FlairX Mod Manager vs Zephyr

FlairX Mod Manager is a free Windows app for browsing, organizing, and enabling mods for HoYoverse and miHoYo games without manual file handling. It lists Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Zenless Zone Zero, and Wuthering Waves as supported games. Its visual library uses thumbnails, favorites, and categories, and users can save presets for different mod setups. Mods can be placed in the relevant game or mod folders, or downloaded through the manager. Listed functions include conflict detection, automatic updates, mod profiles, and built-in access to mod sources. The app integrates with the XXMI framework and includes an XXMI launcher integration. The maker describes its interface as WinUI 3 with Fluent Design and says it is optimized for large mod collections. FlairX is labeled open-source and in development. It requires Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11,.NET 10 Desktop Runtime, Windows App SDK 1.8 or later, and the portable XXMI Framework. Minimum memory is 2 GB RAM, 4 GB is recommended, and minimum screen resolution is 1280×720. It costs nothing.

Zephyr is a free desktop mod manager for browsing and installing mods, then switching between game mod profiles. It supports about 200 games out of the box and combines Thunderstore and CurseForge browsing in one search. Mods are deployed by copying them, and users can share a profile code or link so friends can reproduce a setup. Optional cloud sync requires signing in with Discord and enabling the feature. Zephyr also includes an Archipelago multiworld randomizer with Python bundled, a BepInEx configuration editor, and gamepad navigation throughout the interface. Customization includes seven themes, custom fonts and colors, and seven language options. The app is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and is distributed under the GPL-3.0 license. The maker says that without sign-in, personal data stays on the device and mod metadata requests are anonymous. With cloud sync enabled, profile archives and metadata are stored with the maker's hosting provider in France. The Windows build is not code-signed and the macOS build is not notarized.