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Why Mortar? (vs Stardrop)
Stardrop is a Stardew Valley manager; Mortar reads its profiles. Use Mortar to search for mods in-app, have SMAPI installed, or manage more than Stardew.
| Compared | Mortar | Stardrop |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows, Linux, Steam Deck | Windows, Linux, macOS (v1.10.4) |
| Games | 333 | 1, Stardew Valley (docs) |
| SMAPI | Installed for you; updates offered | Must be installed first; updates offered (docs) |
| Finding mods | Browse searches  Nexus Mods | Local archives, or Mod Manager Download on Nexus Mods (docs) |
| Sharing | A link or a .mortar file | A JSON export (source) |
| Conflicts | Content Patcher conflicts explained in Problems | Duplicate mods skipped, missing dependencies reported |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
Highlighted: the stronger of the two, or both where they are even.
Where Stardrop is stronger
- Native macOS builds.
- Years of tuning for one game: per-profile mod configs and Nexus Collections support (features).
Moving from Stardrop
In Profiles, choose Import… and Mortar lists Stardrop profiles, with a preview. Stardrop and the game's Mods folder are left as they were.