Awesome PlayStation Vita

List of awesome stuff for Playstation Vita. Contains all most important, actual and cool things in my humble opinion.

🧭 Table of Contents

• ✅ Main Links
• ⚙️ Basic Stuff
  • 🔓 Hacking
  • 🗃️ Apps
  • 💾 Memory
  • ⚡ Flash Adapters
• 🎮 Games
  • 👾 Native
  • 🌱 HomeBrew
• 🕹️ Emulators
  • 🌌 Collections
  • 7️⃣ 7th Gen
  • 6️⃣ 6th Gen
  • 5️⃣ 5th Gen
  • 🖥️ Computers
  • 💎 Game Engines
  • ⌨️ Interpreters & Virtual Machines
  • 🙅‍♀️ Non-Emulation
• 💡 Customization
  • 🔋 Utilities
  • 🔑 Input
  • 🌍 Network
  • 🔧 Fixes
  • 🎨 Appearance
  • 🔅 PS Vita 2000
  • 📺 PS TV
• 🎞️ Media
  • 🖼️ Image
  • 🎵 Music
  • 🎬 Video
  • 📖 Reading
  • 🎥 Streaming
• 🔆 Enhances
  • 🚀 Overclocking
  • ☢️ Game Tweaks
  • 🏆 Trophies
  • 📝 Cheats
• 🛠️ Mods
  • 💊 Game Patches
  • 🍬 Content Mods
  • 🎼 OST Patches
  • 💉 Adrenaline Plugins
• 🧰 Tools
  • 👨‍💻 Development
  • 🔎 Reverse Engineering
  • 💻 PC
  • 📱 Android
  • 🕸️ Web
  • ℹ️ Info
• 🗺️ Guides
  • 👣 Hacks
  • 👩‍💻 Dev Docs
  • 🧶 RE Tutorials
  • 💲 Cheat Tutorials
• ♥️ Fans
  • 😜 Communities
  • 💬 Game Translations
• 🍂 Miscellaneous
  • 📦 Emulation Necessaries
  • 🧪 Compatibility Lists
  • 🧩 Misc
    

✅ Main Links

• VitaDB - Main database of PS Vita Homebrews, Plugins and PC Tools
• PS Vita Store - Links to Official Playstation Vita game store
• NoPayStation - List of PSV, PSX, PSP, PS3, PS2 and PSM game links
• CbpsDB - Alternative source for PS Vita Homebrew apps and Plugins
• Brewology - Yet another homebrew source for PS Vita and other consoles

⚙️ Basic Stuff

🔓 Hacking

• Final h-encore² - Homebrew enabler auto installer for firmwares 3.69 - 3.74
• Auto h-encore - Homebrew enabler auto installer for firmwares 3.65 - 3.68
• HENkaku - Homebrew enabler for firmware 3.60
• MLTHaku - Homebrew enabler for firmware 3.60 without memory card (for SD2VITA)
• Modoru - Firmware downgrader
• 0syscall6 - Remove SELF checks (allows play games on lower firmware)
• NoNpDrm - Disable DRM protection in games
• NoPsmDrm - Disable DRM protection in PSM games
• FreePSM - Free in app purchases in PSM games
• rePatch reLoaded - Allows to install custom patches
• vshPatch - Like rePatch, but for system applications
• ioPlus - Elevated IO permissions

🗃️ Apps

• VitaShell - File manager
• PKGj - NoPayStation browser and installer
• Autoplugin 2 - Plugin browser and installer
• rePatch-Manager - Tool to enable and disable specific rePatch game
• Better Homebrew Browser - VitaDB browser and installer
• EasyVPK - VitaDB browser and installer
• vita-savemgr - Savegame manager
• hbRedirect - Redirects ux0 usage to other partitions
• reAuth - Use PlayStation Store and sign-in on 3.60-3.65
• PlayStation Mini Store - Fast text UI store app for Vita and PS3 stores
• RIF Ripper - License backup tool for purchased digital content for PSP, PS3, PS Vita
• VBackup - Advanced backup tool for PS Vita
• Apps for 3.74 - Main apps with 3.74 support by RealYoti

