This guide is for PC-modding on Windows. If you have a Quest, check out the tutorial on BeastSaber. If you're on Linux, check out the Linux page or QBeat
Beat Saber natively supports custom songs, so if that's all you're looking for, you don't require more mods! It's a wise idea to install SongCore though, as this mod expands upon the base game functionality to improve loading times and provide functionality for other mods like the in-game downloader, custom leaderboards, playlists, etc.
By choosing to use mods, you understand that:
- You may experience problems that don't exist in the vanilla game. 99.9% of bugs, crashes, and lag are due to mods.
- Mods are subject to being broken by updates and that's normal - be patient and respectful when this happens, as modders are volunteers with real lives.
- Beat Games aren't purposefully trying to break mods. They wish to work on the codebase and sometimes this breaks mods, but they are not out to kill mods.
Do not attack the devs for issues related to mods, and vice versa - modders and devs are two separate groups. Just don't be a jerk ok {.is-danger}
Every time the game updates, you will have to do this process again to get all compatible mods. Since mods are made by volunteers, you may need to wait for your favorite mod to be fixed for the latest game version. Make sure to check the #server-announcements channel in the discord for the latest updates!
If you run into problems at any point, please head to the support page and see if you can identify what went wrong before asking in the discord server. Chances are, your answer is on that page!
THIS IS THE CURRENT RECOMMENDED MOD INSTALLER.
Run the game at least once before trying to mod the game! This applies to reinstalling your game too.
A simple Beat Saber Mod Installer similar to the mod manager, but with additional features such as mod removal and version checking! Get it on Assistant's GitHub
Run the game at least once before trying to mod the game! This applies to reinstalling your game too.
BeatDrop 2 is an iTunes / Spotify-like song manager, downloader, playlist creator and mod installer / manager for Beat Saber, all rolled up into a single beautiful and easy to use app. Get it over on StarGazer's GitHub!. Here's a short tutorial that explains how it works.
Note that BeatDrop is still in development and currently lacks mod updating functionality, but it's highly recommended for song and playlist management. Stay tuned for the addition of more features! To update mods, simply uninstall the mod and redownload it to get the latest version, or use an alternative method to update your mods.
The BeatSaver Downloader Plugin allows you to download maps in-game using the MORE SONGS menu button on the MODS menu screen. This pulls maps directly from www.beatsaver.com
Beat Saver is the central repository that holds nearly all custom songs/maps for Beat Saber.
To install songs downloaded from the site, unzip them into a folder and place it into Beat Saber/Beat Saber_Data/CustomLevels. You can also use the In-Game Downloader plugin.
There are a couple more resources to help you find songs over in the FAQ
Beast Saber (bsaber.com) is a site that tries to help make finding fantastic maps to play easier. It does this by categorizing the thousands of songs on beatsaver and lets you sort by a song's genre and many other attribute tags. It also has a full social feature where players can review songs and comment on them. One of the most used features is the "Curator Recommended" feature where a team plays through most songs released each day and recommends the ones that stand out, letting you automatically download these in-game.
- BeatDrop isn't just for mods, it also allows you to download songs and create playlists.
- BeatList is an app to manage playlist and beatmaps, by Alaanor.
Currently the only way to uninstall a mod is to remove the dll from the Plugins folder.
| Steam | \steamapps\common\Beat Saber\Plugins |
| Oculus | \hyperbolic-magnetism-beat-saber\Plugins |
Only resort to this if you absolutely know what you're doing! A mod installer is the recommended way to install mods. See the section above
Run the game at least once before trying to mod the game! This applies to reinstalling your game too.
- Download BSIPA.
- Navigate to your install folder. and extract the contents of BSPIA into it.
- Double click IPA.exe to patch the game. Any mods in the
Pluginsfolder will now be loaded when starting the game. If there are errors, you probably didn't follow step 2 correctly.
- Download the mod(s) you wish to install, whether it be from GitHub, the #finished-mods channel, or other sources. Make sure to download any dependencies required by the mod.
- Some mods have installation instructions, some don't. Generally you can just drag and drop the zip contents into your beat saber install folder, and the files should go into the corresponding folders.
