Alongside the etaHEN update , we also find, as usual, Itemzflow , the game manager and alternative menu for PlayStation 5 , which confirms itself as one of the main and most appreciated alternatives to the official dashboard.

Itemzflow offers additional features directly accessible for each game, such as a dumper, the ability to access/activate patches and trainers, some repair tools (for example, to avoid losing all fpkg contents in case of data corruption) and more.

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The new version of Itemzflow brings further improvements: plugins have been updated to ensure full compatibility with firmware 7.xx, thus ensuring a smoother experience even on the latest system versions.

Additionally, thanks to work on the kstuff integration , the toolbox injection speed has been dramatically improved, going from around two minutes to just ten seconds, a quantum leap that makes overall usage much faster and more efficient.

Third party libraries

FTPS4
dr_mp3
free-bisAudio
Orbis SQLite
OrbisDev SDK
OOSDK for PRX
JSMN (MIT)
INI Parser (Apache License 2.0)
RSA Verify (ARMmbed) (Apache License 2.0)
OpenSSL/MD5 (Apache License 2.0)
BusyBox (GPLv2)
LibPNG
log.c
Game Dumpers
libjbc
yaml-cpp
taglib
Libz

Settings

The ini file containing all settings is loaded from the app directory or USB0 when the app starts.

INI key	Description
`Dumper_option`	0 = ALL 1 = BASE game only 2 = Patch only
`Sort_By`	-1 is NA 0 = Alpha order by TID 1 = Alpha order by app name
`Sort_Cat`	Sort by category.
`cover_message`	Show cover message when app starts.
`MP3_Path`	FS path of a folder of MP3s or a single MP3 to play in loop.
`Dumper_Path`	Dump path.
`TTF_Font`	TTF font that the store will try to use (embedded font in case of error).
`Show_Buttons`	Show IF buttons on screen.
`Enable_Theme`	Active ONLY if you have a theme enabled.
`Image_path`	Background image in PNG.
`Reflections`	Enable cover reflections in IF.
`Home_Redirection`	Enable main menu redirection.
`Daemon_on_start`	Disables automatic connection of the daemon with the app.
`Image_path`	Background image.
`Show_install_prog`	Enable Store PKG/APP installation progress.

File examplesetting.ini

[Settings]
Dumper_option=0
Sort_By=-1
Sort_Cat=0
cover_message=1
MP3_Path=/mnt/usb0/music
Dumper_Path=/mnt/usb0
TTF_Font=/mnt/usb0/myfont.ttf
Show_Buttons=1
Enable_Theme=1
Image_path=/mnt/usb0/pic.png
Reflections=1
Home_Redirection=1
Daemon_on_start=0
Show_install_prog=1

Itemzflow Register

If the app crashes or mentions “FATAL signal”, please send us this log via the discord below or via GH Issues /user/app/ITEM00001/logs/itemzflow_app.log.

Daemon

The itemz daemon is installed when you first run the app inside the directory /system/vsh/app/ITEM00002while it is ONLY updated by Itemzflow.

The daemon settings file is ONLY for internal use by Store developers, however it also has an ini settings file /system/vsh/app/ITEM00002/daemon.iniwith the following ini values:

[Daemon]
version=0x1001// Daemon version for Store, Official version is always > 0x1000

Dumper Details

The dumper log is located in /user/app/ITEM00001/logs/if_dumper.log.
The dumper will ONLY download to the first USB it finds (most likely USB0).
The dumper will try to use the same language as Itemzflow.
If the dumper gets stuck on a file, MAKE SURE both disks and ALL languages are installed, if available, BEFORE dumping.
If your dump failed, please provide us the log /user/app/ITEM00001/logs/if_dumper.login our discord.

The languages

The Itemzflow language repository can be found HERE .
Itemzflow uses the PS4 system software’s Lang setting.

Themes

You can download custom themes released in Itemzflow Themes Repo .
You can also create your own custom themes by following these instructions.

