Best Mod Managers for BeamNG, Compared (2026)
Disclosure: we make Beam Mod Manager. It’s one of the tools compared below, so weigh what we say about it accordingly. We’ve described every tool, ours included, from its own official page wherever we could, and flagged anything that page didn’t confirm. Competitor pages were checked on 2026-11-08.
At a glance
| Tool | Price/licence | Platform | Library outside game | Presets/Loadouts | BeamMP support | Duplicates/conflicts | Still maintained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built-in Mods Manager | Included with the game | Windows | No, it uses the game’s mods folder | None in the official docs | No | No | Yes, ships with the game |
| Beam Mod Manager | Free; paid Player and Supporter tiers | Windows | Yes | 5 Loadouts free, unlimited on Player | BeamMP server prep | Duplicate finder free; conflict detection on Player | Yes |
| BeamMM | Free, MIT licence | Windows (written in Rust) | Keeps its own data separate; toggles mods in db.json | Presets, several active at once | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Unclear, no dated releases listed |
| BeamNG Mod Pack Manager | Not stated | Windows, NTFS required | Separate library root of pack folders | Packs plus saved profiles | Not mentioned | Duplicate finder | Releases up to 0.5.x |
| Carnitify 2.0 | Free (Nexus Mods) | Windows, portable (no installer) | Not mentioned; it finds and works on your mods folder | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Yes, updated July 2026 (v1.1.5) |
The built-in Mods Manager
BeamNG.drive ships with its own Mods Manager. The official documentation describes it as a list where you can update mods and enable or disable them individually.
Strength: Nothing to install — it ships with the game. If you run a handful of mods and rarely change them, it’s all you need.
Limits: the docs don’t mention presets or packs, so switching between mod sets means toggling mods one by one.
Beam Mod Manager
Our tool. It keeps your mods in one library outside the game and activates them into the game’s mods folder with hardlinks. The free version includes an unlimited library, 5 Loadouts (saved mod sets you switch in one click), a duplicate finder with automatic clean-up, BeamMP server prep, mod update checks and driving stats. The paid Player tier adds unlimited Loadouts, Always On Loadouts, conflict detection, the dependency check and more.
Strength: it covers large libraries, mod sets and BeamMP in one place. Limits: Windows only, and some features need a paid tier.
BeamMM
BeamMM is an open-source command-line mod manager written in Rust, under the MIT licence. It keeps its own data separate from the game and only changes whether mods are active. It supports presets, including several active at once. A separate GUI project exists for people who’d rather not use a terminal.
Strength: open source and lightweight, which suits people who like scripting their setup. Limits: the main tool is a command-line program, and its page doesn’t mention BeamMP.
BeamNG Mod Pack Manager
BeamNG Mod Pack Manager organises mods into pack folders under a library root and turns whole packs on and off using NTFS junctions. You can move mods between packs, save and load profiles of which packs and mods are active, and find and delete duplicates.
Strength: pack-based organisation and a duplicate finder, with profiles to switch between setups. Limits: Windows and NTFS only, and its page doesn’t mention BeamMP.
Carnitify 2.0
Carnitify 2.0 is a free manager on Nexus Mods and a full rewrite of the original Carnitify. You extract it and run the program, with no installer. It finds your mods folder on its own, installs mods in one click, and has fast search. You can give each mod custom categories and share them with friends who have the same mods through a mod_metadata.json file. (Checked on its Nexus page, November 2026: version 1.1.5, last updated July 2026.)
Strength: lightweight and portable, with shareable custom categories. Limits: its page doesn’t mention presets, BeamMP or duplicate checking.
Which should you use?
- A few mods you rarely change: the built-in Mods Manager. Nothing to install.
- Different mod sets for different activities: a tool with presets. BeamMM, BeamNG Mod Pack Manager and Beam Mod Manager all offer them. BeamNG mod presets covers the trade-offs, including doing it by hand.
- You like the terminal or want open source: BeamMM.
- You think in folders of packs: BeamNG Mod Pack Manager.
- A large library plus BeamMP servers: Beam Mod Manager, since server prep is part of the free version.
Whatever you choose, keep the original .zip files, so you can always fall back to the built-in Mods Manager. If you’re new to mods, start with how to install BeamNG mods.