Jailbreak with HENlo
Start with your firmware and storage, install HENkaku and VitaDeploy, then continue to persistent homebrew setup.
PS Vita Homebrew, Apps & Jailbreak
PS Vita jailbreak and Ensō setup, a video walkthrough, homebrew apps, PSP tools, SD2Vita storage and Apollo save management.
Choose your PS Vita guide
Start with the jailbreak guide on an unmodified system, or open the apps page on an already prepared Vita.
HENlo host: https://jailbreak.psp2.dev/
CFW & Ensō setup
Use VitaDeploy’s Quick 3.65 Install and finish the iTLS, update and homebrew settings shown in the supplied video.
Apps & homebrew tools
Nine Vita tools for file transfers, save management, homebrew downloads, plugins, storage and PSP or PS1 software.
Native games, emulators & themes
Explore the Vita library for native games, source ports, emulators, apps, themes and plugins, with ready downloads and project-specific setup.
SD2Vita & microSD storage
Set up a game-card microSD adapter with the maintained YAMT guide. The documented route is for Ensō on firmware 3.60 or 3.65.
PSP & PS1 with Adrenaline
Prepare the Adrenaline environment and follow its first-run PSP firmware setup on a homebrew-enabled Vita.
Apollo save management
Keep backups, import and export saves, and use the Vita build of Apollo for PS Vita, PSP/Adrenaline and PS1 saves.
PS Vita firmware archive
Darthsternie’s archive lists normal, preinstalled and systemdata firmware packages with version numbers, file sizes and MD5 hashes. Choose the package type and version required by your setup guide.
These are system-software files. For HENkaku and persistent homebrew, follow the separate jailbreak and Ensō guides; the setup on this site remains pinned to VitaDeploy’s Quick 3.65 Install.
Essential PS Vita apps
VitaShell
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File manager for USB or FTP transfers, browsing storage and installing VPK homebrew packages. Useful as the first tool for adding the apps below.
VitaDeploy
setupfirmwareEnsōapp downloaderHENlo
Setup toolbox with an app downloader, firmware installer, storage tools and a file manager. Its Quick 3.65 Install prepares firmware 3.65 and Ensō.
VitaDB Downloader
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Browse Vita homebrew with categories, screenshots and author searches. Downloads supported VPKs and required data files from the VitaDB catalogue.
Save tools
Apollo Save Tool · PS Vita
Manage PS Vita, PSP/Adrenaline and PS1 saves, with import, export, patches and resigning tools.
Install Apollo on PS Vita
- Prepare homebrew accessUse a homebrew-enabled PS Vita. If you are starting from an unmodified console, follow the Vita jailbreak guide for your device.
- Download the Vita packageChoose the Apollo Vita VPK. The PS3 and PS4 PKG files are separate console builds.
- Transfer and installTransfer the VPK to your Vita and install it using VitaShell. Open Apollo after installation; its setup documentation says user settings are detected on first launch.
- Back up your savesKeep an original backup before applying save patches, resigning or restoring data. Check the project documentation for each game and save format.