PS VitaShell for PlayStation Vita by The Flow is Updated and Open-sourced

Today must be PlayStation Vita news day here, as PS Vita developer The Flow announced the release of PS VitaShell with source code and details below.

Download: VitaShell.vpk (Latest Version) / GIT

Spoiler: Depreciated

VitaShell is an alternative replacement of the PS Vita's LiveArea. It offers you a file browser, homebrew launcher, built-in FTP, network host feature and much more!


In order to run / compile VitaShell you need

• Rejuvenate: rejuvenate
• vitasdk: vitasdk / toolchain
• vita2dlib: vita2dlib
• ftpvitalib ftpvitalib
• debugnet: debugnet
• psp2link: psp2link
• psp2client: psp2client

Credits

• yifanlu for Rejuvenate
• xerpi for ftpvitalib and vita2dlib
• psxdev (bigboss) for debugnet, psp2link and psp2client
• frangarcj and xyz for vita shader (vitahelloshader / vita-shaders)
• wololo for the Revitalize contest
• Everybody who contributed on vitasdk

Changelog 0.5

• Increased homebrew force-exit compatbility and stability.
• Added network host mountpoint.
• Added ability to compile shader programs (use the _v.cg suffix for vertexes and _f.cg for fragments).
• Finished photo viewer. Use the right analog stick to zoom in/out. Left analog stick to move. L/R to rotate and X/O to change display mode.
• Updated to newest vita2dlib which fixed many bugs with images.
• Improved 'New folder' by extending to 'New folder (X)', where 'X' is an increasing number.
• Improved message dialog texts.
• Limited filenames so it doesn't overlap with the size/folder text.
• Fixed infinite loop when copying the src to its subfolder by an error result.
• Fixed FTP client crashes and added support for Turboclient Android.
• Fixed alphabetical sorting, finally.

 

[PSXHAX]

Another update from TheFloW:

VitaShell v1.96

• VitaShell.vpk
• Source code (zip)
• Source code (tar.gz)

Changelog 1.96

• Added ability to skip pages in file browser and SFO viewer using L/R triggers.
  (QR download has been temporarily removed and will be reimplemented later).
• Added ability to move files between partitions by copying&removing.
• Fixed bug where the option to disable warning message was not saved.
• Undone usb changes because people reported an issue with vpk installation with it.

 

[PSXHAX]

The latest update from TheFloW:

VitaShell v1.97

• VitaShell.vpk
• Source code (zip)
• Source code (tar.gz)

Changelog 1.97

• Added support for symlinks which enables ability to set and show bookmarks and recent files. Thanks to abertschi.
• Added a few shortcuts: left+[]: show bookmarks, left+/: show recent files, left+O: QR scanner.
• Fixed bug in ad-hoc dialog where X is always the enter button.