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Essential Satisfactory mods

Popular, recently updated mods from ficsit.app, the official Satisfactory Mod Repository. Install them with Satisfactory Mod Manager, which adds SML and every library a mod needs. All of these are marked Works for the stable branch on ficsit.app as of the verified date.

Hand-picked by ModSafe, listed in install order. We link only to the official download pages and never host files. Badges reflect our live framework status for Update 2026-11-04. List verified 2026-10-26.

📘 How to install mods Recommended manager: Satisfactory Mod Manager (SMM) ↗

1

Satisfactory Mod Loader (SML)

Framework

The mod loader every code mod needs. SMM installs and updates it for you.

Don't install it by hand; let the mod manager pick the version.

No requirements listed by the author

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Tracked framework: Just patched, wait for the latest patch. Last updated on its download page: 2026-06-06.

2

Satisfactory Mod Manager

Mod manager

Installs mods, dependencies and SML, with profiles you can share for multiplayer.

No requirements listed by the author

Not affected by patchesGet it on GitHub ↗

Tracked framework: Not affected by patches for the latest patch.

3

Smart!

Building

Build grids of foundations, walls and machines in one go, with auto-connected belts and power.

Very popular; check its ficsit.app page after big game updates.

Requires: SML

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-11-10.

4

Infinite Zoop

Building

Raises the zoop (drag-build) limit and lets you zoop in two directions at once.

Requires: SML

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-07-28.

5

Infinite Nudge

Building

Nudge, rotate and scale buildables in finer steps and on any axis while placing them.

Requires: SML

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-09-02.

6

Refined Power

Power

Adds 30+ power buildings, including solar, wind, hydro and nuclear options.

Requires: SML. Also needs: ModularUI, RefinedRDLib (with RefinedRDApi)

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-08-14.

7

Structural Solutions

Building

300+ extra building pieces: foundations, walls, ramps and decorative parts.

Requires: SML

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-06-09.

8

Linear Motion

Logistics

Elevators and other moving platforms for getting around tall factories.

Requires: SML

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-08-02.

9

Efficiency Checker Mod

Tools

Shows whether a production line is under- or over-supplied, with a buildable and a hand tool.

Requires: SML. Also needs: MarcioCommonLibs

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-11-09.

10

Modular Load Balancers

Logistics

Snap-together splitter blocks that build even load balancers without the usual spaghetti.

Requires: SML

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-08-12.

11

Throughput Counter and Limiter

Logistics

A belt attachment that shows real items per minute and can cap belt throughput.

Requires: SML

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-08-17.

12

Ficsit Farming

Content

Grow crops and raise animals as new production chains.

Requires: SML. Also needs: ModularUI, RefinedRDLib (with RefinedRDApi)

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-08-14.

13

MiniMap

Interface

Adds a minimap to your HUD.

Requires: SML

Just patched, waitGet it on ficsit.app ↗

Needs SML; weakest link: SML (Just patched, wait). Last updated on its download page: 2026-07-02.

Dependency map

RequirementModsNeeded by
SML11Smart!, Infinite Zoop, Infinite Nudge, Refined Power, Structural Solutions, Linear Motion, Efficiency Checker Mod, Modular Load Balancers, Throughput Counter and Limiter, Ficsit Farming, MiniMap

No listed requirements: Satisfactory Mod Loader (SML), Satisfactory Mod Manager.

Satisfactory mods FAQ

What should I install first for Satisfactory?

Install in list order: Satisfactory Mod Loader (SML), Satisfactory Mod Manager, Smart!, Infinite Zoop, and so on. Frameworks come first because the mods after them need them. We recommend Satisfactory Mod Manager (SMM) to manage them.

Which Satisfactory mods depend on SML?

11 of the 13 on our list need SML: Smart!, Infinite Zoop, Infinite Nudge, Refined Power, Structural Solutions, Linear Motion, Efficiency Checker Mod, Modular Load Balancers, Throughput Counter and Limiter, Ficsit Farming, MiniMap. If SML breaks after a patch, all of them are affected.

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