Baldur's Gate 3 Community Library
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #1 of 10 Resources mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Baldur's Gate 3 Community Library
Excuse the formatting here - it'll be fixed at a later point in time.
Baldur's Gate 3 Community Library exists to provide a common collection of Spells, Scripts, Items, Statuses, Passives, and other useful material that will assist modders in creating new content.
Note that some of this information may be out of date - we're working on cleaning off the cobwebs as we raise the project back from the dead.
For Mod Authors:
In addition to the stated purpose of this mod, feel free to use the contents of this mod as examples of how to create certain content for Baldur's Gate 3 if you wish. See here to find out how to use the library's content in your own mods!You're welcome to submit pieces of your mod that you think would be useful for others to use in their mods as well, be it scripts, spells, statuses, passives, models, textures, sounds, etc.
For Players:
Some mods will rely on this one, and require it as a dependency, as it provides the content it contains. If none of your mods require this one, you don't need to install it.
I heard this mod makes Subclasses Compatible?
As of 2. 0. 4. 1, this mod no longer includes the Compatibility Framework, which has been separated out into it's own project. Compatibility Framework does rely on Lua functions defined within the Community Library.
Contributing
If you would like to contribute to Baldur's Gate 3 Community Library, there are a few ways: You can join the team, make independent contributions, or make suggestions!
Joining the Team
Ask! Ping @NellsRelo on the Modding Commnnity Discord's modding section, or via the Nexus release.
Independent Contribution
If you'd like to make contributions, please make a fork of the repository, add and test your changes, and then submit a pullrequest to this repo. We'll review it, and if all goes well, we'll either add your contribution, or provide reasoning as to why we won't.
Whether you join the team or want to make an independent contribution, there's a quick summary and a more in-depth guide on contributing to the project.
Making Suggestions
This is the easiest way to contribute - Create an Issue with either a Bug Report or Feature Request template, depending on whether you are encountering a bug or requesting a feature be added. Please be very detailed when creating an issue - the more detail you add, the easier it is to be addressed.More detail on making contributions can be found here.
Not interesting in contributing, but want to make use of the pack, or just curious?
That's what this pack is here for! See how to use content from this library in your own mods here!Installation
Baldur's Gate 3 Community Library is a shared resource mod providing common data—scripts, spells, statuses, passives—for other mods to draw from. It's essential for modders and players using mods that depend on it, with 14,318 endorsements and 1.5M downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust: 14,318 endorsements and 1.5M downloads show this is a staple for BG3 modding.
- Essential for modders—if you're building or using mods that need shared resources, this is the backbone.
- Actively updated (August 2025), so it's likely compatible with current game patches.
⚠️ Cons
- Not a gameplay mod itself—if you're looking for content, this won't add anything on its own.
- Requires other mods to actually use it; without dependent mods, it's just sitting there.
- No detailed documentation in the description—you'll need to rely on modder knowledge or external guides.
For BG3 modders who need a shared foundation for their creations, and for players who install mods that list this as a dependency. Skip if you want direct gameplay changes—this is a utility mod, not content.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install this mod first if a mod requires it—most mod managers will prompt you to download dependencies automatically.
- Check the mod's page for a list of compatible mods that use this library, so you know what to pair it with.
- Since it's a library, you won't see any changes in-game—don't panic if nothing appears different after installing.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- BG3 Community Library Team
- Version
- 2.3.0.2
- Downloads
- 1,450,992
- Endorsements
- 14,318
- Category
- Resources
- Created
- 8/22/2023
- Updated
- 8/4/2025
🔗 Required By 2 Mods
These mods list this mod as a dependency.
🧩 Commonly Used Together
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🔧 How to Install Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
Download from Nexus.
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