Welcome to Nexus Mods
Since 2001, we've provided a platform for people around the world to share their mods and tools freely with other gamers. Players can mod their games manually by downloading from our site or use our mod manager, Vortex, to automate the process.
We host over 827,600 mods for thousands of games from over 135,000 authors, serving 72.1 million members with 21.9 billion downloads to date. We've paid out over $16.1 million to mod authors through our Donation Points programme.
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| Vortex | Our open-source mod manager. It automates load order sorting, mod file management and deployment, so you spend less time modding and more time playing |
| Vortex API | Type definitions and API docs for building Vortex extensions, published to npm as @nexusmods/vortex-api |
| Nexus Mods API | Our public API for integrating with Nexus Mods (v3) |
Vortex is the mod manager from Nexus Mods. It is designed to make modding your game as simple as possible for new users, while still providing enough control for more experienced veterans of the modding scene.
Our approach with Vortex aims to take complex tasks such as sorting your load order or managing your mod files and automates as much of the process as possible with the goal of having you achieve a stable modded game with minimal effort. We want to help you spend less time modding and more time playing your games.
The extension API lives in the Vortex repo under packages/vortex-api and is published to npm as @nexusmods/vortex-api. Extensions can register game support, add UI pages, create custom mod installers, and implement load order management.
The old vortex-api repository is archived and no longer updated. Existing extensions that depend on it keep working, but new work should use the npm package.
- Vortex API package (GitHub)
@nexusmods/vortex-api(npm)- Migrating from the old vortex-api repo
- API Changelog
- Events Reference
- Example Extensions
- How to develop a game extension (Wiki)
Build tools and integrations with the Nexus Mods API. The v3 API is the current actively developed version.
- Report bugs or request features: use the Issues tab on the relevant repository
- Build a Vortex extension: start with the Vortex API docs and the extension wiki
- Join the community: Nexus Mods Forums · Discord
- Upload your mods: Start sharing on Nexus Mods
