# Northstar Installers
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Since the public release of Northstar, the wider community has created tools to automate mod installation, as well as adding additional features such as auto-updating the current Northstar install and mod management.
Each of these installers covers a different use case. Use the table below to find out which one suits you best:
| Features | FlightCore | r2mm | Viper | VTOL | Papa |
| ------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ----- | ---- | ---- |
| Install Northstar | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Update Northstar | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Launch Northstar | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Launch Vanilla | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Install Mods from Thunderstore | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Update Mods | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| | | | | | |
| Set launch arguments | ❌ | ❓ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Installing mods for other games | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Linux support | ✔️ | ❓ | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Install Mods from GitHub/GitLab | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Server config creator | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Package mods for Thunderstore | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Note that none of these tools are directly part of the Northstar project and as such any issues with them should be reported to the respective authors instead.
## **GeckoEidechse:** FlightCore
 
Fast and easy to use Northstar installer, updater, launcher, and mod-manager. Features built-in mod browser and allows for easy installation of pre-release versions of Northstar.\
Supports Windows and Linux.
Download and source code:
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## **ebkr:** r2modman
General mod-manager for multiple games including Titanfall|2+Northstar. Allows for separate profiles to keep your game install folder clean. Features mod-manager and built-in mod browser for Thunderstore.\
Supports Windows and Linux.
Download from (select *"Manual Download"*):
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There's also an alternative version of r2mm called *Thunderstore Mod Manager* TMM, which can be downloaded from here:\
(Contains ads to support the development of Thunderstore)
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## **0neGal:** Viper
Simple and easy to use Northstar installer and auto-updater. Allows launching both Northstar and vanilla Titanfall 2. Features mod-manager and built-in mod browser for Thunderstore.\
Supports Windows and Linux.
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## **BigSpice:** VTOL
Easy to use and extensive Northstar installer and mod-manager. Supports installing from Thunderstore as well as from outside sources like GitHub/GitLab repositories. Has support for installing custom weapon/pilot skins. Features manager for setting up dedicated servers.
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## **AnActualEmerald:** Papa
Command-line only mod manager and Northstar installer written in Rust. Available for Linux as `.deb` and `.msi` Windows installer. Or build from source. Can install, uninstall, and update mods from Thunderstore.
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