💾 Memory

• PSVita-StorageMgr - Mounts/redirects storage devices to mount points
• yamt-vita - Yet another (re)mount tool kernel plugin
• yamt-lite - Yamt that doesn't rely on a mounted storage or config
• IMCUnlock - Internal ux storage enabler/manager
• EmergencyMount - A pseudo recovery menu
• Application Storage Manager - Moves apps to/from internal memory

⚡ Flash Adapters

• SD2VITA - Game card to MicroSD adapter
• PSVSD - 3G modem replacement to a USB MicroSD card adapter
• Gamecard-microSD (SD2VITA) - Gamecard to MicroSD adapter driver
• usbmc - Driver for PSVSD and external USB storage
  

🎮 Games

👾 Native

• Wiki Game List - Wikipedia list of all PS Vita games
• Metacritic List - All PS Vita game releases at Metacritic
• Exclusives List - List of PS Vita exclusives
• PlayStation Vita undumped - List of undumped games

🌱 HomeBrew

• VitaDB - A collection of ports, emulators and original games
• VitaGL Games - List of projects using VitaGL
• Lua Games - List of projects using Lua Player Plus
• Some Visual Novel - VNDS Clone games for Vita
• PSM Reborn - PSM games list
  

🕹️ Emulators

🌌 Collections

• RetroArch - Frontend for emulators, game engines and media players with bunch of cores
• Cores List - List of RetroArch Cores for Vita
• Recommended Cores - Best cores for Vita
• pFBN - Several Arcade and Console systems emulator

7️⃣ 7th Gen

• Adrenaline - Allows you to run natively PlayStation Portable (PSP) games on Vita
• NooDS - Multiplatform DS/GBA emulator (slow on Vita)
• DeSmuME-Vita - DeSmuME port for Vita (slow)
• MelonDS-Vita - Nintendo DS emulator (slow)

6️⃣ 6th Gen

• Flycast-vita​ - Sega Dreamcast emulator
• mGBA - Nintendo Game Boy Advance emulator

5️⃣ 5th Gen

• Adrenaline - Allows you to run natively PlayStation One games as on PSP (PSX2PSP​ might be helpful)
• DaedalusX64-vitaGL - Nintendo 64 emulator (Nightly)

🖥️ Computers

• Basilisk II - Apple Macintosh II emulator
• UAE4ALL - Amiga emulator
• VICEVita - Commodore 64 emulator
• ZXVita - Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator

💎 Game Engines

• Godot - Godot engine with included support for PS Vita
• ScummVM - Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machine
• GemRB - Infinity Engine reimplementation (Game Engine Made with preRendered Background)
• EasyRPG Player - Interpreter for RPG Maker 2000, 2003 and EasyRPG engines
• OpenBOR - Beats Of Rage 2D game engine

⌨️ Interpreters & Virtual Machines

• cpython-vita - Python 2.7.18 Interpreter
• fake-08 - PICO-8 virtual machine emulator
• MicroCHIP - Interpreter for CHIP-8/SCHIP-8 games
• VITA-8 - CHIP-8 emulator
• PSPKVM - Java ME emulator for PSP (analog for RetroArch SquirrelJME core)

🙅‍♀️ Non-Emulation

• YoYo Loader Vita - Android GameMaker Studio Runner application for the PS Vita (Log Reset)
• vita2hos - A PlayStation Vita to Horizon OS (Nintendo Switch OS) translation layer
• linux_vita - Linux kernel Vita port
  

💡 Customization

🔋 Utilities

• vita-shellbat - Shows battery percent in statusbar
• VITABatteryPlus - Battery info plugin
• PSV-VSH-Menu - Visual SHell menu for PS Vita
• BetterTrackPlug - Playtime tracker plugin for PS Vita
• Quietshot - Disables camera shutter sound
• jav - Automatic volume level switching for each audio device
• PasteUnlock - Unlocks hidden copy/paste feature in system software
• vitabright - Expand bright levels range
• dt2s-vita - Puts your PS VITA to sleep if you double tap the touch screen
• TransparentImpose - Makes impose menu transparent
• VitaTweaks - A collection of small tweaks
• vitatricks.tk - Online set of useful PS Vita tools
• VitaTools - Useful tools for PSP2 Vita and Dolce
• Homebrew Software - Another homebrew list
• GameBrew - Yet another homebrew list

