Apollo Save Tool PS4

Apollo Save Tool
General
Author	bucanero
Type	Save managers and editors
Version	2.3.0
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2026/02/22
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Apollo Save Tool is a save game management application for the PS4. You can also download, unlock, patch, and resign save-game files directly on the PS4.

Features

• General:
  • Easy to use - No save-mount patches or advanced setup needed.
  • Standalone - No computer required, everything happens on the PS4.
  • Automatic settings - Auto-detection of PS4 firmware, User ID, and Account-ID settings.
  • Multi-user - Supports multiple user accounts.
  • Localization support - English, French, Greek, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
• Save Management:
  • Save files listing - Quick access to all the save files on USB and the internal PS4 HDD (+ file details)
  • Save param.sfo updating - Allows the user to update the param.sfo User ID and Account ID information.
  • Save files patching - Complete support for Save Wizard and Bruteforce Save Data cheat patches to enhance your save-games.
  • Save import/export - Allows the user to decrypt and export save files, and import decrypted saves from other consoles.
  • Save downloading - Easy access to an Online Database of save-game files to download straight to your PlayStation.
• Trophy Management:
  • Trophy container mounting - Allows to mount secure trophy.img files for the current user.
  • Trophy Set exporting - Easy backup of trophy files to .zip and raw formats.
  • Trophy lock/unlock - Fake lock/unlock trophies (XMB only).
• Account Management:
  • Account activation - Create fake Account IDs and generate offline PS4 activations
  • Recover passcode - Simple recovery method for the Parental Security Passcode.
• PS1 Virtual Memory Card Management:
  • VMC saves management - Quick access to all save files on Virtual Memory Cards images.
    • Supported PS1 VMC formats: .VMP, .MCR, .VM1, .BIN, .VMC, .GME, .VGS, .SRM, .MCD
  • Import PS1 saves - Import saves to VMCs from other systems and consoles (.MCS, .PSV, .PSX, .PS1, .MCB, .PDA supported).
  • Export PS1 saves - Allows the user export saves on VMC images to .MCS/.PSV/.PSX formats.
• PS2 Virtual Memory Card Management:
  • VMC saves management - Quick access to all save files on Virtual Memory Cards images.
    • Supported PS2 VMC formats: .VM2, .CARD, .PS2, .VMC, .BIN, .MC2, .MCD
    • Supports ECC and non-ECC images
  • Import PS2 saves - Import saves to VMCs from other systems and consoles (.PSU, .PSV, .XPS, .CBS, .MAX, .SPS supported).
  • Export PS2 saves - Allows the user export saves on VMC images to .PSU and .PSV formats.

Installation

Download the latest IV0000-APOL00004_00-APOLLO0000000PS4.pkg package and install it on your PlayStation 4.

On first run, the application will detect and setup the required user settings.

User guide

Data folders

PS4

PS4	Folder
USB saves	your decrypted saves must be placed on /mnt/usbX/PS4/APOLLO/.
USB saves	encrypted saves must be placed on /mnt/usbX/PS4/SAVEDATA/<account-id>/.
External saves (HDD)	your decrypted saves must be placed on /data/fakeusb/PS4/APOLLO/.
External saves (HDD)	encrypted saves must be placed on /data/fakeusb/PS4/SAVEDATA/<account-id>/.
HDD saves	files will be scanned from the hard disk, based on the current User ID.

