Automatically loads the WebKit exploit and your elf payloads.
Supports firmwares 1.00–5.50 and 7.00–13.60 via the new Relapse chain.
Fork of ps5-webkit-autoloader by itsPLK (GPL-3.0).
Other Autoloaders:
Y2JB |
BD-JB |
Lua
WebKit exploits are usually loaded by pointing your PS5's DNS at some server hosted by someone on the internet. That means you're putting your trust in whoever runs that server — and if it goes down, changes, or disappears, your setup breaks.
This autoloader does it differently:
- Fully offline, no third-party DNS. After a one-time install from your PC, everything is served straight from your PS5. There's nothing external to go down or change behind your back.
- One-time setup, then a homescreen shortcut. Once it's installed, you don't need a PC or the network at all — just launch "PSVietHoa AutoLoader" from the homescreen and you're done.
- The new Relapse chain. This build ships ntfargo's Relapse-Exploit for firmware 7.00–13.60 — the upstream slopkit chains (poops/p2jb) were removed entirely — alongside the umtx2 chain for firmware 1.00–5.50.
- Its own app. Installs under its own title ID (
PSVH00001) and port (18182), so it can live next to the original WebKit Autoloader without touching or overwriting it. - Payloads loaded the way you already know. After the exploit chain runs, your payloads are sent just like in Y2JB / BD-JB / Lua autoloaders — via Payload Manager, or a custom
autoload.txt.
| File | Platform | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
psviethoa-webkit-autoloader-installer_v*.elf |
PS5 | Installer payload — send with elfldr or launch via Payload Manager |
psviethoa-webkit-autoloader-host_v*.py |
Linux / macOS / WSL | PC host for the first-time (not jailbroken) install |
psviethoa-webkit-autoloader-host_v*.exe |
Windows | Same PC host, built with tools/build_host.py |
All files are attached to the Releases page.
There are two ways to set up the autoloader, depending on whether you're already jailbroken.
- Download
psviethoa-webkit-autoloader-installer_vX.Y.Z.elffrom the Releases page. - Send it to your PS5 with
elfldr, or launch it from Payload Manager. - The installer opens the browser once to cache the autoloader page, then creates the PSVietHoa AutoLoader app on the homescreen and exits.
- Reboot once, then launch PSVietHoa AutoLoader from the homescreen.
If you aren't jailbroken yet, you'll need to host the exploit locally on your PC for the initial setup:
- Download
psviethoa-webkit-autoloader-host.py(or the.exe) from the Releases and run it on a PC on your network. - On your PS5, set your network's DNS server to your PC's IP address.
- Open the User's Guide from Settings to run the installer, which adds the PSVietHoa AutoLoader app to your homescreen.
- Launch PSVietHoa AutoLoader from the homescreen.
There are two ways to configure payloads:
If no autoload.txt config is found, the autoloader will automatically launch Payload Manager — a fully-featured PS5 payload manager with a web UI. This lets you configure and send payloads directly from your browser, without needing to manually set up config files or transfer ELF files ahead of time.
Just run the autoloader — if there's nothing configured, Payload Manager starts automatically.
Note: Payload Manager also has its own built-in autoload feature, which lets you configure payloads to load automatically on startup — all managed through its web UI. This is separate from the
autoload.txtmechanism described below.
For a fixed, automated payload chain, you can configure payloads manually:
- Create a directory named
ps5_autoloader. - Inside this directory, place your
.elf/.binfiles, and anautoload.txtfile.- In
autoload.txt, list the files you want to load, one filename per line. - Filenames are case-sensitive — ensure each name exactly matches the file.
- You can add lines like
!1000to make the loader wait 1000 ms before sending the next payload.
- In
- Put the
ps5_autoloaderdirectory in one of these locations (priority order - highest first):- Root of a USB drive
- Internal drive:
/data/ps5_autoloader
Note: When an
autoload.txtconfig is found, Payload Manager is not launched automatically. If you also want Payload Manager available, placepldmgr.elfin yourps5_autoloaderdirectory and add it toautoload.txt.
How to update the autoloader?
The autoloader content is cached on the console, so updating is exactly the same as the initial install. Simply follow the Setup Instructions using the new release files.
The latest installer payload will re-create the homescreen app and refresh the cached page for you. Your payloads and autoload.txt on USB / internal storage are never touched.
How to use a custom ELF Loader?
On firmwares 1.00–5.50 (umtx2) the bundled stock elfldr from the umtx2 chain is booted; on 7.00–13.60 (relapse), the elfldr ships bundled with the chain exactly as upstream provides it.
If you want to use a "normal" ELF Loader that allows sending payloads from any device, you can simply load it through Payload Manager.
Alternatively, if you are using a manual config file (autoload.txt):
- Place your custom ELF Loader (e.g.
elfldr.elf) in theps5_autoloaderdirectory. - Add
elfldr.elfto yourautoload.txt. - Note: If you are loading other payloads right after
elfldr.elfin yourautoload.txt, add a sleep command immediately after it (like!4000to sleep for 4 seconds) to give the new ELF Loader time to start up and listen before subsequent payloads are sent.
Example autoload.txt:
# Load custom ELF Loader
elfldr.elf
# Give it 4 seconds to start up (only needed if sending more payloads)
!4000
# Send other payloads
etaHEN.elf
The technical internals and project architecture are documented in ARCHITECTURE.md.
- ntfargo & contributors (ufm42, Sonic-Iso, Jordy, Dr. Yenyen, TheFlow, SlidyBat, Flatz, cow, nhk, bollarz, Sleirsgoevy, EchoStretch, EarthOnion) — Relapse-Exploit
- idlesauce & contributors — umtx2
- jordyidk & contributors — slopkit
- soniciso1 — pooP2JB
- itsPLK — ps5-webkit-autoloader (this project is a fork of it), ps5-elfldr and ps5-unified-autoloader
- john-tornblom — ps5-payload-sdk and elfldr
- Mark Adler — puff.c (used to decompress embedded frontend files)
- PSVietHoa — thanhsondev · psviethoa.com — fork maintenance, Relapse chain integration and the Vietnamese PS5 community
- Everyone else contributing to the PS5 homebrew scene.
This tool is provided as-is for research and development purposes only. Use at your own risk. The developers are not responsible for any damage, data loss, or consequences resulting from the use of this software.
This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
- Donate to PLK — the original autoloader author
- Support the Vietnamese PS5 community: psviethoa.com

