Platform directory / Save ecosystems

Find save tools by platform.

Browse PC, console, emulator, retro, and engine-specific hubs. Each Platform page separates useful save documentation from real Tool availability so a category link never implies unsupported functionality.

01 / How to read the directory

Platform coverage is evidence-based.

A Platform Hub can organize save paths, file formats, emulator workflows, limitations, Game Hubs, and active Tools. Verified Tool status is derived separately from the taxonomy itself.

Documentation first

Save paths and formats can be useful even before a custom editor exists.

Tool state is separate

Verified and in-development tools are counted explicitly; planned work is excluded.

Limits stay visible

Protected console saves and server-side workflows are not presented as browser-local when they are not.

02 / Browse platforms

Choose the save ecosystem.

Empty platform terms remain discoverable for navigation but are automatically kept out of the search index until real published Game Hubs or active Tools are assigned.

Desktop & local workflows

PC save paths, launcher differences, browser-local tools, and file-format references.

Desktop

PC

PC game-save locations, formats, compatibility notes, browser-based utilities, and verified or in-development SaveEditor.com tools.

Game hubs: 100
Verified tools: 111
In development: 0

PlayStation

Generation-specific save references with protection and signing limits stated clearly.

Console family

PlayStation

PlayStation save-file references and supported tools across documented PlayStation generations. Platform-specific protection and signing limits are stated explicitly.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 56
In development: 0

PlayStation

PS1

Original PlayStation memory-card and save-file documentation, conversion references, and compatible retro utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 31
In development: 0

PlayStation

PS2

PlayStation 2 memory-card formats, emulator workflows, save conversion references, and compatible utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 19
In development: 0

PlayStation

PSP

PSP save-file documentation, format notes, emulator workflows, and compatible save utilities where technically appropriate.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 6
In development: 0

PlayStation

PS3

PlayStation 3 save references with clear compatibility, account/signing limitations, and only supported file operations.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 0
In development: 0

Nintendo

Handheld, home-console, memory-card, and emulator-oriented save workflows.

Console family

Nintendo

Nintendo save-file references and supported utilities across documented handheld and home-console generations.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 83
In development: 0

Nintendo

Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS save formats, emulator save conversion notes, backup guidance, and compatible utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 8
In development: 0

Nintendo

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance save formats, emulator workflows, backup guidance, and compatible conversion or inspection utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 14
In development: 0

Nintendo / Retro

SNES

SNES save-memory formats, emulator workflows, binary inspection, and compatible save utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 1
In development: 0

Nintendo / Retro

Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64 save formats, controller-pak references, emulator workflows, and compatible conversion utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 19
In development: 0

Nintendo

GameCube

GameCube memory-card saves, Dolphin-compatible workflows, backup guidance, and documented conversion utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 37
In development: 0

Nintendo

Wii

Nintendo Wii save references, Dolphin workflows, backup guidance, and compatible save utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 4
In development: 0

Sega & retro

Older save-memory formats, emulator files, inspection, and conversion references.

Sega / Retro

Sega Genesis

Sega Genesis save-memory references, emulator formats, binary inspection, and compatible retro utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 0
In development: 0

Sega / Retro

Dreamcast

Dreamcast VMU and emulator save references, conversion notes, backup guidance, and compatible utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 31
In development: 0

Emulator ecosystems

Named emulator hubs appear only when a specific save/container workflow is already verified.

Emulator ecosystem

DuckStation

DuckStation-oriented original PlayStation save workflows tied only to verified PS1 memory-card and conversion utilities.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 2
In development: 0

Emulator ecosystem

PCSX2

PCSX2 save workflows for verified standard PS2 memory-card and PSU operations.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 3
In development: 0

Emulator ecosystem

Dolphin

Dolphin GameCube save workflows for verified GCI, GCS, and SAV conversion paths.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 1
In development: 0

Emulator ecosystem

RetroArch

RetroArch save workflows only where a specific core/container layout has been independently verified.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 1
In development: 0

Emulator ecosystem

DeSmuME

DeSmuME Nintendo DS save-container workflows tied to the verified DSV conversion boundary.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 1
In development: 0

Emulator ecosystem

mGBA

mGBA Game Boy Advance raw-save and optional RTC-record workflows with explicit size checks.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 2
In development: 0

Engine ecosystems

Save formats organized around game engines where one reusable parser can support many titles.

Game engine

RPG Maker

RPG Maker save formats, version-specific editors and viewers, validation, conversion, and troubleshooting documentation.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 27
In development: 0

RPG Maker

RPG Maker XP

RPG Maker XP save workflows backed by the verified bounded Ruby Marshal 4.8 profile.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 1
In development: 0

RPG Maker

RPG Maker VX

RPG Maker VX save workflows backed by the verified bounded Ruby Marshal 4.8 profile.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 1
In development: 0

RPG Maker

RPG Maker VX Ace

RPG Maker VX Ace save workflows backed by the verified bounded Ruby Marshal 4.8 profile.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 1
In development: 0

RPG Maker

RPG Maker MV

RPG Maker MV save workflows tied to the verified MV JSON profile.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 2
In development: 0

RPG Maker

RPG Maker MZ

RPG Maker MZ save workflows tied to the verified MZ JSON profile.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 2
In development: 0

Additional platforms

Administrator-added platform hubs appear here without being hidden by the curated default set.

Platform

Xbox

Xbox-family save and package documentation with explicit signature, account and container limitations. Only independently verified browser-local workflows are marked operational.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 1
In development: 0

Platform

xbox-360

Published game hubs and active tools assigned to this platform appear here when available.

Game hubs: 0
Verified tools: 21
In development: 0

03 / Platform differences

A save file is not the same problem on every system.

PC saves are often ordinary files in user folders, while emulator saves can use emulator-specific containers or byte order. Console saves may live on memory cards, virtual memory cards, account-bound containers, or signed formats. The platform layer exists so those differences are explained before a user reaches an editor or converter.

Locate the save

Start with the correct device, launcher, memory-card, or emulator location.

Identify the format

Check whether the file is raw, containerized, compressed, signed, or emulator-specific.

Use compatible tools

Only use a Tool whose platform and support state match the save workflow.