS1 .PSV saves to the Online Database
• Improved user messages
• Added BSD global variable support
• Added BSD search next command support
• Added GameGenie code type 88 relative search
• Fixed .RAP uppercase issue

Apollo Save Tool v1.4.6

Added BSD crc64_ecma and crc64_iso hash commands
Added custom CRC-64 hash support
Added deflate support to BSD decompression command
Fixed save-game patches: Darksiders, Fuse, Call of Juarez Bound in Blood

Apollo Save Tool v1.4.5

• Added Change Account ID option (Remove ID, Fake Owner/Rebug)
• Added background to PS3 system Dialogs
• Added Enable Debug Log setting
• Game Genie Type 6 code support
• New cheats

  • Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
  • Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2
  • BlazBlue: Centralfiction • Updated secure_file_id database with new Title IDs and keys • Updated Online Database with new save-games • Fixed Online Database save-game download bug

Apollo Save Tool v1.4.2

• Export PS1 .PSV saves to .mcs
• Export PS2 .PSV saves to .psu
• Import raw PS2 memcards to .VM2 (ECC / non-ECC)
• Export PS2 .VM2 memcards to raw image
• Added APOLLO-99PS1.PSV dummy save (to refresh XMB virtual memcards)

Apollo Save Tool v1.4.0

• PS2 Classics: export/decrypt .VME memcards to .VM2
• PS2 Classics: import/encrypt .VM2 memcards to .VME
• PS2 Classics: export/decrypt BIN.ENC images to .ISO
• PS2 Classics: import/encrypt .ISO images to BIN.ENC
• Added .PSV resigning (PS1/PS2)
• Added PS1 .mcs/.psx save conversion to .PSV
• Added PS2 .max/.cbs/.xps/.psu save conversion to .PSV
• Added APOLLO-99PS2.PSV dummy save (to refresh XMB virtual memcards

The new USB paths used if you want to convert ps1/ps2 saves (.max, .psx, .cbs, .psu, etc):
PS1SAVEDATA
PS2SAVEDATA

Apollo Save Tool v1.2.5

• Updated games.conf database with new IDs and keys
• Add Copy savegame to HDD option
• Add Zip savegame to HDD option
• Add bulk save-game copy to HDD support
• Add owners.xml support (select owners from the Settings menu)

Apollo Save Tool v1.2.0

• Add save-game region change support
• Add custom decryption for Naughty Dog savegames (TLoU, Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3)
• Add bulk save-game resign support
• Add View Save details option
• Add Export licenses to HDD (/dev_hdd0/exdata/)
• Add proper detection of unprotected games
• Add analog stick control support
• Removed unsupported cheat code files
• Fix BSD cheat code applying process
• No cheat codes selected by default

Apollo Save Tool v1.1.2

• Added export single .rif license to .rap file (User Backup menu)
• Added import single .rap file to user's .rif license (User Backup menu)
• Added bulk import .rap files to user's content .rif licenses (User Backup menu)

Apollo Save Tool v1.1.0

• Export the user's content licenses to .RAP files (User Backup menu)

Apollo Save Tool v1.0.9

• Added support for compressed save-game file patching
• Added insert, delete, compress, and decompress BSD patch commands
• Improved save list browsing
• Improved BSD patch code parsing
• Reduced package installer size

Apollo Save Tool v1.0.2

• Re-added resign/cheat options to HDD/USB
• Added decrypt file option
• Updated UI with custom font
• Fixed game listing issue (when name has a n)
• Fixed custom CRC calculation bug (BSD patches)

Apollo Save Tool v1.0.0

• Added Bruteforce Save Data cheat patch support
• Changed save-game encryption/decryption method
• Added splash screen logo

Apollo Save Tool v0.9.1

• Fixed bug when resigning a save-game on USB
• Fixed bug when selecting View Details on an empty save list

Apollo Save Tool v0.9.0

• Updated UI
• Added Game Genie cheat patch support
• Added Remove Console ID patch
• Added Licenses backup to .Zip (/dev_hdd0/home/000000XX/exdata/)
• Added bulk save-game copy to USB
• Added Trophies backup to USB
• Added owner.txt support to override auto-detected settings
• Improved auto-update check/download
• Solved issue when copying save-games from HDD to USB
• Solved freeze bug when using Clear local cache
• UI: Fixed improper titles and messages

Apollo Save Tool v0.6.5

• Added export save-game to .zip file
• Added copy save-game to USB
• Added new option to clear local cache
• Added new option to update application data
• Fixed patch when removing Account ID
• Use internal PS3 fonts to fix issues with extended characters

First public release.

Added
• Save file listing (+ details)
• Save file SFO unlocking (remove lock flag)
• Save file PFD resigning
• Save file download from Online Database
• Automatic detection of PSID/Account-ID settings

Release notes

v2.4.0 · Apollo Save Tool · Oct 17, 2026

Apollo 2.4.0

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