Alternatives to r2modman
A mod manager for games whose mods are hosted on Thunderstore, such as Risk of Rain 2. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
r2modman
A mod manager for games whose mods are hosted on Thunderstore, such as Risk of Rain 2.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as r2modman.
CurseForge
A mod platform with a desktop app for finding and installing mods and modpacks for many games.
CurseForge installs mods and modpacks for many games from its own catalogue rather than Thunderstore, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and is closed source instead of open source.
Vortex
Official Nexus Mods manager that installs, sorts, and updates mods for hundreds of games.
Vortex draws on the Nexus Mods library and supports hundreds of games instead of Thunderstore titles, but it runs only on Windows, losing r2modman's Linux Flatpak build.
Mod Organizer 2
Power-user mod manager using a virtual file system, favored for Bethesda games.
Mod Organizer 2 uses a virtual file system to keep game files untouched and suits Bethesda games, but it is Windows only and has a steeper learning curve.
Limo
A general-purpose Qt mod manager for Linux with Nexus Mods API and LOOT support.
Limo is an open-source Qt mod manager built mainly for Linux, with Nexus Mods API, LOOT and FOMOD support instead of Thunderstore integration.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
BepInEx
Open-source plugin and patching framework for modding Unity and XNA games.
MelonLoader
Universal open-source mod loader for Unity games built on IL2CPP or Mono.
Wabbajack
A free, open-source installer that reproduces large curated modlists for Bethesda and other games.
