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Binary Hack Tools, Tutorials & Resources icon

Binary Hack Tools, Tutorials & Resources

Various tools and resources to help you develop your legacy hacks can be found here.

Section Staff: Avara, PiaCRT, Bloodless, Dr. Seuss, Upsurge

Promoted

Featured Tool: Pokémon DS Map Studio

Thread created January 14th, 2020

143

Promoted

Featured: Ultimate ROM Base (using the CFRU)

Thread created June 9th, 2018

407

Promoted

Featured Tool: Hex Maniac Advance

Thread created December 20th, 2019

Promoted

[Video Tutorials] Pokémon Generation III ROM Hacking

Thread created May 28th, 2016

124

Tool

HexManiacAdvance: A New Hex Editor for Gen 3 Hacking

(2 pages)

M̷̗̟̥̏a̶̰͐̐̇s̸͙̈͗̊o̵̡̩͐̑̒n̷̗̗̈, Nov 20: It should generate toml file when opening the rom. Opeb it in a text editor and edit the values.

39 9,126

Started by haven1433

Tool

Learnable TM Editor Pro uploaded again.

M̷̗̟̥̏a̶̰͐̐̇s̸͙̈͗̊o̵̡̩͐̑̒n̷̗̗̈, Nov 17: Thx! Off topic: Do you have a link to AEP or d&d editor?

2 1,457

Started by chainfire57

Tool

[PMD2] SkyTemple ROM Editor (Maps, Scripts, Debugger, ...)

Parakoopa, Nov 16: Project website: https://skytemple.org Hi! A year ago I wondered if there are any tools to make custom PMD2 ROM Hacks. I found out that much work on the games had been done, but there wasn't really any user friendly GUI editor to make custom...

0 196

Started by Parakoopa

Tool

OWM: OverWorld Manager

(11 pages)

AshHeart, Nov 15: Posting because I'm running into this same issue and I can't seem to find a solution to it. The sprites are pulled straight out of a vanilla FireRed ROM using OWM. I'm trying to feed them into a Ruby ROM. (Koga, for instance) They look fine...

264 67,080

Started by Kimonas

Tool

Roamer Editor

M̷̗̟̥̏a̶̰͐̐̇s̸͙̈͗̊o̵̡̩͐̑̒n̷̗̗̈, Nov 15: Hello I modded my rom, so instead of Raikou, Jirachi would appear instead. I also changed them to level 65, I pressed File>Save and loaded a new rom that was blank. The values didn't update, and when I reopened the app, and opened the modded rom,...

4 3,413

Started by Z-Max

Tool

Pokemon DS Map Studio: Create Pokemon DS maps in 5 min [2.0 VERSION]

(6 pages)

aicaimze, Nov 15: hey, i figured out how to edit textures. but how would you recommend editing the road textures? when i save the map, it doesn't look like every texture for roads is there.

143 45,913

Started by TrifindoRH

Tool

Tilemap Studio 3.2.2: a GB/GBC/GBA/SNES tilemap and Town Map editor

Rangi, Nov 13: For Friday the 13th, here's another Tilemap Studio update; version 3.2.2. The most visually obvious new feature is the Brushed Metal theme: https://i.imgur.com/53Vf5oB.png Besides that, it also supports the pokegold-spaceworld Town Map...

11 11,539

Started by Rangi

Tool

ModExe

(4 pages)

M̷̗̟̥̏a̶̰͐̐̇s̸͙̈͗̊o̵̡̩͐̑̒n̷̗̗̈, Nov 13: Rough Skin Update https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=8465150#post8465150 The Gamefreak Presents Glitch Fix: https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=306230 25 30 77 refers to 773024+1 reversed You can change the offset...

76 27,311

Started by LykO

Tool

Hopeless Trainer Editor

(6 pages)

MM980, Nov 8: ok. thanks

137 127,319

Started by esperance

Tool

TL's Quick Enhancer (~Making rom hacking faster and easier)

(8 pages)

TrainerX493, Nov 6: I know that it's doable on Fire Red, but if there's a way to do it on Emerald, it was from a different source.

198 64,674

Started by Froosty

Tool

G3T for Android

(3 pages)

Upsurge, Nov 6: How would updating the APK file make you not lonely?

62 27,871

Started by Kurapika

Tool

Room Balancer + Trainer Level Booster

Fansity, Oct 30: Thank you for letting me know. I hadn't paid attention before. Thanks, buddy. I'll pay more attention next time.

