LOOT
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The facts
Each one read from LOOT's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Backups
- LOOT automatically backs up the current load order before applying a sorted order, and retains the ten most recent automatic backups.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Conflict detection
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Contributions
- The project says user submitted information helps improve LOOT and lists contributors on GitHub.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Customisation
- Users can add metadata to customise LOOT’s sorting behaviour.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom sorting
- Users can add metadata to customize LOOT’s behavior, including rules that change plugin order.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Game support
- The documentation lists support for Starfield, Morrowind, Oblivion, Oblivion Remastered, Skyrim editions, Fallout titles, Nehrim, Enderal and OpenMW.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- LOOT can provide Bash Tag suggestions for Wrye Bash, which automatically applies those suggestions when Wrye Bash is used.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Issue detection
- While sorting, LOOT checks for issues such as incompatibilities and missing requirements and notifies users about detected problems.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Launcher detection
- LOOT searches for supported game installations using configuration from Steam, Heroic Games Launcher, GOG, Epic Games Launcher, and the Xbox app, among other locations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Load order backups
- LOOT automatically backs up load orders before certain changes and retains the ten most recent automatic backups.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Masterlists
- LOOT maintains a metadata masterlist for each supported game, and sorting updates the active game’s masterlist by default.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mod profiles
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- Running LOOT through Mod Organizer is unsupported, and the project asks users to reproduce issues with LOOT running independently.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- LOOT describes itself as an open-source program whose source code users can review on GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Plugin guidance
- LOOT provides plugin-specific usage notes, warnings and Bash Tag suggestions for Wrye Bash.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Plugin information
- LOOT provides plugin specific usage notes, warnings, and Bash Tag suggestions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- LOOT automatically sorts mod plugin load orders for supported Starfield, Elder Scrolls, Fallout and related games.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sorting caveat
- LOOT says users should still have a working knowledge of mod load ordering.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Store compatibility
- LOOT supports games bought from the Microsoft Store or obtained through a Game Pass subscription, with stated detection limitations for some older installs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its FAQs, forum thread and Discord server for help and discussion.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported games
- LOOT lists Starfield, several Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, Nehrim, Enderal, and OpenMW as supported games.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux availability
- LOOT requires 64-bit Linux and can be installed from Flathub; an unofficial AUR package is also available for Arch-based distributions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux requirements
- LOOT requires 64-bit Linux and can be installed as a Flatpak application.checked 11 Oct 2026
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