PS2

PS2	Folder
USB saves	/mnt/usbX/PS2/SAVEDATA/ (*.xps, *.max, *.psu, *.cbs, *.psv, *.sps)
VMC cards	/mnt/usbX/PS2/VMC/ (*.vmc, *.card, *.vm2, *.ps2, *.bin, *.mc2, *.mcd)
PSV saves	/mnt/usbX/PS3/EXPORT/PSV/
External saves (HDD)	/data/fakeusb/PS2/SAVEDATA/
External VMCs (HDD)	/data/fakeusb/PS2/VMC/
HDD VMC cards	VMCs will be scanned from PS4 saves on the hard disk

PS1

PS1	Folder
USB saves	/mnt/usbX/PS1/SAVEDATA/ (*.mcs, *.psx, *.ps1, *.mcb, *.psv, *.pda)
VMC cards	/mnt/usbX/PS1/VMC/ (*.vmc, *.mcd, *.mcr, *.gme, *.vm1, *.vmp, *.vgs, *.srm, *.bin)
PSV saves	/mnt/usbX/PS3/EXPORT/PSV/
External saves (HDD)	/data/fakeusb/PS1/SAVEDATA/
External VMCs (HDD)	/data/fakeusb/PS1/VMC/
HDD VMC cards	VMCs will be scanned from PS4 saves on the hard disk

Offline Account activation

To activate an account offline, go to the User Tools menu, and select Activate PS4 Accounts.

By default the local account will be activated with an auto-generated account-id value. This default account value can be edited using the on-screen keyboard.

Online Database

The application also provides direct access to the Apollo online database of save-game files for PlayStation 4 games. These usually offer additional features such as completed games that can save you many hours of playing.

You can find more save game from sites like Brewology.com, and GameFAQs.

Note: Downloaded save files must be resigned using Apollo before loading them in your games.

Controls

Up/Down - Select a save game file to patch

Cross - Show the available fixes for selected file

Triangle - View item's detail

Circle - Return to list

Square - Reload the list

L1/L2/R1/R2 - Move page up/down

Screenshots

Media

Copy and Edit PS4 Save Files with the Apollo Save Tool on a Jailbroken PS4. No Save Wizard Required! (MODDED WARFARE)

Changelog

v2.3.0

• Added
  • Apollo Patch Engine v2.0.2
  • 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
  • Localization:
    • Add German translation
    • Add Korean font
  • New cheat codes
    • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
    • Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
  • Custom save decryption support
    • L.A. Noire
    • Monster Hunter World
    • Nioh 2
  • Custom save decompression support
    • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
    • Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
    • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
  • Custom checksum support
    • The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon
    • The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
    • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
    • The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
    • The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II
    • The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

v2.2.4

• Added
  • Localization support
    • Auto-detect system language setting
    • Languages: English, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
  • Show save details window for items in Online DB (Triangle button)
  • Improved ARMax PS2 save-game conversion to .PSV
  • New cheat codes
    • Bleach Rebirth of Souls
  • Custom encryption support
    • Dark Souls Remastered (AES CBC)
    • Dragon Ball Z Xenoverse 2 (AES CTR)
    • Resident Evil 4: Remake (Blowfish CBC)
  • Custom checksum support
    • Dark Souls Remastered
    • Dragon Ball Z Xenoverse 2
    • Resident Evil 4: Remake
• 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

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 PS4 saves
  • Bulk management support for encrypted saves (USB)
  • Improved Copy save to HDD option
  • Settings Menu:
    • Added FTP Server URL option
    • Added selector option (FTP/Online DB) for save-game downloads
  • Improved .zip filename generation for save exporting
  • New cheat codes
    • Lunar 1 Remastered
    • Lunar 2 Remastered
    • Metaphor: ReFantazio
    • Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
  • Custom checksum support
    • Lunar 1 Remastered
    • Lunar 2 Remastered
    • Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Fixed
  • Fixed app.db rebuild process on 11.00+ FW
• Misc
  • Updated SSL library to mbedTLS v2.16.12
  • 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
  • Updated save data mount process

v2.0.0

• Added
  • Complete PS4 firmware support (works on all FWs) - thanks to @hzhreal / @Team-Alua
    • Firmware agnostic
    • No need for GoldHEN, PS4HEN, or ps4debug payload
  • Trophy management
    • List, mount, and export trophies
    • Fake XMB trophies (lock/unlock)
    • Trophy set export and backup
    • Remove trophy sets
  • Delete PS4 save-games
  • Show date/time of last save-game modification

