UniPatcher
UniPatcher is a free, open-source game for Android. Utility to apply patches to ROMs. It has 298 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
- Android
- Kotlin
- Games
- Actively maintained
About UniPatcher
UniPatcher allows you to apply patches to game ROMs. What is a patch? A file with the modified data of the game. For example, a game translated from Japanese to English. You download the patch containing the translation. It must be applied to the Japanese version to make an English version of it. This program will not help you hack native Android games, it was created for the old console games (SNES, PS1, GBA, N64, SMD\Genesis etc.) Features: * Supported formats of patches: IPS, IPS32, UPS, BPS, APS (GBA), APS (N64), PPF, DPS, EBP, XDelta3 * Create XDelta patches * Fix the checksum in SMD\Genesis ROMs * Remove the SMC header from SNES ROMs How to use?
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds UniPatcher from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is UniPatcher?
UniPatcher is a free, open-source game for Android. Utility to apply patches to ROMs. It has 298 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is UniPatcher free and open source?
Yes. UniPatcher's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install UniPatcher?
You can install UniPatcher from F-Droid (package org.emunix.unipatcher) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.18).
Is UniPatcher still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 30, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 17, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.