3 405

Started by Fansity

Tool

Android ROM Hacking Tools

(2 pages)

Lucariokalos, Oct 16: Mine is working,try to change permission in setting then try to load the rom will no longer crash

32 39,955

Started by Karatekid3000

Tool

G3T - Gen 3 Tools

(17 pages)

jotapexd, Oct 14: When I need going to make the HM's deletables on this tool?

407 227,858

Started by Kurapika

Tool

Advanced Series (GBA toolbox)

(11 pages)

AtecainCorp., Oct 10: It was possible for make it read more than 3 palletes for icons?

268 288,948

Started by Wichu

Tool

UniPatcher

(2 pages)

Otto Baynes, Oct 9: Thanks. I am glad that my application is useful to someone.

29 5,611

Started by Otto Baynes

Tool

NDS Pokemon Color Palette Randomizer

(3 pages)

Ghostrider67, Oct 5: how can i download it ??

63 72,187

Started by PierrotTheMad

Tool

Fly Editor for Platinum [VERSION 1.5 RELEASED!]

Acent, Oct 2: I updated link just in case. Now ver 1.5.1. It added trainer editor (same sdsme) and fix some bugs. It seems I am not honest with myself,but I can't ignore bugs:)

2 1,029

Started by Acent

Tool

ddrox13's Regional Pokedex Type Balance Tool (and examples!)

M̷̗̟̥̏a̶̰͐̐̇s̸͙̈͗̊o̵̡̩͐̑̒n̷̗̗̈, Oct 1: For some reason the formulas only go up to 500.

7 3,873

Started by ddrox13

Tool

YAPE (Yet Another Pokemon Editor)

(21 pages)

Raduziel, Sep 3: Hi, I'm trying to use this tool to alter some Pkmn types (Primeape as Fighting/Dark, Gyarados as Water/Dragon, Milotic as Water/Fairy, Magmar as Fire/Psychic, Electabuzz as Electric/Fighting, Psyduck/Golduck as Water/Psychic) but apparently...

504 342,062

Started by silver314

Tool

CheapScript - DS Generation scripting made easier!

LucasThePlatinumMaster, Aug 23: I am about to release a new tool which functions better than CheapScript. This is why I archived it.

4 2,104

Started by LucasThePlatinumMaster

Tool

[v1.2] FastScriptEditor (MUCH more efficient way to create XSE scripts)!

TrainerX493, Aug 10: I assumed you looked at the actual Name Rater script in Emerald already? Something that you might have missed is that "special 0xA1" is called, which brings up the nicknaming screen (same for when you get a gift Pokémon). Would it be possible to...

5 2,128

Started by ps4star

Tool

Spiky's DS Map Editor (NOW OPEN-SOURCE)

(30 pages)

Boh_132, Aug 10: How is it now?

735 284,945

Started by Spiky-Eared Pichu

Tool

Pokemon TCG Card Editor

Kensaki, Jul 31: 1. That is correct. The 'x' is just a visual thing. The multiple hits on a single attack come from the effect itself. Oops! I guess I forgot all about the '-' sign. I can add that in the next release. Yes, you can add weakness and resistance to...

20 7,204

Started by Junkyard Guard

Tool

Advanced Item Editor [A.I.E.]

(2 pages)

M̷̗̟̥̏a̶̰͐̐̇s̸͙̈͗̊o̵̡̩͐̑̒n̷̗̗̈, Jul 31: Same here Nevermind, I found it!: http://www.mediafire.com/file/0o7movsxtrx8ygd/AIE_0.410.rar/file

38 24,396

Started by pokemontutorialTV

Tool

HackMew's Tools Factory [A-Ptch released]

(69 pages)

M̷̗̟̥̏a̶̰͐̐̇s̸͙̈͗̊o̵̡̩͐̑̒n̷̗̗̈, Jul 26: Almost all the links don’t work anymore... some say that the file contains a virus and are dangerous.

1,713 767,961

Started by HackMew

Tool

Cry Editor

(4 pages)

TheOfficialHEERF, Jul 8: Hi, I have a bit of trouble using your editor. I'm trying to change a cry, but its saying I need an 8-bit PCM file. Which one though? Signed or unsigned? Can you please tell me, i feel like it feels cryptic.

