Keep an untouched copy before conversion, editing, repair, or checksum work.
Nintendo / Save hub
Nintendo DS save files & tools
Nintendo DS save formats, emulator save conversion notes, backup guidance, and compatible utilities.
01 / Platform context
Match the save workflow before choosing a tool.
SaveEditor.com treats the platform as part of compatibility. File locations, containers, byte order, memory-card formats, emulator behavior, account binding, and signing can change what is safe or technically possible.
Verified and in-development Tools are clearly separated. Planned records do not appear here.
Browser-local, server, hybrid, and informational workflows are labeled at Tool level.
02 / Game hubs
Published Nintendo DS game-save hubs
A Game Hub is useful documentation. It does not imply a game-specific Save Editor exists; each card shows linked Tool state separately.
No published Game Hubs are assigned yet.
The platform page does not create placeholder game records merely to look populated.
03 / Active tools
Nintendo DS tools with explicit support state
Only published Verified and In Development Tool records are shown. Planned and deprecated Tools are excluded from this hub.
Verified
File Analysis
DeSmuME DSV Footer Inspector
Validate and report the documented DSV footer prefix/cookie boundary.
Verified
File Analysis
DeSmuME DSV Payload Boundary Inspector
Report the exact raw-save source range preceding a strictly validated DSV footer.
Verified
File Analysis
DeSmuME DSV Wrapper Size Auditor
Audit the exact source = raw payload + validated DSV footer size relation.
Verified
Emulator & Retro Tools
DeSmuME DSV Container Extractor
Validate the documented DeSmuME DSV footer prefix and terminal cookie, then extract only the exact raw save bytes preceding the footer.
Verified
File Analysis
DeSmuME DSV Fingerprint
Prove a high-confidence DeSmuME DSV Fingerprint match from strict local content/structure checks without trusting filename extension or byte length alone.
Verified
Emulator & Retro Tools
DeSmuME DSV Footer Prefix Recovery
Restore exactly one damaged byte in the fixed DeSmuME DSV footer prefix only when the terminal cookie is intact and the reconstructed footer strictly validates without changing raw save bytes.
Verified
Emulator & Retro Tools
DeSmuME DSV Cookie Recovery
Restore exactly one damaged byte in the terminal DeSmuME DSV cookie only when the fixed footer prefix is intact and raw save bytes remain exactly unchanged.
Verified
Emulator & Retro Tools
DeSmuME Save Converter
Convert a validated DeSmuME DSV battery-save container to a raw SAV/SRM payload, or rebuild DSV using a correct same-game template footer.
Platform guides
Reviewed guidance for Nintendo DS workflows.
These Guides are index-ready and explicitly assigned to this Platform hub.
Beginner
Save File Formats
DeSmuME DSV Integrity & Troubleshooting Guide
A fail-closed DeSmuME DSV troubleshooting guide for distinguishing representation problems from unsupported semantics and for selecting read-only integrity checks before any repair attempt.
Beginner
Backups & Safety
DeSmuME DSV Backup & Identification Guide
A safety-first DeSmuME DSV guide for identifying the intended representation, preserving an untouched source copy, and choosing only a verified compatible Tool.