Important announcement

I am not supporting the HBL for the Patapon exploit anymore for now, and this page will not be updated anymore. For the new HBL versions, please check the HBL main page. The information below is outdated but remains for archive reasons.

What is it?

Note: although HBL might still be useful to some people, we now recommend to 6.20 users that you use a Homebrew Enabler which will enhance your experience.

This page is for HBL on the Patapon2 exploit. This exploit works for PSPs on firmware up to 6.20 included. If you have a firmware higher than 6.20, please go back to the HBL main page and select the version that matches your firmware
This page is the official Download page for Half-Byte Loader. If you have questions please check the FAQ. For the latest news about Half Byte Loader, check the HBL Category on this blog.
Half-Byte Loader (HBL) is an open source Homebrew Loader for the Sony PSP. It allows to play fan-made games on any PSP up to firmware 6.31. HBL allows to run emulators for the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Sega Megadrive, NES, Super NES… and many other applications.

On this page you will find my own works related to the HBL: downloads for the latest version, patched games that improve compatibility, the savegame necessary to trigger the Patapon exploit, and other cool stuff.

Downloads

• HBL rev 109 (recommended link)
• HBL rev 109 (mirror)

Latest stable release. Fast and reliable, this is the version I currently recommend. We don’t accept bug reports for this version!

• HBL rev 109 Dev

Development version of the HBL. We only accept bug reports for this version

• Patapon Exploit (Recommended link, Updated 2010/11/14)
• Patapon Exploit (mirror, Updated 2010/11/14)

This crafted Savegame is required to run the HBL

Additional downloads

• 15 essential homebrews for the HBL

If you’re looking for good homebrews that run on your PSP, don’t look any further, those are 15 games and utilities that will keep you entertained for hundreds of hours.

• 15 wallpapers for wMenu

Previous Versions

• HBL rev 107
• HBL rev 107 Dev
• HBL rev 101
• HBL rev 101 Dev
• HBL rev 100
• HBL rev 100 Dev
• HBL rev 99
• HBL rev 99 Dev
• HBL rev 97
• HBL rev 97 Dev
• HBL rev 96
• HBL rev 96 Dev
• HBL rev 95
• HBL rev 95 Dev
• HBL rev 94
• HBL rev 94 Dev
• HBL rev 93
• HBL rev 93 Dev
• HBL rev 92
• HBL rev 92 Dev
• HBL rev 91
• HBL rev 91 Dev
• HBL rev 90
• HBL rev 90 Dev
• HBL rev 85
• HBL rev 85 Dev
• HBL rev 81
• HBL rev 81 Dev
• HBL rev 79
• HBL rev 79 Dev
• HBL rev 69 Dev
• HBL rev 69
• HBL rev 65 Dev
• HBL rev 65

How to use

Check the README.txt file in the zip file 🙂

More Info

HBL is a work in progress and sometimes it might fail to load your favorite homebrew. However we believe it is harmless for your PSP and I personally test my work on several PSPs before releasing it. We are also confident that this program cannot “brick” your psp and it will not void your Sony Warranty.

HBL is open source, the compiled versions I provide are a compiled version of the sources available freely here

Need Help?

If you have questions/issues please go to the official forums

Want to Help?

HBL is a work in progress and we need your help. Bug reports, test reports, and code patches are welcome. I also accept donations if you want to support my releases.