86 32,978

Started by esperance

Tool

VG Music Studio (In Development)

(3 pages)

Kermalis, Jul 3: What do you mean about it being usable? In theory you can insert anything into a GBA rom hack if you have enough space. If you want to talk about it then join the discord: http://discord.gg/mBQXCTs

59 19,867

Started by Kermalis

Tool

Intro Text Editor

(2 pages)

Wohao_Gaster, Jun 3: It messed up and i can't use my rom now!

26 12,160

Started by LocksmithArmy

Tool

[Release] AdvanceMap 1.95 Open Beta

(16 pages)

InfernalJester, Jun 1: Hello can someone help me please. I can't seem to load an Emerald Rom on Advanced Map. It works on my emulator but when I try to load it in Advanced Map the Rom doesn't even appear in the folder. It's acting like the Rom is the wrong kind of file

397 293,558

Started by LU-HO

Tool

Pokemon 3rd Gen Reasonable Randomizer

ShabitScotland, May 27: Thank you for your response. "am i cool yet" Yes you are!

21 53,002

Started by LAT10S

Tool

Pokémon Gen III Rom Hacking Suite

(41 pages)

LeafBladeGaming, Apr 22: When I try to load my rom for the first time, before doing anything to the pokemon, it won't load. What do I do?

1,004 413,819

Started by karatekid552

Tool

JackHack96's Tool Factory

(9 pages)

KupidynTM, Apr 21: MechaMew2 też mam ten sam problem z DS pokemon editor w HG. Nawet jak zmienię nazwę na cyfry zgodnie z symboliką w NitroExplorer to nie widzi tych plików. Aczkolwiek dziwna sprawa bo przy edycji ataków wgrały się zmiany a w przypadku edycji...

218 118,695

Started by JackHack96

Tool

BFME: Battle Frontier Moveset Editor for Gen IV and Gen V (version 2.0)

Sergi ATV, Apr 3: It would need that in the drop-down menus we could write the text and that it auto-complete, this way the work is faster. Very good program, but you would have to change the drop-down menus so I have less chance of being wrong.

2 3,394

Started by MeroMero

Tool

Advanced Offset

Super Versekr Dark, Mar 30: Ini para Ruby:

18 13,989

Started by Joexv

Tool

PKMN IsleGen/CaveGen - Generate Islands/Caves for Fire Red/Leaf Green.

ROMhacker254, Mar 30: This is a really great resource. PRETTY COOL! It may save some time for people working on rom hacks by themselves, or who need help with design ETC. I'll mention if I use this in the future!! 😊

16 3,690

Started by RegisteelX

Tool

Pokemon Text Editor

(3 pages)

DylanPkTrainer, Mar 17: Hi, I already created the foulder called platforms and when i open it works! but i can not open my Fire Red Rom because it says: ROM is already in use! can someone help me please?😄

63 58,359

Started by HopelessFrench

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RBY Music Importer (for .FTMs)

Tyranitar_Best, Feb 26: It would be great if someone of you had a link for the music editor, because as E-cat420 already said the old link is dead. I need this because I want to change some of the music in my own hack which I am currently working on. If someone has a NEW...

15 15,550

Started by Sonic65

Tool

Gen II GSC - The One GSC Trainer Editor

dragonite trainer, Feb 12: I'll try it out. Thanks for the heads up (Sorry it took so long…).

17 25,458

Started by Akwarelek

Tool

Awesome Map Editor (AME)

(7 pages)

Platinum Lucario, Feb 2: Alrighty, I've just forked Awesome Map Editor, and updated it's instructions on how to build, to make it easier for people to understand how to build AME. First you need the open source Qt Creator installed, as well as Cmake that comes with it as...

158 69,874

Started by Sierraffinity

Tool

Awesome Script Editor (ASE)

Platinum Lucario, Jan 21: I do plan on helping absorb ASE into AME in the future, currently right now, I'm ensuring that it can be built with ease. But unfortunately there's no build instructions found anywhere. But I have noticed one thing in AwesomeScriptEditor.pro: ...

17 6,997

Started by pokedude9

Tool

Universal Pokemon Randomizer (randomizes gen1-5 games)

(6 pages)

kalarie, Nov 2019: A randomizer can randomize official games (as stated in the main post), not ROM Hacks.

128 168,829

Started by Dabomstew

Tool

Pokemon Crystal Randofuser

Voliol, Nov 2019: Pokémon are merged family-by-family, granted the other family has the same length. There are 27 3-stage lines in Gen II. We suppose each line has an equal probability of being picked, as long as it has not already been picked. Turns out the math for...

