Modrex Mod Manager

Browse ModWorkshop and Nexus Mods, install in one click, and launch the game modded or vanilla from the same window.

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Free and open source. v0.16.0, released Oct 24, 2026.

Browse mods2 / 5
Browse mods2 / 5
Choosing a game in Modrex: PAYDAY 3, PAYDAY 2, PAYDAY: The Heist, Crime Boss and RAID
Browsing ModWorkshop and Nexus Mods inside Modrex
The Modrex installed mods list, each mod with its own switch
The Modrex news tab showing the latest posts for the active game
Modrex application settings: language, accent color, updates, usage analytics and Discord Rich Presence

Features

Launch modded or vanilla

Launch with enabled mods or use Launch without mods. Ready or Not uses Safe Mode for Pak mods. Other games temporarily hide managed mods and restore them when the game exits.

The Launch without mods and Launch modded buttons in the Modrex top bar

ModWorkshop and Nexus Mods in one place

Search both sites with categories, tags and sorting, read the mod page, and install from the result. Nexus lists 6,184 mods for these games.

Browsing ModWorkshop mods in Modrex, with Install buttons on each result

Recognizes mods you already have

Modrex matches the files in your game folder against 29,529 known mods, so mods you installed by hand are detected too.

The Modrex installed mods list, each mod with its own switch

Why Modrex

ModrexModrexVortexVortexMod Organizer 2MO2
Browse mods in the appYesPartly, CollectionsNo
Installs mods from ModWorkshopYesNoNo
Installs SuperBLT and UE4SS for youYesPartly, Some gamesNo
Native Linux appYesNoNo
One-click launch without modsYesPartly, Via profilesYes
Installs mods from Nexus ModsYesYesYes
Supported games6500+45+
Several mod setups per gameNoYesYes
Shareable mod listsNoYesPartly, Wabbajack
Leaves the game folder untouchedNoPartly, HardlinksYes

Download

Modrex updates itself after the first install.

Windows

Download .exe 5.7 MB

Or with winget

winget install modrex

Linux

Download .AppImage 82.7 MBDownload .deb 8.0 MBDownload .rpm 8.0 MB

Or with the install script

curl -fsSL https://modrex.net/install.sh | sh

Works with Steam, Epic Games and the Xbox app on Windows, and Steam on Linux. See the installation guide.

Changelog

All releases on GitHub
v0.16.0

Added

  • Added Ready or Not support.
  • Added reversible .bk2 movie replacements and Engine.ini presets for supported games.
  • Added shortcuts to open game configuration files.
  • Added a Health Check scan for known movie mods.
  • Added Polish as a language option for the app's interface.
  • Added a Health Check warning for mods missing their .ucas and .utoc files.
  • Added a Leftover files tab to Health Check for removing unused .ucas and .utoc files.
  • Added translation coverage and contributor credits in language settings.
  • Added tabs to Installed Mods for games that keep mods in more than one folder.
  • Added Instagram to Settings > About.
  • Added PAYDAY 3 Mod Loader (PDML) support, including a repair for PDML mods installed as loose paks.

Changed

  • Mod descriptions now look the way they do on ModWorkshop and Nexus.
  • Scrollbars now float over the content, so pages no longer shift when one appears.
  • Health Check stays open while it reinstalls mods or installs dependencies, reinstalls mods one at a time, and shows which ones failed.
  • Installed mods show their source under the card instead of over the picture.
  • Browse Mods names the mod source in every game.
  • PAYDAY: The Heist no longer asks for PDTHModOverrides, which the game now includes.
  • Empty pages now have icons.
  • Sign in to Nexus Mods right from Browse Mods.
  • Installed Mods loads more smoothly.

Fixed

  • Fixed the delay when opening a game and the loading flashes when returning to Installed or Browse.
  • Fixed list view drag and drop and mod menu.
  • Fixed slowdowns when downloading large mods.
  • Fixed interacting with popups accidentally dragging mods behind them.
  • Fixed game error banners remaining visible after a successful refresh.
  • Fixed missing installation progress on mod pages.
  • Fixed PAYDAY 3 Xbox builds not being detected as running.
  • Fixed Linux builds disabling graphics acceleration.
  • Fixed Restart & Install not restarting Modrex on Linux after installing an update.
  • Fixed updates offering older versions.
  • Fixed UE4SS mods installing to a folder PAYDAY 3's UE4SS does not read.
  • Fixed reordering or moving PAYDAY 3 and Crime Boss mods leaving their .ucas and .utoc files behind.
  • Fixed deleting a folder also deleting its mods' .ucas and .utoc files.
  • Fixed broken formatting, images and videos in mod descriptions.
  • Fixed popups closing when resizing the window.
  • Fixed updates of multi-file mods skipping renamed files.
  • Fixed installing a mod during a launch without mods keeping your other mods from being restored.
  • Fixed older UE4SS releases installing as Lua mods.
  • Fixed PAYDAY: The Heist showing the wrong DAHM install status.
  • Fixed News showing an empty feed instead of an error.
  • Fixed Nexus Mods sign-in giving no feedback.
  • Fixed mod pages showing the wrong version.
  • Fixed wrong update notices for Nexus mods.

Security

  • Mod descriptions can no longer use inline styles to draw over the rest of Modrex.

Contributors

Thanks to @illianezheviasov, @TarekLP and @djpersik for contributing to this release.

Release created by @ShulhaOleh.

v0.15.2

Changed

  • Mods that download from outside ModWorkshop no longer appear in the updates list.

Fixed

  • Fixed Update in the updates list opening the mod's page instead of installing the update.
  • Fixed Reinstall swapping a mod's chosen file for a different one.
  • Fixed updating a mod with several paks leaving the old paks behind or asking which paks to install again.
  • Fixed updating a PAYDAY 2 or RAID mod leaving files from its old version behind.
  • Fixed an already updated mod staying in the updates list.
  • Fixed a mod's Downloads tab showing only its first 20 files.
v0.15.1

Added

  • ModWorkshop mod links inside a mod's description, changelog, file notes and instructions now open that mod's page in Modrex instead of the browser.
  • The back mouse button, Alt+Left and the keyboard Back key now leave a mod's page.

Fixed

  • Fixed update progress and restart controls disappearing from the update popup.
  • Fixed window resizing dismissing the update popup.
  • Fixed global settings reopening the last game's settings.
  • Fixed ModWorkshop update detection and restored identification index refreshes after an upstream API change.
  • Fixed Browse hiding category and tag filter loading failures when a request fails.