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Best Hollow Knight Modding API Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from game mod loaders ranked against Hollow Knight Modding API on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MelonLoader Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs MelonLoader
  2. 2
    SMAPI Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs SMAPI
  3. 3
    BepInEx Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs BepInEx
  4. 5
    ModTek Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs ModTek
  5. 6
    MWSE Free plan LinuxWin Free6.5
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs MWSE
  6. 7
    Satisfactory Mod Loader Free plan LinuxWin Free6.5
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Satisfactory Mod Loader
  7. 8
    Baldur's Gate 3 Script Extender Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Baldur's Gate 3 Script Extender
  8. 9
    Cyber Engine Tweaks Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Cyber Engine Tweaks
  9. 10
    Fallout 4 Script Extender (F4SE) Free plan Win Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Fallout 4 Script Extender (F4SE)
  10. 11
    Hell2Modding Free plan MacWin Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Hell2Modding
  11. 12
    RED4ext Free plan Win Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs RED4ext
  12. 13
    ScriptHookVDotNet Free plan Win Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs ScriptHookVDotNet
  13. 14
    Starfield Script Extender Free plan Win Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Starfield Script Extender
  14. 15
    Ultimate ASI Loader Free plan Win Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Ultimate ASI Loader
  15. 16
    Venice Unleashed Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Venice Unleashed
  16. 17
    Everest apiLinuxMacWin 5.6
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Everest
  17. 18
    CLEO iOSWin 5.5
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs CLEO
  18. 19
    Northstar LinuxWin 5.5
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs Northstar
  19. 20
    xNVSE Win 5.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs xNVSE
  20. 21
    xOBSE Free plan LinuxWin Free5.4
    Hollow Knight Modding API vs xOBSE

Hollow Knight Modding API alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MelonLoader6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
2SMAPI6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
3BepInEx6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5ModTek6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6MWSE6.5Free planFreeLinux, Windows
7Satisfactory Mod Loader6.5Free planFreeLinux, Windows
8Baldur's Gate 3 Script Extender6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
9Cyber Engine Tweaks6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
10Fallout 4 Script Extender (F4SE)6.4Free planFreeWindows
11Hell2Modding6.4Free planFreeMac, Windows
12RED4ext6.4Free planFreeWindows
13ScriptHookVDotNet6.4Free planFreeWindows
14Starfield Script Extender6.4Free planFreeWindows
15Ultimate ASI Loader6.4Free planFreeWindows
16Venice Unleashed6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
17Everest5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, Windows
18CLEO5.5No—iOS, Windows
19Northstar5.5No—Linux, Windows
20xNVSE5.4No—Windows
21xOBSE5.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
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Questions about Hollow Knight Modding API alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hollow Knight Modding API?

MelonLoader, number 1 in game mod loaders with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: SMAPI, BepInEx, ModTek and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Hollow Knight Modding API?

MelonLoader is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.