Homebrew applications
| This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ds342 (talk | contribs) at 21:21, 2 June 2008. It may differ significantly from the current revision. |
This page gives an overview of released homebrew apps. The Twilight Hack and the new Homebrew Channel are currently the only ways to run the apps on an unmodified console. Go to the peripheral info page for a list of what Peripherals the applications support.
Note to developers
- It is important to include a video auto detect routine and a way to return to the loader or restart. Go to the Developer Tips page for more information.
- With the release of the Homebrew Channel please include an icon.png and meta.xml file for easy installation for end users.
Loaders
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homebrew Channel | beta7 | Installs the Wii Homebrew Channel onto the System Menu. | Team Twiizers | Download | None |
| Front SD ELF Loader | 0.4 | Loads .elf and .dol files from front SD slot. | svpe | Sdelfload-0.4.tgz | [1] |
| geckoloader | 0.0.3 | .dol/.elf loader using the usbgecko adapter (useful for developers) | dhewg | geckoloader-0.0.3.tgz | Available |
| Wii Homebrew Launcher | 0.5 | Good Wii menu-style launcher for .elf files. Supports custom human-readable titles and pictures for each app. | Hell Hibou | /Wii_Homebrew_Launcher#Downloads | Soon (possibly) |
| MAG Loader | 0.2 | Another Front SD Elf loader, this one uses the reset button. | MAG/PiratePila and AntonioND | Download | ? |
| TCP Loader | 0.1 | Loads .elf and .dol files over a TCP socket. | svpe | download here | [2] |
| Gecko Region Free | 1.5b | Loads an import game, like Datel's FreeLoader | Nuke | Download | No |
| All-in-1 Emuloader | 2008.04.20 | This is just another basic Front SD elf/dol loader that looks for known Emulators | Eke-eke | tehskeen.com | Available |
Emulators
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtaWii | 1b | Atari ST Emulator | NoNameNo | AtaWii-beta-1.tgz | Available |
| FCE Ultra Wii | 2008.03.31 | NES Emulator | Askot+others | FCEU at TehSkeen | Available |
| Genesis Plus | 2008.06.1 | Genesis / Megadrive Emulator | Eke-eke | dcemu.co.uk | Available |
| Hugo-wii | 2008.04.19 | Turbo Grafix 16 / PC Engine Emulator | Eke-eke | tehskeen.com | Available |
| RIN Wii | 2008.04.10 | Gameboy (Color) Emulator | mirakichi | Homepage | Available |
| ScummVM | Test 2 | Emulator for ScummVM games | dhewg | download | ? |
| SDL MAME | 2008.05.9 | Arcade Games Emulator | Nuvalo | Homepage | Available |
| SMSPlus | 2008.04.19 | Sega Master System / Game Gear Emulator | Eke-eke | tehskeen.com | Available |
| Snes9X Wii | v0.1.1 | SNES Emulator | Askot+dsbomb | Download List | Available |
| Trojan Wii | Trojan LCD Game Simulator | Jon Conrad | Blog Page | No | |
| Visual Boy Advance | 1.7.2 | Gameboy/Color/Advance Emulator | emu_kidid | VBA 1.7.2.zip | Available |
Games
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asteroids | 2008.04.15 | Asteroids (very primitive, but works) | aksommerville | Wiiasteroids-20080415.zip | Included |
| Ballion | 1.7 | Destroy blocks with a ball. Wiimote or Gamecube controller can be used. New version with sound and better graphic. | Mega Man | ballion-wii.elf | No |
| Chess | 0.0.1 | A simple port of a chess game, TSCP (with a minimal GUI). | hanse | chess-0.0.1.tar.gz | Available |
| Jewel Quest | ? | A 3 match puzzle game similer to Bejewled | mcartman | Jewel Quest | ? |
| Masteroids | ? | Multiplayer asteroids | feesh | masteroids.tar.bz2 | ? |
| Minesweeper | 2008.04.27 | Minesweeper, clear the field while avoiding the mines. | mangaman3000 | Minesweeper.zip | No |
| OpenTyrianWii | v0.9 | Port of Tyrian to Wii | Nuvalo | Release Thread | No (OpenTyrian Source Available) |
| Quake | 2008.06.02 | Quake loader for Wii | Eluan | Forum Thread Download | Available |
| Snake | Snake, where you control the snake and eat apples. | uschghost | snake.rar | Available | |
| Tetris | Tetris, where you rotate and move falling blocks to make lines | DesktopMan | tetris.elf | Available | |
| Touhou Fangame | Beta 1 | A Touhou Fangame | SquidMan | Here | Soon |
Media
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP3 Player | MP3 Player (requires SD gecko or similar) | emu_kidid | Wii Mode MP3 Player Mirror | Soon | |
