Corkscrew vs PalMods Desktop App
Corkscrew
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| Figure | Corkscrew | PalMods Desktop App |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Game Mod Managers | 8.5 (#12) | 8.1 (#31) |
| Spec score · Mod managers | 8.5 (#13) | 8.1 (#33) |
| Automatic updates | Yes | Installed mods and frameworks are checked for updates every 30 minutes, and the app verifies its own updates against a pinned key. |
| Conflict detection | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment method | link | copy |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Mod profiles | Yes | Yes |
| Mod source access | built-in | built-in |
| Supported platforms | macOS, SteamOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, and Linux x86_64. | windows |
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In their own words
Corkscrew
Corkscrew is a free, open-source mod manager for Linux and macOS. It supports Skyrim and lists Fallout 4 support; Starfield is described as coming soon. Its built-in mod source access includes Nexus Mods downloads using OAuth 2.0 with PKCE, NXM links and Nexus SSO. Users can install Nexus mods with one click, add archives, run FOMOD wizards and reorder mods by dragging. Profiles let users switch between vanilla, lightly modded and large-plugin setups. Plugin tools include LOOT sorting, master validation, conflict detection and dependency views. Corkscrew also supports Wabbajack modlists through a seven-phase installation pipeline. Custom SSE Engine Fixes patches cover more than 60 crash sites and deploy automatically. The project requires no account and uses no telemetry. It is licensed under GPL-3.0, and its page lists a 17 MB download. Support links include GitHub, Issues and Support on Ko-fi.
PalMods Desktop App
PalMods Desktop App has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.