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Recommended Plugins
One of the most important plugins for customization. With this plugin you can install custom XMB themes made by the community.
It can only be installed on the XMB, it doesn't work on Custom Launcher (which uses its own separate themes).
Allows running various 1.50 homebrew (both user and kernel) directly from the XMB (or Launcher). Compatibility is not 100% but pretty close.
Install it as a homebrew plugin. Works as a game plugin too but its only real usage is with homebrew.
Different PSP Firmware versions had different compatibility with PS1 games. Popsloader was created so you can load older versions of the PS1 emulator, which is necessary for some games to load or work properly.
This plugin should be enabled for pops (aka ps1) mode.
An excellent plugin that enhances the capabilities of ARK, giving you access to an in-game menu with many important tools built-in.
Can be enabled on XMB and PSP games.
Download Custom Firmware Extender Here
Most important plugin for developers. PSPLink makes debugging of your plugins and homebrews much easier.
Can be enabled everywhere. On PS1 games it is required to have flash0:/kd/usb.prx installed as a plugin (i.e. ps1, flash0:/kd/usb.prx on) before PSPLink itself.
A must have plugin for every fan of GTA on the PSP console. Allows for cheats as well as mods.
There exists a classic and a remastered version, we recommend the remastered version as it is more stable, has less bugs and new interesting cheats. You can install both but you can only have one enabled at a time.
It is recommended to enable these plugins only on the specific GTA games where you'll be loading them using ARK's per-game plugins configuration.
If you have cwcheat also installed and enabled, it is recommended to have it disabled for the specific GTA games that you'll be using with cheat device, you can use ARK's per-game plugins configuration.
Download GTA LCS cheatdevice Here
Download GTA VCS cheatdevice Here
Download CheatDeviceRemastered Here
A cheat device compatible with every game. Requires an updated cheat database to recognize most games.
Can be enabled on every game, but should be disabled for GTA games where their specific cheatdevice is prefered.
Download latest cheat database Here
Implements the use of savestates on PSP. Lets you save your game at any point and go back to it whenever.
Does not work on 1K models due to less RAM.
Can be enabled for all games and homebrew.
A highly configurable plugin that lets you customize the items loaded and displayed by the XMB.
Can only be installed for the XMB, does not apply to any game or the Custom Launcher.
Download XMB Item Hider v1.3fix Here
Lets you display (and customize) information on the XMB such as date and time, battery percentage and other.
The original plugin is for XMB only, but another plugin called dayviewer_game was made for games.
Download DayViewer_For Game Here
An important plugin these days of high capacity memory sticks that fit hundreds of games, way more than the PSP was supposed to handle with its limited memory. CGLite lets you organize your games in subfolders where you can more easily find them and have the XMB load them faster.
This is an XMB only plugin, it does not apply to Custom Launcher.
Download Game Categories Lite Here
The original versions of the PS1 emulator had support for CDDA (CD direct audio), used by some PS1 games. It was however disabled in later versions of the emulator (as CDDA tracks were converted to AT3 in official eboots). This plugin brings back CDDA functionality on newer PS1 emulator.
This plugin is for PS1 games only and can be installed alongside PopsLoader.
An important plugin that brings back Online functionality to the PSP on many games.
This plugin requires enabling the "Force Extra RAM" setting and cannot be used on 1K models.
On ARK (and ARK only) this plugin is compatible with the "Inferno Cache" setting.
Turn your PSP into a 3DS! This plugin adds Anaglyph 3D to certain compatible games.
This plugin requires one of those red and blue 3D glasses.
Should only be enabled in compatible games using ARK's per-game plugins configurations.
A very powerful plugin that allows unlocking certain XMB features, most noticeable is being able to use PSP Go clock and calendar on non-Go models.
Can only be enabled on XMB, does not work on Custom Launcher.