DVModManager

DV Mod Manager

Desktop mod manager for Derail Valley, built with Avalonia UI and . NET 8.

DV Mod Manager scans your Mods and Mods.inactive folders, lets you quickly activate/deactivate mods, and provides profile, update, backup, and rollback workflows.

Highlights

• []Cross-platform desktop app (Avalonia) targeting . NET 8.[/]

  []Auto-detects Derail Valley install path (Steam on Windows and Linux).[/]

  []Scans and watches Mods and Mods.inactive for changes.[/]

  []Install mods from .zip archives (expects Info.json).[/]

  []Create and manage custom mod groups in the Available and Active lists.[/]

  []One-click activate/deactivate for single mods or grouped mods.[/]

  []Multi-select mods with checkboxes or CTRL+click; activate/deactivate all checked mods at once.[/]

  []Click a group header to select all mods in that group; CTRL+click to append/toggle.[/]

  []Drag one or multiple selected mods between groups.[/]

  []Automatically activates inactive required dependencies when enabling a mod (when available locally).[/]

  []Update checks via:

  []GitHub releases[/]

  []Nexus Mods API (when API key is configured).[/]

[]Bulk update for downloadable GitHub updates.[/]

[]Optional version archive cache with rollback support.[/]

[]Profile system to save/apply mod states.[/]

[]Import/export profiles as JSON or as self-contained ZIP modpacks.[/]

[]Optional automatic backup before bulk changes.[/]

Requirements

• []. NET 8. 0+[/]

  []Derail Valley installed (Steam)[/]

  []Windows or Linux[/]

  Getting Started

  For most users, setup is just downloading a release build:

  • []Download the Program on Nexus or via Github Releases.[/]

    []Download the zip for your OS (win-x64 or linux-x64).[/]

    []Extract and run DVModManager.[/]

    Profiles

    Profiles store desired mod active/inactive state and version targets.

    []Save current setup as a profile[/]

    []Apply a saved profile[/]

    []Import/export profiles as JSON[/]

    [*]Export a profile as a self-contained ZIP modpack (bu