Mr-Shizzy/Game-Format-Converter v2.1.0

Game Format Converter 2.1.0

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Game Format Converter 2.1.0 (formerly CHD Manager) adds a lot of formats. Everything new is described honestly in the README, including what was and wasn't tested.

What's new

• A new name. CHD Manager is now Game Format Converter, because it converts far more than CHDs. It lives at a new repository address with new file names. If you have an older CHD Manager, download this release once by hand: the old program can't find it by itself. Your settings and keys don't carry over; put them in again under Settings for the optional features that use them.
• Xbox 360: ZAR (for Xenia), ISO and game folders. Hex-named download packages (Xbox Live Arcade, Games on Demand) aren't discs, so they are refused with an explanation.
• Original Xbox: a full dump becomes a trimmed .xiso.iso (7.8 GB down to just the game); also game folders and CHD.
• PlayStation 3: game folder to ISO and back, split pieces joined, .pkg packages unpacked and packed (with your own RPCS3 or your own key).
• Nintendo Switch: NSP to XCI and back, bundles with the newest update and DLC, one NSP per title, swapping in a newer update. Switch 2: folder to NUP and back (experimental).
• Nintendo 3DS: compress .3ds/.cci/.cxi/.3dsx for Azahar (.zcci/.zcxi/.z3dsx) and unpack them again; CIA from a decrypted .3ds, and a .3ds from a decrypted CIA. Nothing is decrypted.
• PSP: CSO version 2 (real PSP only) and an option to leave out the useless firmware UPDATE folder.
• Also: PS2 VCD (POPStarter), M3U playlists for multi-disc games, a right-click menu on Windows and Linux, a log file with a one-click support report, clear windows explaining every refusal, and Linux support (experimental).
• The Formats page of the settings now scrolls, so every console's options are reachable on a normal screen.

SHA-256

Game-Format-Converter-2.1.0-win64.zip: af5777049835ecc6397dcb19b212a6a9d30ef44d1305c5639e6673e48e311327

88903621c6af73e4ebc4edbeafddcd112c2f052042690d58b548afe4a8af0896 Game-Format-Converter-2.1.0-source.zip

Things to know

• Windows: unzip anywhere and run Game Format Converter.exe. Python is not needed. The exe is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn about an unknown publisher (More info, Run anyway), and some antivirus programs dislike packaged Python programs.
• Linux (experimental): use the source zip and run ./chd-manager.sh. It was only tested on Ubuntu 24.04 under WSL2, not on a Steam Deck or macOS.
• The 3DS CIA is unsigned and has no certificate chain. It installs and runs in Azahar; it has not been tried on a real 3DS.
• Packed XCI, NUP and PKG files are for emulators, not real consoles.
• No keys, firmware, BIOS files or game data are included. Where a format needs a key, you supply your own, and it is stored in chd_manager_settings.json next to the program: don't share that file.
• The log file chd_manager.log contains the names of the files you converted.

The README has the full list of what was played, what was only checked, and what wasn't tested.

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