🔑 Input

• VitaTester - Testing input
• VitaPad - Allows to use PS Vita as a wireless gamepad
• vitastick - Allows to use PS Vita as an USB gamepad
• hidmouse - Allows to use PS Vita as an USB Mouse
• VitaKeyboard Allows to use PS Vita as an USB Keyboard
• vita-ps4linkcontrols - Button configuration plugin for Remote Play
• ds34vita - Allows to use Dualshock 3/4 controllers
• DS34Motion - Adds motion control support for PlayStation TV with DualShock
• reVita - Allows you to remap inputs and trigger actions
• Button Swap - Swapping X and O buttons
• Analog Enhancer - Sets deadzones for sticks
• WDNR - Disables rear touchpad

🌍 Network

• iTLS-Enso - Adds TLS v1.2 and custom web certificates support
• Vita netcheck Bypass - Bypass PSN login requirement for apps
• accountswitcher - Switch between your PSN accounts on your Vita
• Download Enabler - Allows download any files from PS Vita browser
• Multidownload Vita - Advanced downloader app
• Vita Ftp Client - Simple FTP client app
• NPS Proxy - Preventing HTTPS errors in PKGj by using NPS proxy
• UserAgentSpoofer - Changes what device the browser/web page sees your vita as

🔧 Fixes

• ShaRKF00D - Allows you to access runtime shader compiler (for AvP Gold)
• kubridge - DynaRec feature extender (for max_vita)
• FdFix - Fixes invalidated file descriptors after suspend and resume (for re3-vita)
• PSP2-batteryFixer - Fixes most battery related problems
• USBDisable - Disable the annoying "Connecting" dialog when you connect your Vita to your PC
• PS1 games fix - Way to fix broken PS1 games for PSP and PSVita
• PocketstationUnlocker - Forces pocketstation support in all PS1 games

🎨 Appearance

• HexFlow-Launcher - A 3d coverflow like launcher for PS Vita
• ONEMenu - Custom UI and title name editor
• vita-launcher - App/game launcher application
• Retroarch Bubble Builder - Allows you to create RetroArch bubbles natively on your PS Vita
• Adrenaline Bubbles Manager - Allows you to create bubbles to launch PSP games without XMB via AdrBubbleBooter plugin
• Bubble booter - Directly boots any PSP file (ISO\CSO\PBP\PSOne) from LiveArea's Bubbles
• Custom Bubble Tutorial - Tutorial on how to create bubbles for RetroArch and DaedalusX64
• Multi-Builder - Combines RetroBuilder, FAKE08-Builder, ScummVM-Builder and Bubble-Builder
• CBS-Manager - Displays an image/animation/console info during the PSVita boot process
• Theme Manager Ex - Advanced theme manger
• Shortcuts Enhancer - Custom shortcuts in the PS Vita index menu
• QuickLaunch-Installer - Allows you to customize the quick menu shortcuts
• fontInstaller - An app for installing the fontRedirect plugin for injecting custom fonts
• FAQ to Vita Manual Converter - Converts URL into a format suitable to use as a Vita game's bubble manual

🔅 PS Vita 2000

• LCD Color Saturation - App for improving color saturation on your Vita 2000
• LCD Colour Space Changer - Plugin for improving color saturation on your Vita 2000

📺 PS TV

• DolcePolce - Allows you to play all PS Vita games on PS TV
• Sharpscale - Changes the display scaling method on higher resolutions
• MiniVitaTV - Allows you to connect up to 4 DS3/DS4 controllers to PS Vita
• ds4vita - Adds DualShock support
• ds4Touch - Adds DualShock touchpad support (ds4vita way) to PS TV and Vita with MiniVitaTV
• X1Vita - Adds Xbox One controller support
• 8BitVita - Adds 8BitDo controller support
• Viimote - Adds Wiimote support
• VitaDock tutorial - VitaDock tutorial
• VitaDock+ - Software for VitaDock
  

🎞️ Media

🖼️ Image

• VITAlbum - Image viewer
• Pngshot - Makes screenshot in PNG format
• PSOneScrot - Fixes screenshots in PS1 games

