Gale Mod Manager vs Stellar Mod Loader
Gale Mod Manager
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| Figure | Gale Mod Manager | Stellar Mod Loader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Mod managers | 8.6 (#9) | 7.4 (#62) |
| Spec score · Game Mod Managers | 8.6 (#10) | 7.6 (#53) |
| Deployment method | link | link |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Game support | The maker says Gale supports 150+ games on Thunderstore and Hexium. | Built-in game support includes Oblivion, Oblivion Remastered, Skyrim LE, SE and VR, Fallout 3, 4 and 4 VR, Fallout: New Vegas, and Starfield. |
| Mod management | Gale can download, install, update, uninstall, and launch mods and their dependencies in profiles without changing base game files. | Users can add, reorder, rename, disable, and remove mods and plugins. |
| Mod profiles | Yes | Yes |
| Mod source access | built-in | manual import |
| Platforms | The README provides Windows and Linux installation instructions, including Linux packages for Debian, Fedora, Flatpak, and AppImage. | The project describes native clients for Windows and Linux, including Steam Deck. |
| Purpose | Gale is a mod manager for Thunderstore games. | Stellar is a mod manager for Windows and Linux for games including Fallout, Oblivion, Skyrim, and Starfield. |
| Security | The GitHub Security page says the project has no detected security policy and no published security advisories. | The repository is marked as licensed under GPL-3.0; the opened project pages make no security or compliance claims. |
| Support | The FAQ directs users who still have issues to the Gale Discord server. | The README directs users to check or create GitHub issues for bugs and feature or game support requests. |
| Supported platforms | multi-platform | multi-platform |
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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.
Stellar Mod Loader
Stellar Mod Loader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.