| Name |
Description |
Size |
Nero Burning ROM
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Many consider Nero to be THE premier CD/DVD burning and mastering utility. Having this software will vastly simplify the making of Exploit Installer discs and the duplication of PS2 game discs. |
30MB |
| DVD Decrypter
3.5.4.0

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This is the most commonly used and effective means of copying DVD-based PS2 game discs. It is also freely available as freeware. |
878KB |
Alcohol 120%

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This is a commercial CD/DVD burning and virtual drive software package. Many people swear by this utility for duplicating CD-based PS2 game discs. |
3.5MB |
Daemon Tools

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The highly recommended peice of software is a CD/DVD drive emulator for PCs. This software will allow you to mount most common CD image file types and use them as if they were physically loaded into an optical drive. Commonly used for getting Winhiip to load unrecognized images, and checking images for integrity. |
492KB |
DVD Shrink

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Some use the MPEG-2 transcoding features of this freeware application to reduce the size of DVD-based PS2 game discs. That aside, it is also the best and easiest tool for duplicating DVD movie discs. |
1.04MB |
Winhiip 1.7.5

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One of the most popular PS2 HDD manipulation tools. This utility will allow you to format a HDD for use with HDLoader/HDAdvance. Also allows the direct loading of HDL compatible games to a HDD via direct IDE connection or though a USB/Firewire enclosure. Will load via CD/DVD of disc image. Images can also be retrieved from the HDD with this utility. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! |
242KB |
PS2 Save Builder 0.8

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This application will allow you to modify or create from scratch save game files for use with many popular memory card managment tools. Most often used to convert one downloaded save type to another and to create save files for installing the Independence Exploit. |
127KB |
IDGET 1.0

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This is a small application for deriving the ID Code from a valid PS2 game disc. While generally rendered unnecessary by new applications and tools, this can still prove a valuable utility. |
6KB |
Titleman Frontend

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This is a frontend interface for the popular command line utility Titleman (included in archive). This allows one to generate and modify the TITLE.DB file required for exploiting through a clean visual interface. |
118KB |
Faplink 0.87.1

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This package contains the PS2 Server and PC Client. Faplink is a tool for installign PS2 game images to a HDD via a network connection. While it is generally far buggier and more prone to failures then HDL_DUMB, many people still choose to use this tool. |
301KB |
WS_FTP

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One of the common FTP clients in use. This can be used to connect to a PS2 that has ExecFTP running, for the purposes of loading files to or from the PS2's memory cards or HDD. |
7MB |
HDL_AIO 2.5.2

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This is a utility to applying patches to the an unpacked HDLoader ELF file. Can also be used to modify a number of parameters including colors, backgrounds, and screen positioning. |
108KB |
CD-Gen PS2 3.0

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This is a small utility for making PS2 Compatible disc images from a set of files. Not generally required if one uses Nero Burning ROM, but many tutorials make reference to it, and it is included here for your convienience only. |
45KB |
Dummy File

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This small utility can make "dummy files" for many purposes. These files can be included on PS2 disc to make them easier to load. Can also be used to replace large movie files and filler files to reduce the size of an existing PS2 game disc. |
5KB |
Max Media Center

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This software is used in conjunction with a USB Flash drive and a copy of Action Replay Max to allow the recompression and loading of various media files for playback in the Max Media applet. |
4.16MB |
HDL_Dump GUI 2.1

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This is a 3rd party PC Client for HDL_DUMP . HDL_DUMP GUI is a client for loading PS2 game disc images to a HDD via network connection. This release includes a modified version of the HDL_DUMP server that boosts speeds by 40%. |
727KB |
NTSC-2-PAL 1.08
PAL-2-NTSC 1.03

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Two utilities for converting game image between the two signal standards. |
536KB |
UltraISO

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A good utility for examining, modifying, and converting various disc image formats. |
2.24MB |
CDLoader

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A BIN/CUE disc image of the CDLoader software that fixes compatibility issues between newer PS2 games and older versions of Swap Magic. |
2.68MB |
NTSConv

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Another utility for converting between NTSC and PAL signal formats. |
49KB |
Independence Compiler 2.2

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An all-in-one utility for generating the needed files for exploit installation. A very useful application that elliminates steps from the exploit creation process. If you get any errors on lauch, install this libray file package. |
4.79MB |
Exploit Sender 2.0

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This utility can be used to send your exploit files to the memory card via network by acting as an Action Replay Code Server on your PC. |
19KB |
MIRC

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A standalone Internet Relay Chat application for those who have trouble connecting to the #Exploitstation IRC channel via the on-site java client. |
1.24MB |
InLink 1.3.7

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Inlink is a client for connecting to a Pukklink server running on your PS2 console. It allows the loading and execution of ELF files and other PS2 files via a network connection. Useful for testing new files. |
113KB |
800+ TITLE.DB

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This is a TITLE.DB file that has been pre-compiled to include 800+ disc codes. This can be useful for those who want to make several exploited memory cards without generating a custom TITLE.DB file for each. This file takes up addition memory card space. Some report problems getting this to work, and many game's codes are not included. Exploitstation.com strongly urges you to generate your own TITLE.DB file. |
8KB |
WinRAR

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A very complete compression/extraction utility. Handles all popular formats including RAR, ACE, and ZIP. Needed to extract most files in this library. |
1.2MB |
DVDLoader

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This is a DVD image of CDLoader. Use this is your PS2 will no longer read CDs and you wish to use the CDLoader tools. |
2.7MB |
Blindwrite

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This is another disc-burning suite that some perfer over the more classic options of DVD Decrypter and Alchohol 120%. This was added at the request of IRC frequenter Brett, who whines alot. ^_^ |
3.14MB |
Apache 2

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This is a tool for manipulating and creating PS2 disc images. |
947KB |
IML2ISO 3.1

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This tool is used in the restructuring of Dual-Layer PS2 disc images. |
111KB |
ExecFTP 6.9 (CD-Image)
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This is an ISO image of ExecFTP for booting with Swap Discs, Modchips, or HDLoader. |
334KB |
Independence Compiler 3 (Lite Version)

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An all-in-one utility for generating the needed files for exploit installation. A very useful application that elliminates steps from the exploit creation process. If you get any errors on lauch, install this libray file package. This version has been stripped of it's self-contained ELF library, but offers additional features. |
380KB |
HDL_DUMP Command Line Client
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These are the command line tools used for installing game images with the HDL_DUMP server-side software. |
46KB |
| HDL_DUMB 0.8.3
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This is the official PC Client for HDL_DUMP. HDL_DUMB is a graphical client for loading PS2 game disc images to a HDD via network connection. It is generally considered to be the best, and most stable (albiet slow) meathod of doing so. |
49KB |
Rad Host Client 1.0
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Rad Host Client is a simple graphical client for connecting to PS2 Host File System Protocol enabled servers. Simply put it allows easy interaction with software such as SMS or Unofficial LaunchELF. |
362KB |
XDumb 0.9.6

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XDumb will allow users of Mac-based PCs to upload ISO files to their PS2 HDD over a network connection. Used in conjunction with HDL_DUMP. |
173KB |