Amethyst Mod Manager 2.0.4 Ships With Flatpak Remote, FNV Wizards, and Parallel Installs
ChrisDKN has pushed v2.0.4 of Amethyst Mod Manager to the release track. The update lands August 21, 2026, bringing a proper Flatpak remote, three Fallout: New Vegas automation wizards, and parallel mod installation. It arrives just eight days after the v2.0.0 architectural rewrite, which tells you the dev team is aggressively chasing post-launch stability.
If you've been watching this project, you know it's filling a genuine gap on Linux. Mod Organizer 2 never got an official port. Vortex stayed firmly Windows-only. Amethyst steps in with a Python and PySide6 foundation that mirrors MO2's tabbed layout while pulling directly from the Nexus Mods ecosystem. Right now it covers over fifty titles across Bethesda, CD Projekt Red, Larian, and RE Engine games.
The headline fix is the Flatpak remote system. Before this release, Linux users had to hunt down a .flatpakref bundle from GitHub and install it manually. Now you can run a quick flatpak remote-add command and let GNOME Software or Discover handle future updates. That alone should pull in a bunch of casual users who bounced off the old process.
The update also drops three Fallout: New Vegas wizards. You get a BSA decompresser, an Ultimate ESM master list fixer, and an automated installer for the Viva New Vegas overhaul. If you're juggling those specific archives, Amethyst now does the heavy lifting without you opening a terminal. Under the hood, parallel mod installation in the Downloads tab means you can finally select multiple files and install them concurrently instead of waiting on a queue. I played with the collection import a few days back and the new parallel behavior finally makes downloading full Nexus sets bearable.
There's also a download speed limiter in the settings, a refresh plugins button that pulls LOOT metadata without re-sorting, and a toggle to suppress the update notification banner. Vanilla files that get overridden during uninstall are no longer deleted, and stray folders left behind when changing the default staging directory are finally cleaned up. The Flatpak release is tagged 9154538 and built automatically through GitHub Actions.
How to Run It Now
Installation options keep stacking up. You can grab an AppImage via a one-line installer script, or pull the package directly from the AUR if you're on Arch. The new Flatpak remote URL is https://chrisdkn.github.io/Amethyst-Mod-Manager/amethyst.flatpakrepo. Add it, then install io.github.Amethyst.ModManager from your package manager.
The app still uses hardlinks and symlinks to a per-game staging folder, so multiple profiles don't bloat your drive. It pulls your Nexus API key through the OS keyring rather than saving it as plaintext, which is a nice touch for privacy-conscious users. The wiki remains a work in progress, so keep in mind that some of the documentation still references the legacy v1.3.x behavior.
The release pace has been relentless. Five minor versions in less than two weeks signals an aggressive post-launch stabilization effort. The project sits at 684 GitHub stars with seven open issues, which is a surprisingly healthy ratio for a solo developer. It's not entirely polished yet. Some FOMOD dependency tracking still needs work, and the old v1.3.x line is effectively dead. But for a Linux-native alternative to MO2 and Vortex, Amethyst is carving out real traction.
Head here to grab the AppImage package. The developer is accepting donations via Ko-Fi if you want to support the ongoing work.
