Installation & Setup

Download, install, first-time setup, update, and uninstall guides for BG3 Mod Manager.

BG3 Mod Manager First-Time Setup: Path Configuration & Refresh (2026 Walkthrough)

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BG3 Mod Manager first time setup is the configuration sequence that runs once, immediately after extracting the release zip and before any mod is imported. The procedure has four mandatory parts: validating the extracted folder contents, launching the executable past Windows SmartScreen on a system with the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime present, populating the Game … Read more

How to Install BG3 Mod Manager on Windows 10/11 (2026)

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This guide walks through the complete first-time installation of BG3 Mod Manager v1.0.12.9 on Windows 10 and Windows 11. The walkthrough covers the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime prerequisite, archive extraction to a user-writable folder, first-launch configuration of the Game Data Path, and verification that the application is reading the Baldur’s Gate 3 mods folder correctly. … Read more