Apollo Save Tool v2.4.0 by bucanero
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
| File | Size | |
|---|---|---|
| apollo-ps3.pkg adae4a71…e9af | 6.0 MB | Send to PS3 Download |
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.
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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
