Supportive Projects

This page lists useful external projects that complement or extend the use of Caetla and related PlayStation 1 cheat tools.

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mkpsxiso

A tool for building PlayStation 1 bootable ISO images.

• Ideal for creating custom boot discs.
• Can be used to prepare ISOs that flash ROM images to your cheat cartridge (via nxflash).

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nxflash

A modern re-implementation of the classic XFLASH utility.

• Used to flash new ROM images to cheat cartridges directly on the PlayStation 1.
• Works seamlessly with discs built using mkpsxiso.
• More reliable and accessible compared to the original XFLASH “back in the day.”

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Unirom

An alternative PlayStation firmware/utility project.

• Offers multi-tool functionality: booting backups, loading homebrew, debugging, and comms tools.
• Supports dual-booting alongside Caetla in some setups.
• Active project with ongoing development and community support.

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MemcardRex

A cross-platform PlayStation memory card manager.

• Supports .mcr, .gme, .mcx, and other formats.
• Useful for importing and exporting Caetla cheat databases stored on memory cards.
• Includes editing, save management, and conversion utilities.

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CAEtools (archived)

A set of Windows-based utilities for Caetla, originally by K-Communications.
Archived alongside classic Gameshark firmware resources.

Windows-based cheat code compiler/decompiler for Caetla 0.35, replacing PSXCODE.COM.

• Compile text cheat codes into memory card files.
• Decompile Caetla binary databases back to text.
• Supports custom block size, icons, read-only flags, and auto-sizing.
• Required: Caetla v0.35.

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PSXDEV Forum – Caetla & Tools Archive

An essential historical archive for Caetla users.

• Hosts a large collection of old Caetla ROM backups.
• Contains CAEtools including the early psxcode.com (DOS-only) cheat code compiler.
• Preserves important tools and files that were otherwise difficult to find.

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