Installation & first run
How to get the toolkit on your machine and point it at Starfield.
Requirements
- Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit). No Linux or macOS support.
- Starfield installed via Steam. The tool auto-detects standard Steam library paths.
- An internet connection for update checks and LOOT masterlist fetches (both have offline fallbacks).
Download
Grab the latest StarfieldToolkit.exe from the
Releases page.
It's a single-file PyInstaller build — no installer, no admin rights required.
Put it wherever you keep your modding utilities.
First launch
On first launch the tool will:
- Try to locate your Starfield install via the Steam library registry.
- Read
Plugins.txtandContentCatalog.txtfrom yourDocuments/My Games/Starfield/folder. - Populate the Installed Creations tab from the content catalogue.
Setting the game path manually
If auto-detection fails (unusual Steam layout, game moved after install, no library manifest),
the status bar will show a warning in the left segment. Click it — or use the path field in
the Installed Creations tab — and point it at the folder that contains Starfield.exe.
The tool remembers this between sessions.
The status bar
Two segments, always visible:
| Segment | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Left | Configured game path, or a red warning when unset or invalid. |
| Right | Current background task, e.g. Fetching LOOT masterlist…. Empty when idle. |
What the tool writes
Plugins.txt— only when you explicitly Apply a load-order change.- A local cache directory — API responses, thumbnails, fetched LOOT masterlist, baseline snapshots.
- User rule books — when you create or edit them.
See File locations for exact paths.
Next
Once the path is set and your creations are listed, head to Installed Creations to explore them, or jump straight to Load Order to try Auto-Sort.