FPKG Tools

What are FPKG Tools and what can I do with them?

• FPKG Tools (or Fake PKG Tools), officially known as Publishing Tools, are a collection of utilities used when managing and creating different types of file formats used for PlayStation 4 games and applications.
• This will cover both official (patched from PS4’s SDK Publishing Tools) and homebrew tools.

Tool list

File Name and extension	Official Name	Tool description	Homebrew Alternative
orbis-pub-gen.exe	Package Generator for PlayStation®4	Package Generator for PlayStation®4 is a software for creating/editing project files (.gp4) and for creating package files (.pkg) for PlayStation®4 using project files	LibOrbisPKG’s PKG Editor
orbis-pub-sfo.exe	Param File Editor for PlayStation®4	Param File Editor for PlayStation®4 is a software for creating/verifying the param files (.sfo) required for using applications, patches, additional content, and system software themes for PlayStation®4	LibOrbisPKG’s PKG Editor
orbis-pub-trp.exe	Trophy Pack File Utility for PlayStation®4	Trophy Pack File Utility for PlayStation®4 is a software for creating/verifying the trophy pack files (.trp) required for applications for PlayStation®4 that support the trophy system	None
orbis-pub-chk.exe	Image Checker for PlayStation®4	Image Checker for PlayStation®4 is a software for displaying/verifying image files (package files, ISO image files or compressed ISO image files), etc. and for extracting the files contained in package files	LibOrbisPKG’s PKG Editor & PS4PKGVIEWER
orbis-pub-cmd.exe	Publishing Tools Command Line Version for PlayStation®4	Publishing Tools Command Line Version for PlayStation®4 is a software that provides CUI versions of features of the GUI software included in the Publishing Tools, such as Package Generator. Not all the features provided with a GUI are provided in the command line version. On the other hand, there are features that are only provided in the command line version	LibOrbisPKG’s PKG Tool
vagconv2w.exe and vagconv2.exe	VAG Converter 2	VAG Converter 2 is a Windows-based tool that converts 16-bit linear PCM waveform data which has been produced using conventional sound tools, into HE-VAG data	None
at9tool.exe	ATRAC9 Encoder/decoder	at9tool is an encoding/decoding tool for ATRAC9™ including ATRAC9™ Band Extension (shortened to “ATRAC9™” hereafter except under special conditions)	None
gengp4.exe	GP4 Generator for PlayStation®4	All-in-one utlity to scan a dumped game/application folder structure and generate a .gp4 project file to be used with orbis-pub-gen when creating a PlayStation®4 package	It is already a homebrew application

Download links

• FPKG Tools - does not include vagconv2 and at9tool
• LibObrbisPKG
• PS4PKGVIEWER