Ammo

Free plan Linux

What Ammo is

Ammo is a free command-line mod manager for Linux. It creates symlinks in game directories that point to mod files, avoiding runtime overhead. Users can install, activate, deactivate, reorder, rename, and delete mods, plugins, and downloads. Ammo can autosort plugins by mod order, configure FOMOD installers, filter components with the find command, and apply bulk commands to visible results. Listed supported games include Enderal, Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, OpenMW, The Sims 4, Skyrim, and Starfield, with several editions. Its tools manager installs utilities outside game folders, and the guide describes using Protontricks for Windows modding tools. Mod archives require manual download because there is no Nexus integration. Requirements include Python 3.12, Steam, p7z, and pipx. Installation uses pipx from GitHub. The project is GPL v2 licensed, aside from certain test mock mods.

Who it suits

Ammo suits experienced Linux modders familiar with tools such as MO2 or Vortex. It is intended for users comfortable with command-line workflows and manual mod downloads.

What it does well

Free GPL-2.0 licensed plan
Supports several listed games
Autosorts plugins by mod order
Supports FOMOD configuration
Provides bulk component actions

What to know first

Linux only
No Nexus integration
Requires manual archive downloads
Assumes prior modding experience

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Ammo	GPL-2.0 licensed · CLI mod manager for Linux	Free

As github.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Ammo offers command-line management for Linux game mods, including ordering, FOMOD setup, and bulk operations. Manual downloads, listed dependencies, and its experienced-user focus shape the setup required.

Facts from Ammo's own pages

Conflict detection: Ammo detects file conflicts and provides a command to show conflicts for a mod. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Deployment method: link · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
External tools: Ammo includes a tools manager for installing tools outside the game folder, and the guide describes running Windows modding tools through Protontricks. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Filtering and bulk actions: The find command filters components by keywords, and bulk commands operate on the visible components. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
FOMOD: Ammo supports configuring FOMOD mod installers. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
Installation: The README's install command uses pipx to install directly from the GitHub repository. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Integrations: Ammo has no Nexus integration; its guide instructs users to manually download mod archives into a downloads folder. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Intended users: The user guide assumes readers already have modding experience and familiarity with tools such as MO2 or Vortex. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
License: The project is licensed under GNU General Public License v2, except for certain test mock mods subject to their packaged licenses. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Maker: The GitHub profile identifies the maintainer as Marco Silva and lists Spokane, Washington. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Mod operations: Users can install, activate, deactivate, reorder, rename, and delete mods, plugins, and downloads. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Mod source access: manual import · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
Plugin sorting: Ammo can autosort plugins according to mod order. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Purpose: Ammo is a command-line mod manager for Linux that installs symlinks in game directories to point to mod files, with zero runtime overhead. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Requirements: The README lists Python 3.12, Steam, p7z, and pipx as dependencies. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Supported games: The listed supported games include Enderal, Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, OpenMW, The Sims 4, Skyrim, and Starfield, with several editions also listed. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Supported platforms: linux · github.com, 22 Sept 2026

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