mq1/TinyWiiBackupManager

⭐ A tiny game backup and homebrew app manager for the Wii

Rust

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TinyWiiBackupManager Logo

TinyWiiBackupManager
⭐ A tiny game backup and homebrew app manager for the Wii

release: vX.X.X license: GPL-3.0


[!CAUTION] 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.

App Screenshot

✨ Features

  • Lightweight & Fast: Native app written in Rust and Iced, no Electron!
  • Cross-Platform:
    • 🪟 Windows XP+ | x86 (32-bit), x64 (64-bit), arm64 (Qualcomm Snapdragon etc.)
    • 🍎 macOS 10.12+ | x86_64 (Intel), arm64 (Apple Silicon/M1+)
    • 🐧 Linux ~2020+ | x86 (32-bit), x86_64 (64-bit), arm64 (Raspberry PIs etc.)

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

⬇️ Downloads

🪟 Windows
➡️ Download standalone binary

📦 winget install -e --id mq1.TinyWiiBackupManager
🍎 macOS
➡️ Download universal DMG
🐧 Linux
➡️ Download on Flathub (recommended for most users)
➡️ Download AppImage

📄 Additional Info

For useful tips, check out the Wiki



Made with 🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 for the Wii homebrew community

gamecube
iced
rust
rvz
wbfs
wii
wii-homebrew

mq1/TinyWiiBackupManager

⭐ A tiny game backup and homebrew app manager for the Wii

Rust

700

3,742 commits

updated Oct 14, 2026

See the code

See what people are saying

SourceMessageScoreDate

How do i handle this kind of PRs? (r/rust)

Should i even bother looking into them? Should i make an ai policy for my open source project? https://github.com/mq1/TinyWiiBackupManager/pull/695 it doesn't even seem that i'm speaking to an actual human

105

Oct 13, 2026

README

TinyWiiBackupManager Logo

TinyWiiBackupManager
⭐ A tiny game backup and homebrew app manager for the Wii

release: vX.X.X license: GPL-3.0


[!CAUTION] 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.

App Screenshot

✨ Features

  • Lightweight & Fast: Native app written in Rust and Iced, no Electron!
  • Cross-Platform:
    • 🪟 Windows XP+ | x86 (32-bit), x64 (64-bit), arm64 (Qualcomm Snapdragon etc.)
    • 🍎 macOS 10.12+ | x86_64 (Intel), arm64 (Apple Silicon/M1+)
    • 🐧 Linux ~2020+ | x86 (32-bit), x86_64 (64-bit), arm64 (Raspberry PIs etc.)

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

⬇️ Downloads

🪟 Windows
➡️ Download standalone binary

📦 winget install -e --id mq1.TinyWiiBackupManager
🍎 macOS
➡️ Download universal DMG
🐧 Linux
➡️ Download on Flathub (recommended for most users)
➡️ Download AppImage

📄 Additional Info

For useful tips, check out the Wiki



Made with 🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 for the Wii homebrew community

gamecube
iced
rust
rvz
wbfs
wii
wii-homebrew

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