🎵 Music

• ElevenMPV-A - Music player with background playback
• Music Premium - Enables background music playback
• VITA-NoAutoAvls - Enable/disable the auto-avls feature
• Monaural - Mono audio and channel balance

🎬 Video

• Vita Recorder - Allows to record video clips
• CBPSTube - YouTube client with more features
• TubeVita - Alternative YouTube client
• Vita Media Center - MP4 video player
• Vita Media Importer - Imports media into the PS Vita video and music players
• Vita Media Player - An Open Source PSVita/TV MP4 player with 1080p playback and subtitle support
• Video Bubbles Creator - Convert a video in whatever format to a Vita bubble (.vpk)
• MVPlayer - Video library app
• Boxset-Bubble-Creator - Convert and prepare video files for MVPlayer

📖 Reading

• Bookr - PDF, CBZ, HTML, ePub, FB2 reader
• Noboru - Manga/comics browser/reader

🎥 Streaming

• Vita Moonlight - NVIDIA Gamestream client for Vita
• udcd_uvc - Allows you stream your PSVita screen to PC/Android via USB
  

🔆 Enhances

🚀 Overclocking

• PSVshell - Overclock plugin with FPS counter and CPU usage
• CapUnlocker - Allows to use system reserved 4th CPU core and other capabilities
• Thread Optimizer - Adjusts thread parameters
• CPU Affinity Mask Changer - Changes CPU affinity mask to all cores
• LowMemMode - Allows launch applications in LOWPHYMEM mode
• NoPowerLimits - Remove power mode restrictions

☢️ Game Tweaks

• VitaGrafix - Change resolution and FPS cap in games
• VitaGrafixConfigurator - GUI configurator for VitaGrafix
• VitaGrafixPatchlist - A collection of patches for VitaGrafix
• Vita Nearest Neighbour - Changes texture sampling to point filtering method
• Vita Bilinear - Changes texture sampling to linear filtering method
• reRescaler - Replacement for built-in rescaler

🏆 Trophies

• TropHAXSE - Trophy unlocker app
• Trophy Manager - Trophy remover app
• TrophyShot - Takes a screenshot whenever you unlock a trophy

📝 Cheats

• Apollo Save Tool - Allows to download, unlock, patch and resign save-games
• VitaCheat - Cheat plugin
• VitaCheatDatabase - Database for VitaCheat
• Cheat Plugins - Cheat plugins
• ScoreHAX - Leaderboards hack
• Déjàvu - Save state plugin
• TurboPad - Allows you to enable RapidFire on any button
• save-editor.com - Set of save editor tools
  

🛠️ Mods

💊 Game Patches

• Illusion Vita Patches - Vita patches by illusion0001 (FPS uncaps, debug menu unlockers, etc...)
• Doom_YXZ Vita Patches - Vita patches by Doom_YXZ
• Filter Fix for Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition - Linear filter disabler for DN3D:ME
• Alien Shooter DLC unlocker - Unlocks Alien Shooter DLCs for free
• Borderlands-2-Altered-Config - An altered config file for Borderlands 2 to increase playability and fps
• Killzone: Mercenary Threads Profile - Optimized threads profile for Kz:M (US)
• Persona 4 Golden Patches - Set of patches for P4G
• Persona 3/4/5 Dancing Patches - Set of patches for P3D, P4D and P5D
• Super Mario 64 Patches - SM64 with 60 FPS and Puppy Camera patches
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted REDUX - Makes NfS:MW(2012) more similar to the PC version
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted Settings - Fixes some of the glaring issues with NfS:MW
• LittleBigPlanet Project Lighthouse - LittleBigPlanet alternative server (currently only private access)

🍬 Content Mods

• Vita Mods Table - PS Vita mods and repatches list
• GTA III 10th Anniversary Edition - 10th Anniversary Edition extensions for re3-vita
• GTA: VC 10th Anniversary Edition - 10th Anniversary Edition extensions for re3-miami-vita
• GTA: SA 10th Anniversary Edition - 10th Anniversary Edition extensions for GTA:SA-vita
• Various GTA Downgraders - Downgrade guides for GTA games (PC)
• Max Payne PC Anniversary Edition - PC version features for max_vita
• Minecraft: Enhanced - Minecraft 1.49 with tons of restores and improves
• Minecraft Texture Port - Minecraft texture pack from PC version 1.14.4
• God of War Remastered Videos - GoW HQ Cutscenes
• Sly Cooper Remastered Videos - SC HQ Cutscenes
• P4G Vita Mod Ports - P4G mods and enhances ports

