Silk Fly Launcher
Silk Fly Launcher is an open-source mod manager for Hollow Knight: Silksong built with Electron, it download mods from Nexus Mods (Thunderstore comming in stable v1.0.0).
Features
- Install / Uninstall / Backup BepInEx for Silksong.
- Automatically detect Silksong installation path for Steam on Windows
- Browse and download Thunderstore and Nexus mods directly in the app
- Activate and deactivate mods
- Multiple themes inspired by Silksong
- Launch Silksong in Vanilla or Modded without deleting the mods
- Securely store your Nexus API key on your device using Electron's safeStorage, and then encrypt it with an AES key (provided at build time) via Electron Store.
- Works on Windows (Linux coming soon)
Compatibility
- Windows x64
- Linux (Comming in v1.0.0)
- macOS (need a tester)
Installation & Usage
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Download the app in your desired format from the GitHub Releases page or build it from source to have the latest features.
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Install it and follow the in-app guide.
How to build
- Install Git and Node JS
- Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/Gabi-Zar/Silk-Fly-Launcher - Go into the repository
cd Silk-Fly-Launcher - Install npm dependencies
npm install - Start the app with
npm run start - Optionnal dependencies:
- Wix toolset v3 for msi windows build
- Build the app with
npm run make:options - Available Build options:
- none - build all
- zip - Make a zip for Windows x64
- msi - Make a msi build for Windows x64
Todo
For stable release 1.0.0
- BepInEx support
- Nexus support
- Disable / Enable Individual mods
- Automatic update
- Support for Thunderstore
- Linux support
- Support for offline mods
- Auto Download Mods Dependencies
For later
- Automatically detect Silksong installation path on other platforms
- Multiple mods profiles
- Support for MelonLoader
- French translation
- macOS support (need a tester)
Todo list sorted by importance
Contributing
This is my first Electron project, I will love any feedback. Just open an issue or make a pull request.
License and credit
This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 license.
This product uses third-party modules or assets under open source third-party licenses.
Caution
Some assets came from Hollow Knight: Silksong. Hollow Knight: Silksong is property of Team Cherry. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by Team Cherry.
If you like this app, consider giving it a star on GitHub!







