PS3 Quick Disc Decryptor or just PS3QDD is an application that allows you to decrypt PS3 disc images (*.iso files) in a friendly way.
The decrypted PS3 disc images will work with RPCS3 emulator (if marked as playable in their compatibility list).
- Simple, user-friendly graphical user-interface.
- Designed for batch processing.
- Supports zip archives (for both PS3 disc images and decryption key files).
- Meticulous status report and error handling.
- Logging features.
- Allows to abort the decryption procedure on demand.
- Allows to see PS3Dec.exe output and progress in a embeded window.
- Allows to automatically delete sucessfully decrypted disc images to save disk space.
- Microsoft Windows OS with net 6.0 desktop runtime.
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 runtime (x86) (for running ps3dec.exe)
- Navigate to the Releases page.
- Download the latest
.ziparchive and extract its contents to your preferred directory. - Run the executable file to launch the application, then configure the self-explanatory program settings, and finally press the button with name 'Start Decryption'.
To use this program you will need encrypted PS3 disc images (*.iso files) from the Redump group. It will not work with PS3 disc images from NO-INTRO or other groups.
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You can download Redump's encrypted PS3 disc images from one of these links:
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Once you have your encrypted PS3 disc images, put all the *.iso files together in the same folder, like this:
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Finally, in the program's user interface you just need to select the directory containing the encrypted PS3 ISO files by doing click in the following button:
💡 Tip: You can put all the *.iso files in a folder with name "Encrypted" inside the program directory to skip this step.
❗ Note that the program will not perform a recursive *.iso file search.
To use this program you will need decryption keys for the Redump's encrypted PS3 ISO files, which are distributed as plain text files that each contain a string of 32 characters long.
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Download the desired PS3 decryption keys from one of these links:
- Archive.org (you only require to download and extract the "Disc Keys TXT" zipped file)
- Minerva
- Aldo's Tools
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Once you have your desired decryption keys, put all the *.dkey files together in the same folder, like this:
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Finally, in the program's user interface you just need to select the directory containing the decryption keys by doing click in the following button:
💡 Tip: You can put all the *.dkey files in a folder with name "Keys" inside the program directory to skip this step.
❗ Note that the program will not perform a recursive *.dkey file search.
To use this program you will need a copy of PS3Dec.exe file, which is actually included in this package, however if you want to use your own:
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Download PS3Dec.exe from one of these links:
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al3xtjames's PS3Dec.exe from ConsoleMods.org
(✅ This is the one tested and already included in the program package)
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al3xtjames's Github repository or one of its forks.
(❗ I have not tested any of those forks nor checked if they are virus free. Use them at your own risk.)
❗ Do not try to use PS3Dec.exe from Redrrx's Github repository, since it was rewrote using a different (incompatible) command-line syntax with my program.
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Once you have your copy of PS3Dec.exe, in the program's user interface you just need to select the PS3Dec.exe file by doing click in the following button:
💡 Tip: You can put the PS3Dec.exe inside the program directory - overwriting the included one or making a backup - to skip this step.
Explore the complete list of changes, bug fixes and improvements across different releases by clicking here.
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This work relies on the following resources:
- al3xtjames's PS3Dec
- DiscUtils
- WinCopies Windows API Code Pack
- Redump Disc Preservation Project's PS3 resources
🤔 Some PS3Dec GUI alternatives to my program that you would try:
- PS3Dec Simple GUI
- PS3 ISO Decryptor GUI (❗ Ensure to use the PowerShell script instead of the standalone executable that has 36 virus alerts out of 72...)
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