🎼 OST Patches

• Super Meat Boy Original Music - Original music by Danny Baranowsky for SMB
• The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Original Music - Original music by Danny Baranowsky for TBoI:R

💉 Adrenaline Plugins

• GePatch - Allows you to play some PSP games in native PS Vita resolution
• Remastered Controls Collection - Enables second stick in some PSP games
• PSP camera patch lite - Add right analog stick support to some PSP games (based on DS3Remapper)
• GTA Native Resolution Patch - Forces native PS Vita resolution in GTA:LCS and GTA:VCS PSP games
• CWCheat Adrenaline - Allows you to use custom cheats and patches in PSP and PSX games
• TempAR - PSP cheat plugin
• 60 FPS Patches List - 60 FPS patches for PSP games (for CWCheat/TempAR)
• CWCheat Database + - List of cheats for CWCheat/TempAR
• psp-dev.org - PSP Homebrew Store
• GameBrew PSP - List of PSP homebrews
  

🧰 Tools

👨‍💻 Development

• PSM Reborn - SDK's and Unity Builds and bunch of other development tools for Vita
• Vita SDK - Development SDK for PS Vita
• Vita Development Suite - Additional features for the PlayStation Vita SDK
• VitaDeploy - Toolbox that makes homebrewing the Playstation Vita/TV easier
• VitaGL - Wrapper between OpenGL and sceGxm
• PVR_PSP2 - Native EGL, WSEGL, OpenGL ES v1.1 ports
• TriGL - WebGL implementation for SCE Trilithium Javascript engine
• VitaMonoLoader - Standalone Mono (C#) execution on PS Vita
• PHP-Player-plus-plus (pp++) - PHP interpreter for PS Vita
• QuickMenuReborn - Library for developers to easily add their own widgets, to the Vita's Quick Menu
• libAppSettings - Library that implements simple bridge for system software app settings dialog
• PSVita Unity Utilities - Tools to help speed up PSVita Unity Development

🔎 Reverse Engineering

• PSVita Reverse Engineering Tools - A bundle of RE tools for PSVita
• KVDB - Vita Debugger Kernel Plugin
• Ghidra Vita Loader - Scripts for loading PSVita ELF Binaries into NSA's Ghidra
• Vita Loader - IDA Plugin for loading PSVita ELF Binaries into IDA Pro
• CXML-Decompiler - Playstation Mobile (app.info), RCOF (.rco) and RCSF (.rcs) decompiler
• RegistryEditorMOD - Allows you to read and edit all registry settings
• MaiDumpToolEN - Game dumper and patcher
• PS Vita Decrypted Firmwares - A collection of decrypted PS Vita firmwares

💻 PC

• Vita3K - PlayStation Vita emulator for PC
• PSMUI - GUI for PSM Simulator (allow to play PSM Games on PC)
• QCMA - Open Source Content Manager Assistant for PS Vita
• HandBrake - Video files converter (contains Playstation presets)
• AT9&AT3 Converter - At9/At3 files converter
• GeForce Experience - NVIDIA Gamestream for PC
• NPS Browser - NoPayStation client for Windows
• TempAR-Vita - Pointer scanner for use with Vita, PSP, and NDS
• ContentServer - Server for Content Downloader
• GayMaker - GameMaker:Studio to PSVita compiler
• GameMakerVPKBuilder - GameMaker PC games recompiler
• Chovy Sign - PSP ISOs on unhacked PSVita
• PSX2PSP​ - Allows you to convert PS1/PSX game into format playable on PSP/Adrenaline
• PSP2-CBAnim - Boot animation creator for CBS-Manager

📱 Android

• VHBB-Android - VitaDB & cbpsDB client for Android
• NPS Browser - NoPayStation client app for Android

🕸️ Web

• Bubble Studio - Web editor for app.db
• PSMRC - Resource Pack Converter for Minecraft PS Vita Edition

ℹ️ Info

• VGi - Prints useful information about PS Vita games
• VITAident - System/hardware identity tool for PS Vita
  

