Democracy Defender Mod Manager
Your mods. Your democracy. Defended.
Your mods. Your democracy. Defended.
A free, open-source mod manager for Helldivers 2 that works with mods from anywhere: AyakaMods, Nexus Mods, ModWorkshop, GameBanana, GitHub, any direct download link, or files already on your disk.
Made with love for the AyakaMods community ♥
AyakaMods is a first-class citizen in DDMM. Paste an AyakaMods mod link and DDMM takes it from there.
The DDMM Promise
Every Helldiver takes an oath. This one's ours.- Every mod is welcome. DDMM will never block, blacklist, or rank mods or mod sites.
- No account, anywhere. DDMM never asks for any mod site's login.
- Your files, your choice. Your mods live in a folder you control.
- Open source, forever. Apache-2.0, today and always.
- Updates on your terms. Update checks only run when you click "Check for Updates" — never in the background.
Features
- Install from AyakaMods in one paste. Click "Add URL", paste the mod page link. DDMM opens it in your browser, you click Download as usual, and DDMM installs it automatically the moment it lands in your Downloads folder. It also remembers which AyakaMods mod it came from.
- Update checks for AyakaMods mods. Click "Check for Updates" and mods with a newer version on AyakaMods get a badge, plus a one-click "Update from AyakaMods" that keeps your settings.
- Finds Helldivers 2 for you through Steam — no setup on first launch.
- Handles messy archives. Finds the mod files even when they're nested in folders, and turns variant folders (e.g. Red / Blue) into options you can pick from.
- Profiles, per-mod options, one-click Deploy and Purge.
- Safe by design. Every archive is checked before extraction, so a malicious mod can't write files outside its own folder.
Which file do I download?
- Windows, normal install: DDMM-2.0.0-rc.3-windows-x64-setup.exe (no admin rights needed)
- Windows, no install: DDMM-2.0.0-rc.3-windows-x64-portable.zip (unzip anywhere and run ddmm.exe)
- Linux: the AppImage, .deb, or .tar.gz from the GitHub release page
Quick start
- Download and run DDMM. It finds your Helldivers 2 install automatically.
- Add mods: drag in an archive or folder, or click "Add URL" and paste an AyakaMods link.
- Click Deploy, then launch the game.
Windows SmartScreen: DDMM isn't code-signed yet, so Windows may show "Windows protected your PC". Click More info → Run anyway. This is expected for new open-source apps. SHA256 checksums are on the GitHub release page if you want to verify your download.
Note
This is a release candidate: feature-complete and tested, but still early. Please report anything odd so we can fix it before 2.0.Links
- Documentation & guides: katsyk.github.io/DemocracyDefenderModManager
- Source code & all downloads: GitHub
- Bug reports: GitHub Issues (or leave a comment here)
- Mod authors: see the packaging & manifest guide
Credits & license: DDMM is derived from Helldivers 2 Mod Manager by teutinsa, licensed under Apache-2.0. See the NOTICE file in the repository for details.
