Flatsonar

TinyWiiBackupManager

by Manuel Quarneti

A tiny game backup and homebrew app manager for the Wii

Dangerous permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0-only v6.0.8
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About

‼️ TinyWiiBackupManager is intended strictly for legal homebrew use and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo. Use of TinyWiiBackupManager for pirated or unauthorized copies of games is strictly prohibited.

✨ Features

  • Native app written in Rust and Slint, no Electron!
  • Cross-Platform: Windows 7+, macOS 10.14+, Linux (glibc 2.31+)

🎮 Game Management

  • Games view: Manage your Wii and GameCube games
  • Format Support: .iso, .rvz and major formats thanks to NOD
  • Automatic Splitting: .wbfs file splitting when needed
  • Partition Stripping: Remove the update partition to save space
  • Game Archiving: Archive games using RVZ+zstd-19
  • Integrity Checks: Verify game data for corruption
  • GameTDB: Fetch covers and wiitdb.xml from GameTDB
  • TxtCodes: Download cheat codes from geckocodes.org (web archive), codes.rc24.xyz and gamehacking.org

🛠️ Wii Homebrew Management

  • Apps: Manage Wii homebrew applications
  • OSC: Download apps from the Open Shop Channel
  • Wiiload: Send apps directly to Wii via network

Permissions

1 permission weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • full access to your entire file system
    --filesystem=host
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri

Who publishes this

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    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

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