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Head-to-head · Game Save Editors

SaveEditor.top vs PKHeX

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
SaveEditor.top #1 in Game Save Editors —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit SaveEditor.top
PKHeX #3 in Game Save Editors —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit PKHeX

SaveEditor.top leads on 0 checks, PKHeX on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresPKHeX · 4 of 4

Our editors rank SaveEditor.top at #1 and PKHeX at #3 for game save editors; SaveEditor.top and PKHeX have no rubric score yet (facts researched, not yet scored), so the checks below decide.

PKHeX offers automatic backup; SaveEditor.top doesn't.

SaveEditor.top is the better fit for broad multi-game save editing. PKHeX is the better fit for pokémon save management and conversion.

  • SaveEditor.top fits best

    Broad multi-game save editing

  • PKHeX fits best

    Pokémon save management and conversion

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Side by side

Feature SaveEditor.top —/10 Visit ↗ PKHeX —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score — —
Ranking #1 in Game Save Editors #3 in Game Save Editors
Best for Broad multi-game save editing Pokémon save management and conversion
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Browser extension Desktop
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android Windows
Support Email, Docs Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business Solo
Features SaveEditor.top 3/4 · PKHeX 4/4
Inventory editing ✓ ✓
Progression editing ✓ ✓
Character stats editing ✓ ✓
Automatic backup — ✓ (best)
Specs
Supported platforms web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android Windows
Supported games RPG Maker games; Stardew Valley; Hollow Knight; Palworld; Undertale; Doki Doki Literature Club; Fear & Hunger; OneShot; OMORI; Teaching Feeling; Being a DIK; Summertime Saga; Katawa Shoujo Pokémon core series; GameCube Pokémon savegames
Our review
Pros
  • Supports web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android workflows
  • Edits inventory, character stats, variables, switches, and progression fields
  • Covers RPG Maker, Unity, Ren’Py, Unreal GVAS, and generic formats
  • Supports core-series saves, GameCube memory-card files, and entity files
  • Converts data between generations and imports Mystery Gift and GO Park entities
  • Batch editing includes undo and redo, with configurable automatic backups
Cons
  • No automatic pre-edit backup is documented
  • Unsupported or encrypted files may be read-only or unavailable
  • Files are limited to 50MB per file
  • Runs on Windows only
  • Edits decrypted save files only
  • Automatic backups require configuration and an existing backup folder
Our verdict

SaveEditor.top is a free browser-based editor for compatible local game save files. It is aimed at players who want to adjust inventory, items, weapons, armor, character levels, experience, HP, MP, statistics, variables, switches, flags,…

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PKHeX is a Windows Forms application for editing decrypted Pokémon core-series save files. It is aimed at players and preservation-focused users who need to modify complete saves, individual Pokémon entity files, inventory data,…

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  2. PKHeXGame Save Editors —Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • SaveEditor.top — where it wins

    • Supports web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android workflows
    • Edits inventory, character stats, variables, switches, and progression fields
    • Covers RPG Maker, Unity, Ren’Py, Unreal GVAS, and generic formats

    Where it doesn't

    • No automatic pre-edit backup is documented
    • Unsupported or encrypted files may be read-only or unavailable
    • Files are limited to 50MB per file

  • PKHeX — where it wins

    • Supports core-series saves, GameCube memory-card files, and entity files
    • Converts data between generations and imports Mystery Gift and GO Park entities
    • Batch editing includes undo and redo, with configurable automatic backups

    Where it doesn't

    • Runs on Windows only
    • Edits decrypted save files only
    • Automatic backups require configuration and an existing backup folder

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026