v1.7.0

• 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
  • Online DB: added PS1 saves listing
• Fixed
  • Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.1.2
    • Fixed SW Code search bug when bytes are not found

v1.6.0

• Added
  • 7.0x/8.0x/8.5x/9.0x/9.5x/10.50/10.7x firmware support (thanks to @BestPig)
    • GoldHEN, PS4HEN or ps4debug payload is required ⚠️
  • Manage PS2 Virtual Memory Card images (VMC)
    • Supports PS2 MemCard images, ECC and non-ECC (.PS2, .VM2, .CARD, .VMC)
    • List, import, export, and delete PS2 saves inside VMC images
    • Import - Supported formats: .PSU, .PSV, .XPS, .MAX, .CBS, .SPS
    • Export - Supported formats: .PSU, .PSV
  • Online DB: added PS2 saves listing
  • Save sorting option by Type (PS4/PS2/VMC)
  • Add persistent Debug Log option in Settings (on/off)
• Misc
  • Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.1.0
    • Improve code parsing
    • Improve SW Code Type 3 (Subtype 3/7/B/F)
    • Improve SW Code Type 4 (Subtype 4/5/6/C/D/E)
    • Add AES CBC encryption command (aes_cbc(key, iv))

v1.4.5

• 9.60/10.00/10.01 firmware support (thanks to @BestPig)
  • GoldHEN payload is required
• New cheat codes
  • Shin Megami Tensei V
• Custom save decryption support
  • Shin Megami Tensei V (AES-ECB)
• Custom checksum support
  • Shin Megami Tensei V (SHA1)

v1.4.4

• Added
  • 11.00 firmware support (thanks to @LightningMods @SocraticBliss)
  • New cheat codes
    • Like a Dragon: Ishin!
    • Unicorn Overlord
  • Custom save decryption support
    • Like a Dragon: Ishin!
    • Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes
    • The Last of Us: Part II
    • Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered
    • Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered
    • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
    • Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
  • Custom checksum support
    • Dead Rising
    • Like a Dragon: Ishin!
    • Strider
    • The Last of Us: Part II
    • Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered
    • Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered
    • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
    • Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
• Fixes
  • Patch Code fixes
    • Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
• 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)

v1.4.2

• Added
  • Auto-detect X/O button settings (@illusion0001)
  • Network HTTP proxy settings support
  • New cheat codes
    • Grand Theft Auto V
    • Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
  • Custom decryption support
    • Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
  • Custom checksum support
    • Grand Theft Auto V
    • Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
    • Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
    • Shantae: Risky's Revenge
• Misc
  • Include original keystones for 116 games
  • Updated audio library to libs3m
  • Updated apollo-lib Patch Engine to v0.6.0
    • Add host callbacks (username, 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

v1.4.0

• Added
  • Network Tools
    • URL downloader tool (download http/https/ftp/ftps links)
    • Simple local Web Server (full access to console drives)
    • Disable Web Browser history
  • Hex Editor for save-data files
  • On-screen Keyboard (for text input)
  • Activate offline accounts with user-defined account IDs (on-screen keyboard)
  • Improved internal Web Server (Online DB support)
  • User-defined Online DB URL (Settings)
  • Improved DLC rebuild (read content details from .pkg file)
  • Explicit firmware check when importing encrypted saves
• Misc
  • Updated Apollo patch engine v0.4.1
    • Skip search if the pattern was not found
    • Improve code types 9, B, D
    • Add value subtraction support (BSD)

v1.3.1

• Added
  • Show PS4 IP address when running Apollo's Web Server
• Fixed
  • Copy SAVEDATA_LIST_PARAM value when resigning param.sfo
    • This fixes an issue when importing save-games from Horizon Zero Dawn, Gran Turismo Sport, Patapon, LocoRoco Remastered, and others.
• Misc
  • Download application data updates from apollo-patches repository

