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The Sims 4 Save Editor

Edit your Sims 4 save file online. Modify Simoleons, household funds, Sim traits, skills, career progress, and relationships.

Edit The Sims 4 Save Generic Editor

Files encrypted in transit

Server-side parsing

Auto-detect format

About The Sims 4 Saves

The Sims 4 stores saves in a custom binary format (.save files) within Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/. These compressed archives contain household data, Sim attributes, lot information, and neighborhood states. Our analyzer extracts numeric values like funds, skill levels, and relationship scores.

What You Can Edit

Household funds (Simoleons)

Sim skill levels

Career level and performance

Relationship values

Aspiration points

Sim traits

Needs (hunger, energy, fun, etc.)

Lot value

Satisfaction points

How to Edit The Sims 4 Saves — Step by Step

Navigate to Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/

Find your save file (Slot_00000001.save or similar) and make a backup

Upload the .save file to SaveEditor

Browse detected values — look for household funds, skill levels, and other numerics

Edit the values you want to change

Download and replace the original save file

Save File Locations

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Windows

Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves\

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macOS

~/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/

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Linux

Not officially supported (possible via Proton)

☁️

Steam Cloud

Origin/EA App manages cloud saves

Save files are named Slot_XXXXXXXX.save. Mods and CC are in a separate Mods/ folder.

File format: Binary (Smart Analysis) | Extension: .save

Platform Compatibility

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Supported

🎮

PS4

Not Supported

🎮

PS5

Not Supported

🎮

Xbox

Not Supported

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Switch

Not Supported

⚠️ Console versions store saves on the platform. Only PC/Mac saves can be directly edited.

How SaveEditor Handles The Sims 4 Files

Auto-Detect

Automatically identifies Binary (Smart Analysis) format from file content

Smart Editing

Game-specific labels, categories, and quick-edit presets

Re-encode

Downloads in the original format — compression and encoding preserved

Frequently Asked Questions

Where are Sims 4 saves?

Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/ on Windows. Files are named Slot_XXXXXXXX.save.

Why not just use cheats in-game?

While The Sims 4 has built-in cheats (motherlode, etc.), save editing lets you modify values that cheats can't reach — like specific skill levels, relationship scores, and career progress.

Can I edit multiple households?

The save file contains all households in the world. Our analyzer detects values across the entire file — search for specific fund amounts to find the right household.

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