boykopovar/AnyPS5

What it does

Converts PS5 executables into native programs that Linux and Windows can run directly. Note that it is not an emulator — it does not emulate a PS5; it rewrites the program into the target system's format so it runs like local software.

Features

• At its core is a tool called relinker: it relinks the executable into the target system's native format
• It implements the PS5 system libraries (prx) itself, so converted programs can find the functions they need
• There is no emulator and no separate runtime process, so in theory overhead is lower than an emulator's
• It includes a shader recompiler that converts PS5 shaders into SPIR-V (a common intermediate format for graphics interfaces)
• A web-based converter is provided; files stay on your own device and are not uploaded to a server

Good fit for

• You want to study or run PS5 programs you legally own on your own computer
• You work on compatibility research or software preservation
• You want to study the technical details of binary relinking and system library implementation

Advice

• Start with the web converter: open boykopovar.github.io/AnyPS5, drag files in, and the files never leave your machine
• Check the Game bring-up section of Discussions to see whether anyone has tried the program you want to run; there is one thread per game
• Controllers work via SDL mapping; keyboard and mouse require writing your own anyps5-input.ini, with the format described in docs/user/INPUT_MAPPING.md

Cautions

• The project does not provide, distribute, or require any copyrighted software, firmware, or keys; you must legally obtain the programs you want to convert
• The README states plainly that unsupported or unexpected states throw an exception and terminate the process — it either crashes or exits, with very low fault tolerance
• Compatibility advances game by game; do not expect that installing it will run every game