v1.3.0

• Added
  • New Save Wizard codes
  • Add save-game sorting options
    • sort by Name
    • sort by Title ID
  • Add database rebuild tools (thanks @Pharaoh2k for DB research and testing)
    • Rebuild app.db
    • Rebuild DLC database addcont.db
    • Fix missing "Delete" option in XMB
  • Add database backup & restore
  • Download Online DB save-games to HDD
  • Load external saves from HDD (/data/fakeusb/)
• Changes
  • Updated networking code to libcurl+polarssl (TLS 1.2) (thanks @LightningMods for cURL fixes)
  • Improved Pad control handling

v1.2.2

• Changes
  • New Save Wizard codes
  • Custom decryption support
    • Diablo 3
  • Changed background music
  • Removed unused screen settings
• Patch Engine
  • Updated Apollo patch engine v0.3.0
  • Improve patch error handling
  • Save Wizard / Game Genie
    • Improve SW code types 9, A
    • Add SW code types 3, 7, B, C, D
  • BSD scripts
    • New commands: copy, endian_swap, msgbox
    • New custom hash: force_crc32, mgspw_checksum
    • Support initial value for add/wadd/dwadd/wsub
    • Fix md5_xor, sha1_xor64 custom hashing
    • Fix little-endian support for decrypters/hashes

v1.2.0

• Added
  • Local Web server (Download saves as .Zip)
  • RAR, Zip, 7-Zip archive extraction (place files on /data/)
  • 50+ Save Wizard cheat-code files (collected by @OfficialAhmed)
  • Custom decryption support
    • Borderlands 3 - @HackerSmacker
    • Grand Theft Auto 5 (AES) - @ChendoChap
    • Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Blowfish)
  • Custom checksum support
    • Alien: Isolation
    • Resident Evil Revelations 2 (SHA1)
• Fixed
  • Fixed issue when cheat codes couldn't be applied

v1.1.0

• Added
  • New firmware support: 5.07, 7.51
  • Improved save-game listing (game names, saves count)
  • Save-game selection (press Touchpad to select)
    • Copy/Resign selected saves (Bulk Management)
  • Detect if a save couldn't be unmounted
• Fixed
  • Fixed Trophy-set listing bug
  • Avoid issue when removing mount patches on exit

v1.0.1

• Fixed
  • Fixes Bulk resign and bulk copy from USB

v1.0.0

• Added
  • Encrypted save-games support
  • Offline Activation with user-defined account IDs (owners.xml)
  • Export ownership data to .xml
• Fixed
  • Fixed inner file handling when a save-game has sub-folders
  • Fixed SaveWizard write codes

v0.8.0

• Added
  • Full-HD 1920x1080 UI rendering
  • Enabled animations and screen transitions
  • Import/export Keystone files
• Fixed
  • Fixed file attributes when creating .Zips
  • Fixed Online DB links
• Misc
  • Project updated to Open Orbis SDK v0.5.2

v0.7.0

• Added
  • 9.00 firmware support
  • New Save Wizard codes
  • Improved graphics library (SDL2 lib by @Cpasjuste)
• Fixed
  • Fixed save-mount patches for 9.00 (thanks to @ac2pic)

v0.6.0

• Added
  • Automatic Save-mounting patches for 5.05, 6.72, 7.x (GoldHEN PS4 or ps4debug required) (thanks to @SiSTR0)
  • Offline Account activation
  • Show Parental security passcode
  • Save Keystone fingerprint dump
• Fixed
  • Fixed font rendering issue

v0.5.0

• First Release.

Credits

• Bucanero: Project developer

Acknowledgments:

• Dnawrkshp: Artemis PS3
• hzh/Team-Alua: vsh-utils
• Berion: GUI design
• flatz: SFO tools
• aldostools: Bruteforce Save Data
• jimmikaelkael: ps3mca tool
• ShendoXT: MemcardRex
• Nobody/Wild Light: Background music track

External links

• Author's Website - https://www.bucanero.com.ar/
• GitHub - https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-ps4