Valheim Mod Manager
github.com
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Valheim Mod Manager is a command-line tool for managing and automatically downloading Valheim mods and their dependencies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Platforms
- The latest release lists prebuilt binaries for x64 Windows and x64 Linux, including GNU and MUSL Linux builds.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Free plan
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
- License
- The project states that it is licensed under the MIT License.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Cache and progress
- It shares a download and extraction cache across targets and shows download progress while working.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Deployment method
- copyRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Game launch
- It can launch the game with a profile's mods applied.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Install tracking
- It tracks installed mods in an r2modman-compatible mods.yml file so an install can be uninstalled exactly.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Installation
- The project documents installation from source with cargo install and provides shell and PowerShell installer scripts for its latest release.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Launch
- The tool can launch the game with a profile's mods applied.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Linux setup
- For a native Linux Steam copy, Steam launch options need a one-time manual setup using the string printed by vmm launch --print-steam-options.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Mod controls
- It can enable and disable mods in place without uninstalling them.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Mod profiles
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Mod source
- It installs mods and their full dependency closure from Thunderstore.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Mod source access
- built-inRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Notable limit
- A regular mod update checks whether files exist, not whether their contents have changed, so it does not repair edited or corrupted files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Operational limits
- A normal update checks whether mod files exist but does not check their contents, so it will not repair edited or corrupted files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Package cache
- It shares one download and extraction cache across every target.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Profile sharing
- It can export and import profiles as .r2z files or Thunderstore profile codes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Profiles
- Named profiles keep separate mod sets outside the game directory in a layout r2modman can read.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Release verification
- The latest release page says its commit was created on GitHub and signed with GitHub's verified signature, and lists checksums for downloads.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Security and integrity
- The 0.3.0 GitHub release is marked as signed with GitHub's verified signature and provides SHA-256 checksums for downloads.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Support guidance
- For troubleshooting, the README recommends increasing log verbosity to debug and rerunning the command.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Supported downloads
- The latest release lists prebuilt binaries for x64 Windows and x64 Linux, including GNU and MUSL Linux archives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Supported platforms
- linuxRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Thunderstore
- It installs mods and their full dependency closure from Thunderstore.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Troubleshooting
- The README recommends increasing log verbosity to debug and rerunning a command to see more detailed output.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Uninstall behavior
- Before a single-mod uninstall, the tool refuses to proceed if it finds untracked mod folders unless --force is used.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Game Mod Managers#70 of 797.2
- Mod managers#71 of 787.0