Gale Mod Manager vs PalMods Desktop App
Gale Mod Manager
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| Figure | Gale Mod Manager | PalMods Desktop App |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Mod managers | 8.6 (#9) | 8.1 (#33) |
| Spec score · Game Mod Managers | 8.6 (#10) | 8.1 (#31) |
| 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. |
| Deployment method | link | copy |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Gale uses Thunderstore's API and supports the Thunderstore “Install with Mod Manager” button. | Mod pages can open the desktop app through palmods:// links, including links that identify a specific file for confirmation. |
| Mod profiles | Yes | Yes |
| Mod source access | built-in | built-in |
| Purpose | Gale is a mod manager for Thunderstore games. | PalMods Desktop App manages Palworld mods, frameworks, and updates from a PC. |
| Security | The GitHub Security page says the project has no detected security policy and no published security advisories. | The page says downloadable files are virus-scanned, the refresh token is kept in the OS keychain, and sign-in is sent only to PalMods' API. |
| Supported platforms | multi-platform | windows |
Plans
In their own words
Gale Mod Manager
Gale Mod Manager is a free tool for managing mods for games on Thunderstore and Hexium; its maker says it supports more than 150 games. It can download, install, update, remove, and launch mods and dependencies within profiles without changing base game files. The settings editor presents many mod options as checkboxes, sliders, and fields instead of raw text. Profiles can be imported or exported as codes and files compatible with r2modman and Thunderstore Mod Manager, and Gale can detect those managers and transfer profiles. Profiles can also be exported as modpacks for Thunderstore, which requires a Thunderstore account and free API token. Games can launch through Steam or Epic Games, or directly from an executable; Direct mode offers multiple-instance and launch-delay options. Gale links mod files across profiles to store one copy of each mod. It is available for Linux and Windows, and the project says the app itself uses about 15 MB. Native Steam games on Linux may need extra manual setup, currently limited to BepInEx. Windows requires Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime.
PalMods Desktop App
PalMods Desktop App has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.