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Launchers & mods for Windows

Game stores, launchers and mod managers.

This category lists 74 Windows apps: 82% open source, 4% free closed source. The most popular are Vortex, LOOT and Mod Organizer. 9 have a native ARM64 build and 74 a documented silent install. Last update: October 22, 2026.

#App Licence
1 VortexVortex is the new, modern mod manager from Nexus Mods. 2.9.0 Open source October 20, 2026 — 111.8K ↓
2 LOOTThe Load Order Optimisation Tool 0.29.2 Open source August 16, 2026 — 11.7K ↓
3 Mod OrganizerAn open source mod manager for various PC games. 2.5.2 Open source August 5, 2024 — 7.3K ↓
4 SteamCleanerA PC utility for restoring disk space from various game clients like Origin, Steam, Uplay, Battle.net, GoG and Nexon 2.4 Open source May 6, 2024 — 7.4K ↓
5 Achievement WatcherAchievement Watcher allows you to view every achievement earned on your PC whether it's coming from Steam, a Steam emulator, and more. 1.6.8 Open source July 23, 2022 — 827 ↓
6 Rayman Control PanelUnified configuration and modding control panel for all PC Rayman games 14.5.0 Open source April 26, 2026 — 604 ↓
7 Steam Game IdlerFarm Steam trading cards, manage achievements, and idle games automatically — an all-in-one alternative to ArchiSteamFarm, Steam Achievement Manager, and Idle Master 6.2.13 Proprietary October 21, 2026 — 21 ↓
8 McServCLI utility to manage MC server installations. 0.2.1 Open source September 27, 2022 — 1.1K ↓
9 Hello Minecraft! Launcher DevA Minecraft Launcher which is multi-functional, cross-platform and popular 3.17.0.362 Open source October 20, 2026 — ★ 10.6K
10 Hello Minecraft! Launcher DevA Minecraft Launcher which is multi-functional, cross-platform and popular 3.17.0.362 Open source October 20, 2026 — ★ 10.6K
11 ArchiSteamFarmASF is a C# application with primary purpose of farming Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously. 6.3.10.6 Open source October 14, 2026 — ★ 13.8K
12 Hello Minecraft! Launcher StableA Minecraft Launcher which is multi-functional, cross-platform and popular 3.16.4 Open source October 5, 2026 — ★ 10.6K
13 Hello Minecraft! Launcher StableA Minecraft Launcher which is multi-functional, cross-platform and popular 3.16.3 Open source July 30, 2026 — ★ 10.6K
14 tcno-acc-switcherA Super-fast account switcher for Steam, Battle.net, Epic Games, Origin, Riot, Ubisoft and many others! 2025-11-20_03 Open source — 2.2K ↓
15 r2modmanA simple and easy to use mod manager for several games using Thunderstore. 3.2.20 Open source September 22, 2026 — ★ 2.4K
16 DepotDownloaderSteam depot downloader utilizing the SteamKit2 library. 3.4.0 Open source May 9, 2025 — ★ 3.5K
17 Fabric InstallerFabric is a modular, lightweight mod loader for Minecraft 1.0.1 Proprietary December 2, 2024 460 KB 1.5K ↓
18 The RAD DebuggerA native, user-mode, multi-process, graphical debugger. 0.9.27-alpha Open source July 21, 2026 — ★ 8.6K
19 MCreatorMCreator is a software used to make Minecraft Java Edition mods, Minecraft Bedrock Edition Add-Ons, and data packs using an intuitive easy-to-learn interface or with an integrated code editor. 2025.1.13416 Open source April 15, 2025 — ★ 1.2K
20 SteamlessSteamless is a DRM remover of the SteamStub variants. The goal of Steamless is to make a single solution for unpacking all Steam DRM-packed files. Steamless aims to support as many games as possible. 3.1.0.5 Other licence October 14, 2024 — ★ 5.1K
21 MCA SelectorA tool to select chunks from Minecraft worlds for deletion or export. 2.8 Open source August 31, 2026 — ★ 4.9K
22 PolyMCAn Open Source Minecraft launcher with the ability to manage multiple instances, accounts and mods. 8.1 Open source October 9, 2026 — ★ 2.1K
