Installing PS3 Themes

Downloading using a PC

1. Download the theme you want from https://bestps3themes.com
2. Prepare a storage media such as a Memory Stick Duo or a USB device.
3. Use a PC to create a folder named “PS3” (without the quotes) on the storage media and create a subfolder named “THEME” (must be all uppercase, again, without the quotes) within that folder.
4. Copy the theme you downloaded (.p3t) to the “THEME” subfolder on the storage media.
   
5. Insert the storage media in the PS3 system.
6. In the XMB (Xross Media Bar), go to (Settings) > (Theme Settings) > [Theme], and then select [Install].
7. Select the theme that was saved on the storage media. Note: The theme name may be different than the actual theme.

After installation has been completed, go to (Settings) > (Theme Settings) > [Theme] again, and then select the theme.

Downloading using a PS3

1. Go to https://bestps3themes.com on the PS3’s Internet Browser.
2. Download the theme you want to install. The file will be saved to the hard disk.
3. Go to (Settings) > (Theme Settings) > [Theme] to select the theme file that was saved on the hard disk.
4. Select [Apply].

Changing the background while keeping custom icons
This is if you like the icons but don’t like the theme’s background(s) or want a different wallpaper

1. Go to (Settings) > (Theme Settings) > [Background]
2. Select [Original] to display the PS3 wave (no background)
3. Select [Wallpaper] to display a wallpaper of your choice
4. Select [Theme Name] to use the background(s) from the theme

Changing background brightness
If a theme has a white or bright background, it may be hard to see the XMB text

1. Go to (Settings) > (Theme Settings) > [Background] > [Brightness]
2. Select the desired brightness (-1, -2, -3, -4, or -5)

P3T Unpacker v0.12
Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

Instructions:

Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.