22 17,455

Started by Crystal_

Tool

DNS - Day, Night and Seasons

(11 pages)

adrianbass360, Nov 2019: Question, what application are you using to input the settings for 'Emerald: Replace 0xA1BCE instead'?

262 134,245

Started by prime-dialga

Tool

Nameless Sprite Editor [Classic]

(14 pages)

Lolman112, Oct 2019: Does not work on my system :(

335 226,727

Started by link12552

Tool

Text Hex Convert

(2 pages)

Momoro, Oct 2019: Are you trying to view the HEX as, for example, ASCII? You can purchase a converter from here: https://themomoro.com/WindowsApps.html Basically, are you trying to edit, for example, the starting text "Hello, there! I am OAK."? If you already...

32 14,658

Started by Kakarot1212

Tool

Advanced Song: GBA Music Editor [Alpha 0.5] ~ Open-Source

(5 pages)

Momoro, Oct 2019: @Platinum Lucario - Do you know how I can create a thread? :D I really want to make a tutorial... XDD

109 44,124

Started by esperance

Tool

TSK's Shiny Chance Changing tool[v2.1 released: Graphical User Interface, Ruby support]

(3 pages)

goodboyobito, Sep 2019: where do u change the percentage?

57 65,968

Started by The Shadow Knight

Tool

FR/LG Worldmap Repointer

Forever Alone, Sep 2019: Please post a link to this program it is dead. I really need to fix my map or my hack is toast

7 9,436

Started by mat1554

Tool

[NDS] NDS Map Maker (map creator for IV and V gen!)

mikelan98, Aug 2019: I've updated the tool with several things: Improved system for assign heights to tiles: now you can dim the layers with heights you are not working with New 3D tiles for HeartGold and SoulSilver Full support for HGSS: dynamic textures now...

6 4,899

Started by mikelan98

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Featured Tool: Hex Maniac Advance

[Video Tutorials] Pokémon Generation III ROM Hacking

HexManiacAdvance: A New Hex Editor for Gen 3 Hacking

Learnable TM Editor Pro uploaded again.

[PMD2] SkyTemple ROM Editor (Maps, Scripts, Debugger, ...)

OWM: OverWorld Manager

Roamer Editor

Pokemon DS Map Studio: Create Pokemon DS maps in 5 min [2.0 VERSION]

Tilemap Studio 3.2.2: a GB/GBC/GBA/SNES tilemap and Town Map editor

ModExe

Hopeless Trainer Editor

TL's Quick Enhancer (~Making rom hacking faster and easier)

G3T for Android

Room Balancer + Trainer Level Booster

Android ROM Hacking Tools

G3T - Gen 3 Tools

Advanced Series (GBA toolbox)

UniPatcher

NDS Pokemon Color Palette Randomizer

Fly Editor for Platinum [VERSION 1.5 RELEASED!]

ddrox13's Regional Pokedex Type Balance Tool (and examples!)

YAPE (Yet Another Pokemon Editor)

CheapScript - DS Generation scripting made easier!

[v1.2] FastScriptEditor (MUCH more efficient way to create XSE scripts)!

Spiky's DS Map Editor (NOW OPEN-SOURCE)

Pokemon TCG Card Editor

Advanced Item Editor [A.I.E.]

HackMew's Tools Factory [A-Ptch released]

Cry Editor

VG Music Studio (In Development)

Intro Text Editor

[Release] AdvanceMap 1.95 Open Beta

Pokemon 3rd Gen Reasonable Randomizer

Pokémon Gen III Rom Hacking Suite

JackHack96's Tool Factory

BFME: Battle Frontier Moveset Editor for Gen IV and Gen V (version 2.0)

Advanced Offset

PKMN IsleGen/CaveGen - Generate Islands/Caves for Fire Red/Leaf Green.

Pokemon Text Editor

RBY Music Importer (for .FTMs)

Gen II GSC - The One GSC Trainer Editor

Awesome Map Editor (AME)

Awesome Script Editor (ASE)

Universal Pokemon Randomizer (randomizes gen1-5 games)

Pokemon Crystal Randofuser

DNS - Day, Night and Seasons

Nameless Sprite Editor [Classic]

Text Hex Convert

Advanced Song: GBA Music Editor [Alpha 0.5] ~ Open-Source

TSK's Shiny Chance Changing tool[v2.1 released: Graphical User Interface, Ruby support]

FR/LG Worldmap Repointer

[NDS] NDS Map Maker (map creator for IV and V gen!)