PS3 Homebrew Apps

gameDATA, a homebrew app for PS3, lets you:

• switch location of [game data] between internal HDD and first external USB HDD
• install PSN games (or any application/pkg) to external USB HDD
• get back to normal mode when you use "Ext. Game Data" option in multiMAN
• save space on internal HDD

gameDATA written and released by andbey0nd. Read more »

Onishin's modified version of jjolano's OpenPS3FTP -- a homebrew FTP server/daemon for your PS3. "OpenPS3FTPsplit" automatically splits files larger than 4GB during transfer, which is great for FAT32-formatted connected drives.

CrashSerious' ONE boots any PSX game disc on any jail broken (hacked) 3.41 or 3.55 console. Insert the disc and play! See one.nfo (in the RAR archive) for more info.

CHANGELOG

- game saves are now working
- mfw / cfw 3.15 is now supported

Rokiski's PS3 MAC Address Spoofer -- spoof your MAC address for real.

Procedure

• Put a pendrive / external hdd, for example, in any usb port (app search for it).

multiMAN packs many facets: It's a full-fledged Backup Manager, a File Manager, an FTP server, and an AVCHD and BDMV (Blu-ray) video player ... plus it does a lot more. It's highly configurable with many different display modes. multiMAN is open source -- you can find the source code right here. Read more »

AerialX's PS3Load, which works like Wiiload, to load PS3 homebrew (.self binaries) over your home network. Typically used for testing/debugging code before final packaging and distribution. Read more »

TurboGrafx-16 (or PC Engine) emulator for the PS3. Runs at 60 fps with hucards & CDs. Compatible with any homebrew-enabled (jail broken) console.

Project Page: PCE.emu

andoma's Showtime media player for HTPC media centers.

Showtime Feature Overview

• Supports 1080p
• Playback of video and audio
• Javascript plugins
• Unified search
• View photos and images in slideshow mode
• Live TV streaming from Tvheadend
• Spotify integration
• Access content on UPnP/DLNA media servers

Showtime v3.2 CHANGELOG

• Bug #259: Overscan compensation should only affect user interface
• Bug #435: [Linux] segfault when adding bookmark
• Bug #468: Youtube HD Video Playback don't work h.264 Level 4.0
• Bug #480: m2ts video blocking
• Bug #580: Seeking not working and MKV problem in version 2.99.517
• Bug #588: Playqueue does not trig pagination from source model
• Bug #589: Keyboard typing problem
• Bug #594: MKV PROBLEM in newer Versions Found!
• Bug #598: Controls disappear after seeking scene
• Bug #599: Overlay white writing in reproduce time: "Media loaded"
• Bug #601: Playing MP4 files contained H.264+MP3 content will be freezed.
• Bug #614: MKV 1080p (H264+AC3) TOO slow (~4 FPS)
• Bug #627: Showtime closes when playing MKV.
• Bug #630: Button layout invisible after using the 1 minute browse trough movie function thing.
• Bug #631: Subtitles created with AVIADDXSUBS do not show up.
• Bug #636: No streaming of MKV files possible
• Bug #646: Issue with MKV format 1 ?
• Bug #651: Sound Delay
• Bug #656: showtime.JSONDecode reports invalid JSON while other tools
• Bug #677: Playback does not fill screen on PS3
• Bug #681: Video playback broken
• Bug #692: AAC Codec playing a static sound in MP4 video
• Bug #694: SRT Subtitles display position.
• Bug #703: Ps3 DTS /TO/ Force Stereo no sound on the AV Receiver.
• Feature #420: Digital audio output on PS3
• Feature #482: 5.1 DTS and Surround Direct Output to the Optical.
• Feature #581: Displaying messages on the screen using the HTTP interface
• Feature #595: HDD Buffer for better 1080p WiFi Streaming
• Feature #606: Subtitles color
• Feature #629: ZOOM FUNCTION not saved.
• Feature #632: Slideshow for Photos
• Feature #634: Sane and Clean exit from Showtime
• Feature #655: Ability to change HTTP header for appendItem
• Feature #700: WebM VP8 Cpu is too slow

Click here for more info.

- Project Homepage

Lua for PS3 -- Lua is a scripted programming language and this is the interpreter, letting you run Lua-created apps and games on your PS3 console.

LuaFPS3 is ported by the_marioga, and is based off LuaFWii.

v0.1

• Initial release
• No sound or file management functions

KaKaRoTo's port of Evas for the PS3. Evas is a display canvas API assisting homebrew developers, for rendering & drawing graphics, in their PS3 projects.

Evas implements a scene graph, not an immediate-mode rendering target, is cross-platform, for several target display systems that can draw anti-aliased text, smooth super and sub-sampled scaled images, alpha-blend objects and much more.

Attached is an Expedite demo — a testing/benchmarking tool for Evas — with several tests included.