Honeydew is an open-source, lightweight Stardew Valley mod manager. It is built using the Avalonia UI framework and utilizes SMAPI (Stardew Modding API) to simplify the management and update checking for Stardew Valley mods.
Profiles are supported, allowing users to have multiple mod groups for specific gameplay or multiplayer sessions.
Honeydew is a modernized UI rebuild of Stardrop, an older Stardew Valley mod manager. It keeps the core workflow—profiles, SMAPI launch, mod discovery—while offering a cleaner interface and WebView-based browsing for Nexus Mods and CurseForge.
- Download — Go to the Releases page and download the ZIP for your platform (
Honeydew-win-x64.zip,Honeydew-linux-x64.zip, orHoneydew-osx-x64.zip). - Install — Extract the ZIP. You’ll get a
Honeydewfolder with the app inside. - Run — Open the
Honeydewfolder, then double-clickHoneydew.exe(Windows), run./Honeydew.sh(Linux), or openHoneydew.app(macOS).
If you’re building from source:
dotnet build Honeydew/Honeydew.csproj -f net8.0-windows7.0The executable is at Honeydew/Honeydew/bin/Debug/net8.0-windows7.0/Honeydew.exe (from the repo root). Or run directly:
dotnet run --project Honeydew/Honeydew.csproj -f net8.0-windows7.0- Configure — On first launch, open Settings (⚙) and set your SMAPI folder path (the Stardew Valley directory containing
StardewModdingAPI.exe). - Connect — Open Connect (🔗), then click Log in to Nexus Mods or Log in to CurseForge. On Windows, a browser opens inside the app; on Linux/macOS, your system browser opens. Log in, download mods, and they’ll be installed to your mods folder (or use Library → Add from file for manual installs).
Honeydew is a fork of Stardrop. Stardrop has been generously translated into several languages by the following users:
- Chinese - guanyintu, PIut02, Z2549, CuteCat233
- French - xynerorias
- German - Schn1ek3
- Hungarian - martin66789
- Italian - S-zombie
- Japanese - OishiiUnichan
- Korean - buriburishoebill
- Polish - Naciux
- Portuguese - aracnus
- Russian - Rongarah
- Spanish - Evexyron, Gaelhaine
- Thai - ellipszist
- Turkish - KediDili
- Ukrainian - burunduk, ChulkyBow, DanielleTlumach