This is a small utility that is helpful when modding manually, mainly by making it easier to enable newly added mods. It essentially automates the editing and managing of the file "Plugins.txt", and is controlled through a simple GUI.
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Changelogs
Version 1.7.1
fixed a bug introduced in v1.7 (the program was failing to remove from the list files that had been removed from the data folder)
Version 1.7
▪ added support for .esl plugin files
▪ added support for Skyrim Special Edition
Version 1.6
added window resizing
Version 1.5
▪ option to make a backup before every save
▪ option to automatically scroll the list when dragging an item to its edges
▪ option to scroll the list to the bottom after building it
Version 1.4
▪ actually fixed the scrolling bug I tried to fix in the previous version
Version 1.3
▪ fixed an obscure scrolling bug
▪ rebuilding and re-indexing the list is now instantaneous (was done inefficiently before)
▪ drag-and-dropping is now much faster (was also done with face-palming inefficiency)
Version 1.2
▪ added option to create loadorder.txt when saving, for compatibility with other utilities
▪ added Ctrl+S shortcut key for saving
▪ the setting "hex number padding" is now correctly written to the ini file
▪ Bethesda's comment lines are no longer added to Plugins.txt
▪ close on launch is optional
▪ various minor fixes and improvements
Version 1.1
▪ .esm files are now added to the list
▪ fixed some minor selection issues with the listbox
▪ pressing the Escape key closes the window
▪ making Plugins.txt read-only is now optional
▪ added some options for the load order index
▪ added options to manually provide/change paths
The program compiles a list of plugin files from Plugins.txt and from the game's Data folder. It automatically excludes files from Plugins.txt that are no longer present in the data folder, while files that are present in the Data folder but not in Plugins.txt are added to the end of the list in a disabled state.
You can change the load order by dragging plugins with the mouse, and you can enable/disable plugins by double-clicking them (or you can click on the checkboxes if you really want to). To enable/disable all plugins, press Ctrl+A to select everything, and press Space to toggle all checkboxes. Press Ctrl+S to save any changes to Plugins.txt (the program does not save on exit, and does not ask you if you want to save).
Version 1.7 has added support for Skyrim Special Edition. If you want to use SPM for Skyrim SE instead of FO4, go into settings and first change the location of the plugins.txt file, then change the location of the game folder (you have to do it in that order). If you want to use SPM for both SkyrimSE and FO4, just use a different copy for each game (in other words, put a new copy of SPM into a different folder and use it for Skyrim, while continuing to use the old one for FO4). Make sure that at least one of the SPM copies has write access to the folder you put it in, otherwise both copies will store their ini files in %appdata%, overwriting each other's settings.
New in v1.8
Version 1.8 has added the ability to search the list. This works much like the search function of a web browser: press Ctrl+F to bring up the search box, type in a search term, press Enter or F3 to cycle through the results, and then press Escape to dismiss the search box.