IMPORTANT: Theme files MUST all HAVE the exact file name as listed below :

File name	Description
btn_o.png	Circle button (67×68).
btn_x.png	X button (67×68).
btn_tri.png	Triangle button (67×68).
btn_sq.png	Square button (67×68).
btn_r1.png	R1 button (309×152).
btn_l1.png	L1 button (120×59).
btn_l2.png	L2 button (120×105).
btn_options.png	Options button (145×84).
btn_up.png	D-pad up button (32×32).
btn_down.png	D-pad down button (32×32).
btn_left.png	Left D-pad button (32×32).
btn_right.png	Right D-pad button (32×32).
font.ttf	Theme character.
background.png	Background image.
shader.bin	GLES compiled shader for PS4.
theme.ini	About the topic.

Theme ini configuration

INI key	Description
Name	Theme name.
Author	Who did it.
Date	Date it was made.
Version	Theme version number.
Image	1 if the theme has a background image, 0 otherwise.
Font	1 = Theme has font.ttf 0 = Does not have it
Shader	1 = Has Shader Collector 0 = Does Not Have

Theme setup example

[THEME]
Name=Example Theme
Author=Example Author
Date=10/16/2022
Version=1.00
Image=1
Font=1
Shader=0

App logs and their paths

Service	PS4 Path
Itemzflow Main App	`/user/app/ITEM00001/logs/itemzflow_app.log`
Dumpers	`/user/app/ITEM00001/logs/if_dumper.log`
Itemz Loader	`/user/app/ITEM00001/logs/loader.log`
Itemz Daemon	`/data/itemzflow_daemon/daemon.log`
freefuse	`/user/app/ITEM00001/logs/libfuse.log`

On USB (only in case of failure or crash)

Service	USB Path
Itemzflow Main App	`/mnt/usb/itemzflow/crash.log`
Dumpers	`/mnt/usb/itemzflow/dumper.log`
Itemz Loader	`/mnt/usb/itemzflow/loader.log`
Itemz Daemon	`/mnt/usb/itemzflow/daemon.log`

Official Discord Server

Invite: https://discord.gg/GvzDdx9GTc

Game Patch

Download from GoldHEN online database via app or manual installation via zip file .
Supported formats: The file name jsonmust be (TITLE_ID).json, that is CUSA00547.json, .
json for game file path: /data/GoldHEN/patches/json/(TITLE_ID).json.

Patch Syntax

Syntax

{ "type": "", "addr": "", "value": "" }

Patch Types

`type`	Information	Value (example)
`byte`	Hex, 1 byte	`"0x00"`
`bytes16`	Hex, 2 bytes	`"0x0000"`
`bytes32`	Hex, 4 bytes	`"0x00000000"`
`bytes64`	Hex, 8 bytes	`"0x0000000000000000"`
`bytes`	Hex, any size (no spaces)	`"####"`
`float32`	Float, single	`"1.0"`
`float64`	Float, double	`"1.0"`
`utf8`	String, UTF-8*	`"string"`
`utf16`	String, UTF-16*	`"string"`

Note: Strings are automatically null-terminated .

Sample Patch

{
   "patch" : [
    {
      "title" : " Example Game Title " ,
       "app_titleid" : [
         " EXAMPLE01 " ,
         " EXAMPLE02 "
      ],
      "app_ver" : " 00.34 " ,
       "app_elf" : " eboot.bin " ,
       "patch_ver" : " 1.0 " ,
       "name" : " Example Name " ,
       "author" : " Example Author " ,
       "note" : " Example Note " ,
       "patch_list" : [
        { "comment" : " This is a code comment, improves code readability. " },
        { "type" : " bytes " , "addr" : " 0x00000000 " , "value" : " 0102030405060708 " , "comment" : " Code comment at end of line is also supported. " },
        { "type" : " utf8 " , "addr" : " 0x00000000 " , "value" : " Hello World " }
      ]
    }
  ]
}