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Linux Mod Manager
What Linux Mod Manager is
Linux Mod Manager is a free, MIT-licensed terminal tool for finding, installing, updating, and organizing game mods on Linux. It can search NexusMods and CurseForge, download and install their mods, and maintain multiple configurations for each game through profiles. Update policies include automatic updates, notifications, or muted checks, and profiles can lock entries to exact versions when supported by the source. Earlier mod versions can be restored when an update causes problems. Mods can be deployed with symlinks, hardlinks, or copies, while dependencies may be fetched and installed automatically where supported. The project offers both a command-line interface and an interactive terminal UI. Downloading from mod sources requires API keys. Directory sources support search, file listing, local-copy downloads, and update checks, but not dependency resolution. Custom API requests have a 30-second timeout and 10 MiB response cap. Linux release archives target 64-bit x86 and ARM; Go installation requires Go 1.21 or later.
Who it suits
This tool suits Linux players who manage mods from supported sources and want profiles, conflict checks, update controls, and rollback. It is intended for terminal-based workflows.
What it does well
- Searches NexusMods and CurseForge
- Profiles organize multiple game configurations
- Supports conflict detection and rollback
- Offers automatic, notified, or muted updates
- Provides command-line and interactive terminal interfaces
What to know first
- Linux only
- Source downloads require API keys
- Directory sources lack dependency resolution
- Go installation requires Go 1.21 or later
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | MIT-licensed software · Linux | Free |
As github.com lists them, read 10 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Linux Mod Manager concentrates mod discovery, profiles, deployment, updates, and recovery in a Linux terminal workflow. Its source coverage and dependency features vary by source, and downloading requires API credentials.
Facts from Linux Mod Manager's own pages
- Authentication requirement
- Downloading mods from sources requires API keys for those sources. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Automatic updates
- Yes · github.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Conflict detection
- Yes · github.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Credential handling
- The documentation says API keys are never printed or logged and are masked in authentication status output. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Custom integrations
- Custom manifest and API sources support optional API-key authentication, and custom API sources use GET requests with JSON responses. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The manager can automatically fetch and install mod dependencies, while custom API sources do not support dependency resolution. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Mods can be deployed by symlink, hardlink, or copy, with symlink as the default method. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · github.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Integrity checks
- The README describes verification findings for missing cached files and missing stored checksums, with a fix option that can re-download missing cached files. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- It provides both command-line and terminal user interfaces. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the software as MIT licensed. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Linux builds
- GitHub release archives are listed for Linux 64-bit x86 and 64-bit ARM, and installation via Go requires Go 1.21 or later. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Mod profiles
- Yes · github.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Mod source access
- built-in · github.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Mod sources
- Built-in mod sources include NexusMods and CurseForge, and users can define directory, manifest, or REST API sources. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Network safeguards
- Custom API requests have a 30-second timeout and a 10 MiB response cap, and source keys are withheld from third-party download hosts. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Platform and installation
- The project targets Linux and provides release archives for 64-bit x86 and 64-bit ARM; installing with Go requires Go 1.21 or later. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Profiles
- Users can manage multiple mod configurations per game and export or import profiles. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Linux Mod Manager is a terminal-based tool for searching, installing, updating, and managing game mods. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Rollback
- The README describes reverting to previous mod versions when updates cause problems. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Source limitation
- Directory sources support search, file listing, local-copy downloads, and update checks, but do not support dependency resolution. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- linux · github.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Update controls
- Mods can use automatic, notify-only, or pinned update policies, and profile entries can be locked to an exact version. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Updates
- Per-mod update policies include automatic updates, notifications, and muted update checks, with rollback support for previous versions. · github.com, 10 Oct 2026
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