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# Create ROM patches online | rom-weaver

Create BPS, IPS, IPS32, UPS, xdelta, VCDIFF, PPF, and other ROM patches online from modified ROMs or supported cheat codes. No uploads.

[Open in browser](https://rom-weaver.com/create-rom-patch)

[Documentation](https://rom-weaver.com/docs.md)

[Full guide](https://rom-weaver.com/docs/create-rom-patches.md)

## Add Original and Modified

1. Open [Create a ROM patch](<https://rom-weaver.com/create-rom-patch?mode=rom>).
2. Drop both files onto **0x01 Inputs**, or choose **Add files** and select them. If more ROM candidates are available than Create can use, choose the Original and Modified files from the list. Extra files are not staged after you choose. If both files appear to be the same ROM, confirm before using them as a pair. **Modified ROM** is the default mode.
3. Check the labels on **0x02 Original** and **0x03 Modified**.
4. If they landed backwards, choose **Swap** between the two cards.
5. Wait until reading and checksum work finishes.

Each card shows the selected file, size, detected system, and checksums. Open **Checks** to copy a value or to confirm the pair you meant to use.



If both files have identical contents, Create warns that the patch would change nothing; check that you chose the right pair. If rom-weaver asks you to choose a file from an archive, stop and make sure you are comparing the ROM entries, not readmes, save files, or different disc tracks.

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## Choose a patch format

In **Modified ROM** mode, use **0x04 Patch** to name the download and choose its format.

BPS is a strong default unless your community expects otherwise; [Choosing a patch format](<https://rom-weaver.com/docs/patch-formats.md>) compares the choices and their trade-offs. If you do publish IPS, put the Original's checksum prominently in the release notes - the format cannot carry it.

The format list in Create only offers formats rom-weaver can make for the files you selected. For example, a target smaller than the Original hides formats that cannot shrink a file, and MOD (`.pmsr`) appears only for Paper Mario (USA) v1.0.

To change an existing patch's format, [convert it](<https://rom-weaver.com/docs/convert-patch-format.md>).

## Create and download the patch

1. Enter a patch filename without an extension.
2. Select the patch format.
3. Open **Options** when you want an archive. The download is the bare patch, such as `name.ips`; set **Type** to **.zip** or **.7z** for an archive.
4. Choose **CREATE & DOWNLOAD PATCH**.
5. Save the browser download somewhere separate from your working files.



The browser reads both ROMs and creates the patch locally. None of those files are uploaded - see [why your files stay on your device](<https://rom-weaver.com/docs/local-first.md>).