23 RimSortRimSort is an open source mod manager for the video game RimWorld. There is support for Linux, Mac, and Windows, built from the ground up to be a reliable, community-managed alternative to RimPy Mod Manager. 1.17.3 Open source October 22, 2026 — ★ 1.3K
24 SJMCLNext-generation open-source cross-platform Minecraft launcher. 1.3.2 Open source October 8, 2026 — ★ 722
25 ForgeCLIForge is a Windows CLI tool for creating new projects from reusable templates by running real ecosystem commands like npm and uv. 1.0.1 Open source March 12, 2026 — 384 ↓
26 Irony Mod ManagerMod Manager for Paradox Games. 1.27.206 Open source August 5, 2026 — ★ 528
27 Helios LauncherCustom launcher for modded minecraft written in Electron and Node.js 2.2.1 Open source March 7, 2024 — ★ 1K
28 FeriumFast and multi-source CLI program for managing Minecraft mods and modpacks from Modrinth, CurseForge, and GitHub Releases 4.7.1 Open source September 24, 2024 — ★ 1.4K
29 TcNo Account SwitcherA Super-fast account switcher for Steam, Battle.net, Epic Games, Origin, Riot, Ubisoft and many others! 2025-11-20_03 Open source May 13, 2026 — ★ 2.4K
30 GaleA modern mod manager for Thunderstore 1.23.2 Open source October 14, 2026 — ★ 840
31 Minecraft Note Block StudioInstaller for Minecraft Note Block Studio 3.11.0 Open source December 16, 2024 — ★ 1K
32 Satisfactory Mod ManagerHandles Satisfactory mods and mod loader. 3.1.0 Open source July 11, 2026 — ★ 504
33 Rai PalMod manager for universal game mods 0.24.0 Open source October 19, 2026 — ★ 740
34 WabbajackAn automated Modlist installer for various games 4.3.2.1 Open source October 19, 2026 — ★ 1K
35 QuestPatcherQuestPatcher is a GUI based mod installer for any il2cpp unity app on the Oculus Quest that runs on Windows or Linux. It was originally created for modding Gorilla Tag. 2.10.0 Open source April 4, 2025 — ★ 386
36 Freesm LauncherA Prism Launcher fork aimed to provide a free way to play Minecraft 2.3.1 Open source September 29, 2026 — ★ 876
37 SaveStateA versatile game save backup manager, featuring Steam detection, Minecraft support, drag & drop, desktop shortcuts and emulator compatible. 3.0 Open source August 1, 2026 — ★ 519
38 Deadlock Mod ManagerA mod manager for the Valve game Deadlock. 1.1.0 Open source August 1, 2026 — ★ 512
39 me3A framework for modding and instrumenting games. 0.13.0 Open source October 6, 2026 — ★ 653
40 SJMCLNext‑generation open-source cross‑platform Minecraft launcher. 1.1.3 Open source June 11, 2026 23.3 MB ★ 722
41 AchievementsA desktop application built with Electron that monitors running games and displays achievements animated notifications 1.3.0 Open source September 4, 2026 — ★ 246
42 Steam Tools NGUseful tools for Steam 4.0 Open source November 4, 2024 — ★ 155
43 Sonic Adventure Mod ManagerA new mod manager for the Sonic Adventure games. 1.3.7 Open source July 10, 2026 — ★ 162
44 Outer Wilds Mod ManagerThe mod manager for the Outer Wilds Mod Loader 0.16.0 Open source October 21, 2026 — ★ 160
45 FASTERFull rebuild of Flax's tool for installing and updating Arma 3 server with built in features for managing Steam Workshop mods. 1.9g Open source March 29, 2026 — ★ 162
46 Shard LauncherA minimal, content-addressed Minecraft launcher 0.1.16 Open source January 13, 2026 — ★ 80
47 Steam Token DumperSubmit users' PICS access tokens to SteamDB 2026.08.20 Open source October 5, 2026 — ★ 34
48 QuadrantAn easy way to manage your Minecraft mods and modpacks. 26.10.1-stable Open source October 5, 2026 — ★ 29
49 Goopie LauncherA lightweight native launcher for Goopie and ReXGlue-based recompilation projects. 1.9.4 Free October 20, 2026 — ★ 24
50 SteamPal for Command PaletteView, launch, and manage Steam games at a glance 0.0.1.0 Open source June 12, 2025 — ★ 20