🗺️ Guides

👣 Hacks

• PS Vita (TV) Hacks Guide - A complete hack guide
• Vita Troubleshooting Guide - Useful tutorials for installing hacks, complex homebrews/plugins etc
• CFWaifu Vita Tutorials - CFWaifu guides
• Wololo Tutorials - Wololo.net/talk Vita tutorials
• PGBook - PortableGaming guides and articles
• PortableGaming - Russian PortableGaming guides and articles
• PSV Hacking 4PDA - Russian guides for hacking
• Project Rinascita - Most common hacking problems and solves
• Remove PSN Account - How to Completely Remove PSN Account From PS Vita + Earn Trophies Again
• Hacking without Memory Card - Complete Guide of Hacking a PSVita 1xxx without Memory Card

👩‍💻 Dev Docs

• Vita SDK Docs - Vita SDK Docs
• Vita Development Wiki - Vita SDK wiki
• PS Vita Dev Wiki - Another wiki for developers
• Unity setup - How to setup Unity to develop PS Vita Games
• Compiling VitaQuake - Compiling VitaQuake tutorial

🧶 RE Tutorials

• Dots_tb tutorials - Useful RE tutorials by dots_tb
• Unity debugging - Debugging some Unity games
• VitaRescale tutorial - Getting resolution addresses in games
• Unity Porting - Porting Guide for Unity Games
• GMS Vita Port Instructions - GameMaker Studio PS Vita Port Instructions

💲 Cheat Tutorials

• Illusion Patches - How to install illusion0001 patches
• VitaCheat/FinalCheat Database - VitaCheat User Manuals
• Creating Cheats with PPSSPP - Creating cheats with PPSSPP and CheatEngine
  

♥️ Fans

😜 Communities

• Wololo PS Vita - Lastest homebrews, mods and hacking scene news
• Reddit Vita - PS Vita Reddit community
• Reddit VitaHacks - PS Vita hacks and homebrew on Reddit
• Reddit VitaPiracy - Reddit discussion of things related to piracy on the PS Vita
• Reddit Vita3k - Vita3k Reddit community
• PSX-Place - Latest Homebrew, Hacking, Exploits, CFW, Jailbreak & PlayStation Scene News
• CBPS forum - Hacking information or applications related to the PS Vita
• GBAtemp - Sony PS Vita discussions and guides
• Wololo.net/talk - Wololo PS Vita forum
• PSNProfiles - Trophies stats and guides
• 4PDA PS Vita - Russian PS Vita discussions and guides
• VK Portablegaming - Portablegaming VK group
• Dan's Palace - Unity games porting Discord community

💬 Game Translations

• English Translations - List of fan translated Vita games
• English Translations - Fan translations and patches for Playstation Vita games
• Russian Translations - A collection of russian language patches
• Russian Language Games - List of games with russian language and russian patches
• forcelang - Overrides application language
  

🍂 Miscellaneous

📦 Emulation Necessaries

• Emulator Files - BIOS/Firmware files for emulators
• ROM & ISO Sites - List of ROM sites

🧪 Compatibility Lists

• GePatch - Compatibility list for GePatch
• Adrenaline 60 FPS - Compatibility list for Adrenaline 60 FPS patches via CWCheat/TempAR
• DaedalusX64 - Compatibility list for DaedalusX64-vitaGL
• Flycast​ - Compatibility list for Flycast-vita
• Vita3K - Compatibility list for Vita3K
• YoYo Loader - Compatibility list for YoYo Loader Vita

🧩 Misc

• AR Play Cards - Augmented Reality cards for PS Vita
• Android games - List of Android games theoretically portable to PS Vita
• Unity games - List of Unity games theoretically portable to PS Vita
• Bounties - Bounties for new Vita projects
• Compass - Built in Vita browser compass/gyro app (about:compass)
• Plugin descriptions - Short plugin descriptions from Autoplugin 2
• Tech Specs - PS Vita/PS TV technical specifications
• PlayStation Vita Secrets - PS Vita Fat technical specifications, some features and secrets
• SKU Models - PS Vita models table
• Plugin hotkeys - List of plugin hotkeys
• Missed Games - Awesome games that not mentioned in VitaDB and NoPayStation