Valheim Mod Manager
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The facts
Each one read from Valheim Mod Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Cache and progress
- It shares a download and extraction cache across targets and shows download progress while working.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment method
- copychecked 22 Sep 2026
- Game launch
- It can launch the game with a profile's mods applied.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project documents installation from source with cargo install and provides shell and PowerShell installer scripts for its latest release.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Install tracking
- It tracks installed mods in an r2modman-compatible mods.yml file so an install can be uninstalled exactly.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Launch
- The tool can launch the game with a profile's mods applied.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project states that it is licensed under the MIT License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mod controls
- It can enable and disable mods in place without uninstalling them.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mod profiles
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Mod source
- It installs mods and their full dependency closure from Thunderstore.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mod source access
- built-inchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Notable limit
- A regular mod update checks whether files exist, not whether their contents have changed, so it does not repair edited or corrupted files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Operational limits
- A normal update checks whether mod files exist but does not check their contents, so it will not repair edited or corrupted files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package cache
- It shares one download and extraction cache across every target.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Profiles
- Named profiles keep separate mod sets outside the game directory in a layout r2modman can read.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Profile sharing
- It can export and import profiles as .r2z files or Thunderstore profile codes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Valheim Mod Manager is a command-line tool for managing and automatically downloading Valheim mods and their dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release verification
- The latest release page says its commit was created on GitHub and signed with GitHub's verified signature, and lists checksums for downloads.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and integrity
- The 0.3.0 GitHub release is marked as signed with GitHub's verified signature and provides SHA-256 checksums for downloads.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported downloads
- The latest release lists prebuilt binaries for x64 Windows and x64 Linux, including GNU and MUSL Linux archives.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux setup
- For a native Linux Steam copy, Steam launch options need a one-time manual setup using the string printed by vmm launch --print-steam-options.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The latest release lists prebuilt binaries for x64 Windows and x64 Linux, including GNU and MUSL Linux builds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
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