Your game ends. Your progress shouldn’t.
Carry your
progress.
Find hardware saves, fingerprint them, and pack a verified portable bundle before you switch emulators, launchers, or machines.
- Read-only scan
- Local-first
- No ROMs
Launcher migrations shouldn’t begin with a folder scavenger hunt. Save states, hardware saves, and memory cards are not interchangeable. Retro Save Portability shows you what you actually have before you move it.
Three mechanical steps
From mystery folder to safe arrival.
- 01 / Scan
Point, don’t surrender.
You choose the folder. The app reads known save formats and never alters the source.
- 02 / Bundle
Label every track.
Each save gets its format, likely emulator, relative path, timestamp, size, and SHA-256 fingerprint.
- 03 / Restore
Preflight the landing.
See compatibility and replacement warnings first. Hashes are checked before a single save is restored.
Not another launcher
A transfer desk for the files that matter.
Retro Save Portability stays deliberately small. It doesn’t download games, run emulators, touch BIOS files, or sync to a cloud. It makes the handoff between tools legible.
- Portable `.rspbundle` archive
- Human-readable JSON manifest
- Per-file SHA-256 integrity check
- Explicit overwrite confirmation
3 saves found
Practical coverage
Know the label. Respect the exception.
Detection uses extension and folder evidence, never a guess disguised as certainty.
Recognised paths
RetroArch, DuckStation, PCSX2, Dolphin, mGBA, VisualBoyAdvance, DeSmuME, melonDS, Snes9x, PPSSPP, and BizHawk.
Recognised formats
SRM, SAV, RTC, MCR, MC, RAW, DSV, SPS, GCI, EEP, FLA, RAM, NV, FS, and emulator DAT saves.
Honest limits
Save states are emulator-specific and intentionally excluded. Region, game revision, core, and firmware differences can still make a valid save incompatible.
Desktop app · v0.1.0
Take your next save with you.
Runs locally on macOS, Windows, and Linux. No account, telemetry, ROM collection, or always-on connection.
Initial builds are unsigned. Your OS may ask you to confirm that you trust the download.
Detecting your platform…
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Command-line install
curl -fsSL https://retro-save-portability.sociobot.in/install.sh | shOptional Keeper edition
A permanent transfer journal.
The free app includes scanning, unlimited verified bundles, restore, and every safety check. Keeper adds reusable device labels and a local history of what moved where.
- One-time $19 purchase
- No subscription or account
- Move the license between devices
Before you ask
Built to be cautious.
Does it include emulators, games, or BIOS files?
No. It recognises save files in folders you select. It neither distributes nor copies ROM or BIOS files.
Will every save work in every emulator?
No utility can promise that. Save formats, regions, game revisions, cores, and memory-card layouts differ. The app records evidence and warns about known mismatches; always keep the source until you verify the game loads.
Where does my data go?
Your folders, save contents, manifests, and journal stay on your device. Only license verification contacts Sociobot when Keeper is activated.