Flatsonar

Vortex

by Black Tree Gaming Ltd.

Mod manager for PC games

Dangerous permissions Unverified publisher GPL-3.0-or-later v1.16.0-beta.1
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About

Vortex is the open-source mod manager from Nexus Mods. It is designed to make modding your game as simple as possible for new users, while still providing enough control for more experienced veterans of the modding scene. Vortex takes complex tasks such as sorting your load order or managing your mod files and automates as much of the process as possible, with the goal of achieving a stable modded game with minimal effort. Spend less time modding and more time playing your games. Features: - Multi-game support for over 500 different games - Seamless integration with Nexus Mods for easy mod discovery and installation - Built-in auto-sorting system for load order management - Powerful yet easy-to-use plugin management - Mod profiles for independent mod configurations - Modern, customizable user interface - Extension framework for community plugins

Permissions

4 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • full access to your entire file system
    --filesystem=host
  • sandbox escape: can run commands on the host via flatpak-spawn
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • talks to system service org.freedesktop.UDisks2
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.UDisks2
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • network
    --share=network
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
  • sets environment variable DOTNET_ROOT
    --env=DOTNET_ROOT=/app/lib/dotnet
  • sets environment variable IGNORE_UPDATES
    --env=IGNORE_UPDATES=yes
  • sets environment variable IS_FLATPAK
    --env=IS_FLATPAK=true
  • sets environment variable ELECTRON_TRASH
    --env=ELECTRON_TRASH=gio
  • sets environment variable XCURSOR_PATH
    --env=XCURSOR_PATH=/run/host/user-share/icons:/run/host/share/icons

Who publishes this

Nobody has confirmed that the publisher controls this app id. Flatsonar warns before installing.

  • https://github.com/Chaython/Vortex-unlocked also publishes this app id
    publisher:collision
  • https://github.com/Starkka15/Vortex-linux-legacy also publishes this app id
    publisher:collision
  • com.nexusmods.vortex claims the domain nexusmods.com; only its owner can prove that
    publisher:namespace

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