| Wii MFE Port | 1.1 | MFE-Port for Wii-Linux | nuvalo | MFE for Wii source | Available |
| Wii Miidia | <not released> | Media player for Wii | dCiSo | NA | Soon |
OS
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoC-Linux | PoC 0.4 | Wii Proof of Concept Linux mini-distro | GC-Linux | PoC v0.4 Download | Available |
| Segher's Wii-Linux | ? | Kernel patches for vanilla Linux kernel | Segher | Browse .git archive | Available |
Utilities
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplicate Channel Remover | 2 | Removes duplicate news/weather channels | Team Waninkoko | Channel Remover (for PAL wiis) | No |
| Title Lister | Lists version info for all titles stored on the Wii's internal NAND flash | bushing | Title Lister | Available | |
| Gamecube Saver | Copies Gamecube saves (*.GCI) to your Gamecube memory card from your SD card. | dasda | Gamecube Saver | No | |
| WAD Installer | 2.1 | Installs WAD files from the front SD slot. Allows installing several Wii homebrew channels and wii updates. | Waninkoko | WaninkokoMirror | No |
| WAD Manager | 1.0 | Allows you to choose which WAD file(s) on the SD card to install/uninstall | Waninkoko | WaninkokoMirror | Available |
| WAD Uninstaller | 1.1 | Fully uninstalls WADs that were installed using the WAD Installer. | Waninkoko | WaninkokoMirror | No |
| Rebooter | 1 | Reboots the Wii back into regular mode. Helps if you are too lazy to go turn off the system by hand. | SquidMan | Rebooter | Available |
| Mii Extractor | 1 | Extracts all the Mii's from your Wii to a SD card. | Waninkoko | Mii ExtractorMirror | ? |
| Mii Installer | 1 | Installs dumped miis from your sd card | Waninkoko | Mii Installer | ? |
| Save Extractor | 2 | Dumps saves from your Wii's NAND to an SD card. | Waninkoko | Savegame Extractor | ? |
| Savegame Installer | 2 | Installs dumped saves from your SD card. | Waninkoko | Savegame Installer | ? |
| SD Explorer | 0.8 | Explorer for your SD card. -create directories -delete directories recursively -create empty files -delete files -move and rename dirs and files | miom | SD Explorer | ? |
Math
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandelbrot | Mandelbrot Set Generator | Krupkat | Mandelbrot-wii.zip | Available | |
| WPCP | 1.1 | Wii Pi Calculation Project | MadCatMk2 | All Files | Available |
Development
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EasyIOS | This app is for browsing the device tree, and trying out quick IOS commands w/out doing builds. | Beardface | EasyIOS Mirror | Available | |
| GRRLIB | 1.6 | GRRLIB For GX Rgb Renderer Library, some very very nice function for the noob coder | Uschghost | GRRLIB | Available |
| wiifuse server | Server for wiifuse to remotely mount the wii's nand filesystem | dhewg | wiifuse server | Available | |
| PNGU | 0.1c | Collection of functions for handling .png files. | frontier | [3] | Available |
| USB mass storage device tester | Tests USB MSD reading and writing. | svpe | [4] | Available | |
| VFSlib | 0.1a | A simple library to read from different sources, like KDE's KIO | frontier | frontier's blog | Available |
Fakes/Jokes
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fake PS3 Emu | 1 | Trick your friends? just look at it... | GizmoTheGreen | MegaUpload | It's a bunch of print calls, write it yourself |
Demos
| Title | Version | Description | Creator | DL | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTB | An adult wiimote demo coded using GRRLIB | NoNameNo | MTB 2 | No | |
| MTP | A child-friendly wiimote IR tracking demo coded using GRRLIB | NoNameNo | MTP MTP2 | No | |
| RAM Editor | 1 | Simple/pointless RAM editor | HyperHacker | RAM Editor | Yes |
| WiiPaint | 1.0 | Draw on Wii using a custom GRRLIB 2.0 | Kontakatilu | WiiPaintSample_1.0.zip | Yes |
| WiiMenu | 1.0 | Demo using Wiimote | Kontakatilu | v1.0 | Yes |
| WiiMotionDemo | 1.0 | Demo to read Wiimote Accelerometers. Uses GRRLIB and Wiiuse unstable port. | shdwcoder | WiimoteDemo | Yes |
| PCtoWii | 1.1 | PC/Wii Wi-Fi demo. | OrangeRibena | PCtoWii.tar | Yes |
| ExistenzE | 1.0 | First Wii oldschool Demo.(using GRRLIB 1.6) | NoNameNo | ExistenzE.zip | On Request |