🧙 Hogwarts Legacy Save Editor & Manager

A modern, user-friendly GUI application for editing and managing Hogwarts Legacy save files.

✨ Features

• 📁 Auto-detect save files location
• � Auto-find required DLL from game folder
• �🔓 One-click save extraction and editing
• 🌐 Integrated editor - opens directly in the app
• 💾 Auto-save - changes applied automatically when you click Download
• 📦 Automatic backups - never lose your progress
• 🎮 Side-by-side windows - manager on left, editor on right

📋 Requirements

Required Files (place in same folder as app)

File	Description	Source
hlsaves.exe	Save compression tool	Nexus Mods #1983 (included)
HLSGE.html	Save editor	Nexus Mods #77 (included)
oo2core_9_win64.dll	Oodle decompression	Copy from your game folder*

🔍 How to find oo2core_9_win64.dll

The app will first try to automatically find and copy this file from your installed games (e.g., Hogwarts Legacy).

If auto-detection fails, the app will offer to Download the file automatically:

1. Click Yes to download the official DLL from Modding Wiki.
   • The app verifies the file's integrity (SHA256) automatically.
2. If download fails, you can click No to search your PC or select the file manually.

Manual Instructions (if needed):

Common locations:

• Steam: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Oodle\Win64\
• Epic Games: C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Hogwarts Legacy\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Oodle\Win64\

Instructions:

1. Navigate to the folder above
2. Copy oo2core_9_win64.dll
3. Paste it into the same folder as HogwartsLegacy-SaveEditor.exe

Note: If you cannot find the file, you can download it separately from Modding Wiki.

Python Dependencies (for running from source)

customtkinter>=5.0.0
tkinterdnd2>=0.3.0
pywebview>=4.0.0

🚀 Installation

Option 1: Download Release (Recommended)

1. Download the latest release from Releases
2. Extract to a folder
3. Add the required files listed above
4. Run HogwartsLegacy-SaveEditor.exe

Option 2: Run from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/falker47/HogwartsLegacy-SaveEditor.git
cd HogwartsLegacy-SaveEditor

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run
python main.py

Option 3: Build Executable

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install pyinstaller

# Build
build.bat

📖 Usage

1. Launch the application
2. Select a save file from the list
3. Click "Edit Save File"
4. Edit your save in the integrated editor
5. Click "Download" in the editor
6. ✅ Done! Your save is updated automatically

📁 File Structure

HogwartsLegacy-SaveEditor/
├── HogwartsLegacy-SaveEditor.exe  # Main application
├── hlsaves.exe                    # Compression tool (required)
├── HLSGE.html                     # Save editor (required)
├── oo2core_9_win64.dll            # From game (required)
└── Backups/                       # Created automatically

## 🔄 Changelog

### v1.02
- FIXED: "500 Internal Server Error" on launch for some users.
- IMPROVED: Editor now loads files directly instead of using a local server.

### v1.01
- Added automatic DLL download with hash verification.
- Improved error handling.

🎮 Where Are My Saves?

Hogwarts Legacy saves are located at:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\SaveGames\[USER_ID]\

Backups are saved in:

[Save Location]\Backups\

🙏 Credits

Developer

• falker47 - Application development

Special Thanks

• Katt - hlsaves.exe (MIT License)
• ekaomk - HLSGE Save Editor
• CustomTkinter - Modern Python UI framework
• pywebview - Integrated browser window

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is provided as-is. Always backup your saves before editing. The developer is not responsible for any lost or corrupted save data.

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Made with ❤️ for the Hogwarts Legacy community