Non-Auto Skill Books
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ 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
- 👍 6.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #47 of 65 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
For some reason there's no mod that does this for SE already?!
This isn't "clever" like the mod I used in Oldrim, which asked if you wanted to read the book immediately or etc. But I always felt that was just pointless anyway, since I've never in my life NOT wanted to just take the damn things for later. :)
Non-Auto Skill Books is a small utility mod for Skyrim Special Edition that stops skill books from being read automatically when you pick them up. Instead, you can take the book and read it later at your leisure. With 981 endorsements and over 14,000 downloads, it's a simple quality-of-life fix for players who prefer to hoard books.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 981 endorsements and 14k downloads
- Does exactly what it says—no more accidental skill-ups from auto-reading
- Lightweight and doesn't add unnecessary dialogue or complexity
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018, so may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim SE patches
- No clever features like a prompt to read now or later—just disables auto-read
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter skill book behavior
For Skyrim SE players who like to collect skill books and read them when they're ready, not when the game decides. If you're tired of accidentally leveling a skill you didn't want, this is for you. Skip if you prefer the original auto-read mechanic or want a more feature-rich book handling mod.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod in your load order after any mods that change skill books to avoid conflicts.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, deploy and enable the mod, then start a new game or load a save.
- Test by picking up a skill book—if it still auto-reads, check your load order or compatibility patches.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- tesnexus8
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 14,462
- Endorsements
- 981
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 4/14/2018
- Updated
- 4/18/2018
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