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
• 💡 Customization
  • 🔋 Utilities
  • 🔑 Input
  • 🌍 Network
  • 🔧 Fixes
  • 🎨 Appearance
  • 🔅 PS Vita 2000
  • 📺 PS TV
  • 💻 PC Tools
  • 📱 Android Tools
• 🎞️ Media
  • 🖼️ Image
  • 🎵 Music
  • 🎬 Video
  • 📖 Reading
  • 🎥 Streaming
• 🔆 Enhances
  • 🚀 Overclocking
  • ☢️ Game Tweaks
  • 🏆 Trophies
  • 📝 Cheats
  • 🔎 Reverse Engineering
  • ℹ️ Info
• 🛠️ Mods
  • 💊 Game Patches
  • 💉 Adrenaline Plugins
• ♥️ 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 - 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 - 3.73
• 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)
• PS Vita (TV) Hacks Guide - A complete hack guide
• PS Vita Mod - Guides for hacking
• PSV Hacking 4PDA - Russian guides for hacking
• Modoru - Firmware downgrader
• 0syscall6 - Remove SELF checks
• NoNpDrm - Disable DRM protection in games
• NoPsmDrm - Disable DRM protection in PSM games
• FreePSM - Free in app purchases in PSM games
• rePatch reDux0 - Allows to install custom patches
• ioPlus - Elevated IO permissions

🗃️ Apps

• VitaShell - File manager
• PKGj - NoPayStation browser and installer
• Autoplugin 2 - Plugin browser and installer
• Vita HomeBrew Browser - VitaDB browser and installer
• EasyVPK - VitaDB browser and installer
• vita-savemgr - Savegame manager

💾 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

🌱 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

🕹️ Emulators

🌌 Collections

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

7️⃣ 7th Gen

• Adrenaline - Modified official PlayStation Portable (PSP) emulator
• MelonDS-Vita - Nintendo DS emulator

6️⃣ 6th Gen

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

5️⃣ 5th Gen

• Adrenaline Pops - Modified built in PlayStation One emulator (PSX2PSP​ might be helpful)
• DaedalusX64-vitaGL - Nintendo 64 emulator (vitaGL based)

🖥️ Computers

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

💎 Game Engines

• 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
• PSPKVM - Java ME emulator for PSP (analog for RetroArch SquirrelJME core)

💡 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
• 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
• pngshot - Screenshot plugin
• VitaTweaks - A collection of small tweaks
• vitatricks.tk - Online set of useful PS Vita tools

🔑 Input

• VitaTester - Testing input
• VitaPad - Allows to use PS Vita as a wireless gamepad
• vitastick - Allows to use PS Vita as an USB gamepad
• 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 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
• NPS Proxy - Preventing HTTPS errors in PKGj by using NPS proxy

🔧 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

🎨 Appearance

• HexFlow-Launcher - A 3d coverflow like launcher for PS Vita
• ONEMenu - Custom UI and title name editor
• vita-launcher - App/game launcher application
• Bubble Studio - Web editor for app.db
• 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
• 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
• fontIntaller - An app for installing the fontRedirect plugin for injecting custom fonts

🔅 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
• Viimote - Allows you to connect a Wiimote
• ds4Touch - Adds ds4 touchpad support (ds4vita way) to PS TV and Vita with MiniVitaTV
• VitaDock tutorial - VitaDock tutorial
• VitaDock+ - Software for VitaDock

💻 PC Tools

• Vita3K - PlayStation Vita emulator for PC
• QCMA - Open Source Content Manager Assistant for PS Vita
• HandBrake - Video files converter (contains Playstation presets)
• AT9&AT3 Converter - At9/At3 files converter
• PSMRC - Resource Pack Converter for Minecraft PS Vita Edition
• Vita SDK - Development tools for PS Vita
• GeForce Experience - NVIDIA Gamestream for PC
• NPS Browser - NoPayStation client for Windows
• ContentServer - Server for Content Downloader
• GayMaker - GameMaker:Studio to PSVita compiler
• 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 Tools

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

🎞️ Media

🖼️ Image

• VITAlbum - Image viewer

🎵 Music

• ElevenMPV-A - Music player with background playback
• Music Premium - Enables background music playback

🎬 Video

• 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

📖 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
• CoreUnlocker80000H - Allows to use system reserved 4th CPU core
• 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
• 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

• 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

🔎 Reverse Engineering

• PSVita Reverse Engineering Tools - A bundle of RE tools for PSVita
• 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
• RegistryEditorMOD - Allows you to read and edit all registry settings
• MaiDumpToolEN - Game dumper and patcher
• vitaRescale tutorial - Getting resolution addresses in games

ℹ️ Info

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

🛠️ Mods

💊 Game Patches

• Vita Mods Table - PS Vita mods and repatches list
• 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
• Filter Fix for Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition - Linear filter disabler for DN3D:ME
• Minecraft Texture Port - Minecraft texture pack from PC version 1.14.4
• NFSMW_Settings - Fixes some of the glaring issues with NFS:MW
• Borderlands-2-Altered-Config - An altered config file for Borderlands 2 to increase playability and fps
• Persona 4 Golden Patches - Set of patches for P4G
• Persona 3/4/5 Dancing Patches - Set of patches for P3D, P4D and P5D
• GTA III 10th Anniversary Edition - 10th Anniversary Edition extensions for re3-vita
• Max Payne PC Anniversary Edition - PC version features for max_vita
• Various GTA Downgraders - Downgrade guides for GTA games (PC)

💉 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
• 60 FPS Patches List - 60 FPS patches for PSP games (for CWCheat)
• CWCheat Database - List of cheats for CWCheat
• psp-dev.org - PSP Homebrew Store

♥️ 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
• PSX-Place - Latest Homebrew, Hacking, Exploits, CFW, Jailbreak & PlayStation Scene News
• GBAtemp - Sony PS Vita discussions and guides
• PSNProfiles - Trophies stats and guides
• 4PDA PS Vita - Russian PS Vita discussions and guides
• VK Portablegaming - Portablegaming VK group

💬 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
• DaedalusX64 - Compatibility list for DaedalusX64-vitaGL
• Flycast​ - Compatibility list for Flycast-vita
• Vita3K - Compatibility list for Vita3K

🧩 Misc

• AR Play Cards - Augmented Reality cards for PS Vita
• Bounties - Bounties for new Vita projects
• Plugin descriptions - Short plugin descriptions from Autoplugin 2
• Tech Specs - PS Vita technical specifications
• Plugin hotkeys - List of plugin hotkeys