Awesome Open PlayStation 2 Projects

Apps, projects, hacks, exploits and homebrews!

• Loaders/Launchers

  • OPL - Open PlayStation 2 Loader
  • wLaunchELF
  • iLaunchELF - Http Based ELF loader Demo For the PS2
  • Free Mermory Card Boot
  • Free DVD Boot
  • Fortuna Launcher - (obs: this is not Fortuna Exploit)
  • OSDSYS Launcher - tool that allows users of PS2 consoles with BIOS v2.30+ to launcher OSDSYS updates
  • FreeMcBoot 1.8

• Game Covers Download repo

  • https://github.com/xlenore/ps2-covers

• SDKs

  • PS2SDK - Open PlayStation 2 Development Kit
  • Prussia - A PS2 SDK Rewritten in Rust
  • Enceladus - Kit to create homebrew software for PlayStation 2 using the Lua language
  • AthenaEnv - Kit to create homebrew software for PlayStation 2 using the JavaScript language
  • Tyra - Kit to create homebrew games for PlayStation 2 using C++ language with VU1 support
  • ZigStation2 - Compile your PS2 Homebrews with the Zig Programming Language
  • PS2Recomp - Tool to statically recompile PS2 ELF bins into C++ code that can be compiled for any modern platform
  • PS2DEV - Docker image with a complete, ready-to-use PS2 development toolchain

• Emulators

  • PCSX2
  • DobieStation
  • Neutrino - PS2 device emulator

• Networking Tools

  • Homebrew Downloader
  • HDL_Dump - Install games into PS2 HD through network
  • OpenWRT UDPBD - OpenWRT UDPBD for A5-V11 3G/4G Mini Router

• SDK's Libraries

  • LIB CRC32
  • gsKit - Graphics Synthesizer Library for PS2SDK
  • ps2rd
  • lib Vorbis - Generalk purpose MPEG-4's AAC and TwinVQ lib
  • VU Trace - Tracing debugger for the PS2's second vector processing unit (VPU1)
  • PS2 Basic Bootloader

• PC Development Tools

  • Rebax - 2D/3D game engine and editor with a graphical interface for making PS2 games and apps; exports to ISO or raw ELF
  • PS2 TIM2 Tool - Convert images to/from PS2 TIM2 textures, with CLUT, swizzle and mipmap support; also inspects, verifies and diffs .tm2 files

• Cheating/Code breaking

  • CheatDevice

• General tools

  • xeRAbora - RetroAchievements on PS2!
  • mymcplus - Memory Card manager
  • Cue Maker - Get CUE files to your .bins
  • Linux Kernel for PS2
  • PS2_PNacher - Apply patches into PS2 ISOs
  • FreeMcBoot Installer - Custom installers for Several versions of FreeMcBoot
  • HDL Batch Installer - A GUI for HDL Dump
  • OSDMenu - Patches for OSDSYS and HDD OSD (Browser 2.0) based on Free McBoot 1.8.
  • sd2psXtd Firmware - extended firmware for the popular Multipurpose MemoryCard Emulator sd2psx
  • Proverb - alternative bootloader for Arcade PS2s (COH-H model series and their direct derivative units)
  • BDMAssault - homebrew project for PS2 that aims to bring EXFAT USB support
  • MMCEMAN - IOP module designed for communication with MMCE devices, such as the SD2PSX, MemCard PRO2, PSxMemCard, etc
  • SC2MAKER - convert PS2 memory cards into System246 SoulCalibur2 Conquest Card
  • OSD-XMB - User Interface for the PS2 resembling the PS3/PSP XMB Style
  • DKWDRV - Replacement for the original PS1DRV of Playstation 2 consoles
  • MechaPwn - A tool that rewrites the PS2’s MechaCon to unlock regions and disc restrictions.
  • Romman - CLI tool for managing PlayStation 2 ROM files

• Programming Languages implementatons

  • Java Grinder - Translates .class bytecodes to native assembly like JIT compiler - explanation
  • YaBasic - Yet Another BASIC language implementation to develop playing on PS2

• Hardwares Mods

  • Modchips
    • ...
  • SIO2SD - SD Card adapter interface
  • Retro Gem - Universal HDMI Upscaler Kit

• Youtube channels with PS2 related videos

  • [PT-BR]
    • HardLevel
    • Daniel Santos

Homebrew or Ported Open Source Games

• SuperTux port from Linux to PS2
• OptiCraft Heritage Edition - Port of Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.6 to the PS2, running natively on real hardware
• TyraCraft Minecraft Clone for PS2
• "Dungeon" test demo game from Guilherme Lampert