HomebrewFilter
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| HomebrewFilter | |
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Nano |
| Title ID | THBF |
| Type | Loader |
| Version | rev47 |
| Licence | GNU GPL v2 |
| Links | |
| Wii vWii | |
| Website | |
| Source | |
| Downloadable via the Open Shop Channel | |
| Peripherals | |
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HomebrewFilter is a loader last updated in 2017 that aims at offering more functionality than the Homebrew Channel.
Functions
The HomebrewFilter features the following functions:
- Load Homebrew from SD, USB or both
- Load Homebrew from FAT, NTFS or EXT2/3/4 formatted devices
- Categorize Homebrew (without the need to change directories)
- Download themes, languages, and fonts for HomebrewFilter online
- On-the-fly updates via network connectivity
- Parental controls
- Ability to adjust screen size
- Ability to edit the meta.xml of homebrew
- Debugging WiFi and SD-Card (SD//config/HBF/debug.txt)
- Ability to be run in a cIOS
- No scam screen
Limitations
- Not all homebrew works when launched from Homebrew Filter
- Only supports QWERTZ keyboard
- Cannot be launched/autobooted from CEIL1NG_CAT without modifications.
Flavors
Starting with rev42 the HBF comes in 4 flavors:
- Wii Installer: installs the fullchannel for Wii (Path: /apps/HomebrewFilter/)
- Wii Standalone: standalone boot.dol with forwarderchannel for Wii (Path: /apps/HomebrewFilter.Standalone/)
- vWii Installer: installs fullchannel for vWii (Path: /apps/HomebrewFilter.vWii/)
- vWii Standalone: standalone boot.dol with forwarderchannel for vWii (Path: /apps/HomebrewFilter.vWii.Standalone/)
All versions are updatable via online-update. Don’t change paths – will result in non-working updates/forwarders.