Custom Skills Framework
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #1 of 8 Skills and Leveling mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Allows mod authors to create unlimited new custom skills with their own perk trees.
Custom Skills Framework lets mod authors add unlimited new skills with their own perk trees to Skyrim. It's a foundational tool for modders, not a gameplay mod itself. With 18,885 endorsements and 4.2M downloads, it's a proven, widely-used framework that expands character progression possibilities.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust: 18,885 endorsements and 4.2M downloads.
- Enables deep customization for mod authors, leading to diverse skill mods.
- Actively maintained (last updated May 2026).
⚠️ Cons
- Not for casual players—requires mod author knowledge to utilize.
- No end-user features out of the box; you need compatible mods.
- Potential compatibility issues with other frameworks or mods that alter skill systems.
For Skyrim mod authors who want to add new skills and perk trees to their mods. Also for players who enjoy custom skill mods that depend on this framework. Skip if you're looking for a direct gameplay addition—this is a backend tool.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're a mod author, check the documentation on the mod page for API details.
- For players, install mods that use this framework—they'll usually list it as a requirement.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to handle installation and load order.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- meh321 and Parapets
- Version
- 3.1.0
- Downloads
- 4,174,305
- Endorsements
- 18,885
- Category
- Skills and Leveling
- Created
- 10/27/2020
- Updated
- 5/8/2026
🔗 Required By 4 Mods
These mods list this mod as a dependency.
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