Apollo’s retro support is one of its quiet strengths: the PS3, PS4 and Vita builds all handle PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 saves and virtual memory cards (VMCs), including formats from decades of emulator and cheat-device tooling. Supported Formats Save formats VMC image formats PS2 .xps, .max, .psu, .cbs, .psv, .sps .vmc, .card, .vm2, .ps2,…
The surprise addition in Apollo v2.4.0 (October 2026) is a whole new platform family: Sega Dreamcast. Apollo can now browse Dreamcast VMU (Visual Memory Unit) images and work with the saves inside them — handy if your Dreamcast saves also live in the Flycast emulator ecosystem. Supported Files Kind Formats VMU images (whole memory cards)…
Short answer: Apollo Save Tool is a PlayStation 3 homebrew application. There is no official RPCS3 build of Apollo, and the developer publishes no emulator support or guidance. Anything below is the practical explanation of what that means. Why People Ask Apollo’s PS3 build does things emulator users want: re-sign saves between accounts, unlock copy-protected…
Searches like “apollo save tool 12.02” and “apollo save tool 12.52” are everywhere — and they mix up two different things. This page separates them, because the confusion leads people to download junk. 12.02 and 12.52 Are Jailbreak Milestones, Not Apollo Versions Apollo’s own version numbers look like v2.4.0. The numbers 12.02 and 12.52 are…
Apollo Save Tool is developed in the open by bucanero (Damian Parrino, @dparrino), under the GPL-3.0 licence. This timeline sticks to documented releases — dates and milestones from the official repositories. 2020 — The PS3 Original April 14, 2020 — Apollo Save Tool launches for PS3. The name and icon pay homage to Artemis, Dnawrkshp’s…
On October 17, 2026, bucanero shipped Apollo Save Tool v2.4.0 on the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita builds simultaneously. It is a feature release, not a maintenance patch — here is what actually changed, straight from the official changelogs. The Headline: Dreamcast Comes to Apollo Apollo now manages Sega Dreamcast VMU saves — a sixth…
Short answer: there is no Apollo Save Tool for PC. No Windows, macOS, Linux or Android version of Apollo exists, and there never has been one. Every build of Apollo — PS4, PS3, PS Vita, PSP and PS2 — is a homebrew application that runs on the console itself. In fact, the project’s headline feature…