This page ranks the most-downloaded Skyrim Special Edition mods on Nexus Mods, so you can see what the community actually installs before you build a load order. Foundational picks such as the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (USSEP), SSE Engine Fixes and Address Library for SKSE Plugins currently sit near the top, alongside kryptopyr’s Patch Hub and JaySerpa’s Small Mods and Resources. The stats strip above the table shows how many mods we track, their combined downloads, the data source and the date of the last refresh.
376mods tracked
2.6Btotal downloads
Nexus Modsdata source
Oct 21, 2026last data refresh
Top 100 Skyrim Special Edition mods by downloads
| # | Mod | Category | Downloads | Endorsements | Official page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaySerpa's Small Mods and Resources (Mostly for GTS)by jayserpa | Gameplay | 41,807,696 | 4,048 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 2 | kryptopyr's Patch Hubby DrMonops | Patches | 35,792,671 | 35,066 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 3 | SSE Engine Fixes (skse64 plugin)by aers | Bug Fixes | 29,673,541 | 187,842 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 4 | Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch – USSEPby Arthmoor | Bug Fixes | 28,194,671 | 479,939 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 5 | Address Library for SKSE Pluginsby meh321 | Modders Resources | 26,512,138 | 283,446 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 6 | SkyUIby schlangster | User Interface | 26,207,522 | 506,172 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 7 | RaceMenuby expired6978 | User Interface | 22,951,416 | 270,097 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 8 | Skyrim 202X by Pfuscherby Pfuscher | Models and Textures | 22,730,310 | 120,670 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 9 | Lucien – Immersive Fully Voiced Male Followerby JosephRussell | Followers & Companions | 20,107,966 | 31,329 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 10 | Fores New Idles in Skyrim SE – FNIS SEby NexusModsCaretaker | Animation | 19,260,691 | 262,078 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 11 | Landscape Fixes For Grass Modsby code1k | Environmental | 19,225,614 | 56,739 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 12 | Ancient Dwemer Metal – My patches for SMIM Dawnguard Dragonborn by Xtudoby Xtudo | Models and Textures | 19,191,267 | 7,451 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 13 | JK's Skyrimby jkrojmal | Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets | 17,373,244 | 96,363 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 14 | Static Mesh Improvement Mod – SMIMby Brumbek | Models and Textures | 17,365,196 | 273,670 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 15 | PapyrusUtil SE – Modders Scripting Utility Functionsby exiledviper | Modders Resources | 16,899,560 | 164,938 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 16 | Ordinator – Perks of Skyrimby EnaiSiaion | Overhauls | 16,377,217 | 190,654 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 17 | Apocalypse – Magic of Skyrimby EnaiSiaion | Magic – Spells & Enchantments | 16,095,102 | 157,830 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 18 | powerofthree's Tweaksby powerofthree | Bug Fixes | 16,030,899 | 97,327 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 19 | Beyond Skyrim – Bruma SEby BeyondSkyrimDC | Locations – New | 16,006,118 | 67,602 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 20 | Apothecary – An Alchemy Overhaulby SimonMagus | Alchemy | 15,909,970 | 13,089 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 21 | BodySlide and Outfit Studioby ousnius | Utilities | 14,936,083 | 201,075 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 22 | Interesting NPCs SE (3DNPC)by kristakahashi | NPC | 14,798,368 | 44,620 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 23 | Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE64)by ianpatt | Utilities | 14,077,673 | 125,238 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 24 | JContainers SEby ryobg | Modders Resources | 13,975,603 | 116,743 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 25 | Daedric Shrines – All in One by Xtudo – Wintersun Lakeview Teldryn Cure Wyrmstooth Antennaria Evil Aemer Thieves…by Xtudo | Environmental | 13,865,233 | 5,523 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 26 | Relationship Dialogue Overhaul – RDO SEby cloudedtruth | Immersion | 13,639,733 | 140,180 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 27 | powerofthree's Papyrus Extenderby powerofthree | Modders Resources | 13,388,567 | 88,721 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 28 | MCM Helperby Parapets | Utilities | 12,664,046 | 89,202 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 29 | KS Hairdos SSEby Kalilies | Body, Face, and Hair | 12,233,000 | 146,539 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 30 | A Quality World Mapby Chesko | User Interface | 11,880,355 | 252,947 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 31 | Alternate Start – Live Another Life – SSEby Arthmoor | Gameplay | 11,744,473 | 240,133 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 32 | Fluffworks – Auto Patchesby SkySinclaire | Creatures and Mounts | 11,723,403 | 4,817 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 33 | Spell Perk Item Distributor (SPID)by powerofthree | Utilities | 11,652,195 | 78,404 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 34 | Missives – Worldspace Additionsby AndrealletiusVIII | Patches | 11,379,034 | 10,490 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 35 | Scrambled Bugsby Magicockerel | Bug Fixes | 11,329,420 | 35,708 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 36 | Fuz Ro D-oh – Silent Voiceby shademe | Miscellaneous | 11,211,610 | 94,678 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 37 | Mod Organizer 2by ModOrganizerTeam | Utilities | 11,050,366 | 468,927 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 38 | FSMP – Faster HDT-SMPby DaydreamingDay | Animation | 10,989,033 | 69,314 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 39 | SSE Display Tweaksby slavicpotato1 | Utilities | 10,924,322 | 66,016 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 40 | Skyrim 3D Miscby mathy79 | Models and Textures | 10,761,063 | 7,487 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 41 | Skyrim's Got Talent – Improve As a Bardby jayserpa | Gameplay | 10,730,667 | 12,111 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 42 | VIGILANT SEby Vicn | Quests and Adventures | 10,711,194 | 35,769 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 43 | UIExtensionsby expired6978 | User Interface | 10,686,488 | 98,439 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 44 | Bandit Lines Expansionby jayserpa | Immersion | 10,181,533 | 26,036 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 45 | Unofficial High Definition Audio Projectby sharrken | Audio | 10,175,061 | 25,497 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 46 | Expressive Facegen Morphs SEby Niroku | Body, Face, and Hair | 10,030,971 | 60,340 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 47 | Song of the Green (Auri Follower)by Waribiki | Followers & Companions | 9,990,892 | 20,538 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 48 | Realistic Water Two SE (RWT)by TechAngel85 | Environmental | 9,988,044 | 174,008 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 49 | Follower Dialogue Expansion – Aela the Huntressby anbeegod | Followers & Companions | 9,964,198 | 7,096 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 50 | VIGILANT – My patches SE by Xtudo – Witch Hunter Bathing Room Meridia Stendarr Footprints Gwyneth Bard Umaril Stacks…by Xtudo | Patches | 9,810,954 | 2,021 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 51 | At Your Own Paceby Gothos25 | Quests and Adventures | 9,647,755 | 10,205 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 52 | Better Jumping SEby z65536 | Miscellaneous | 9,619,892 | 70,707 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 53 | Vampire DBVO Packby xXFEARTCBXx | Audio | 9,409,908 | 1,546 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 54 | RS Children Patch Compendiumby GamerGirlBones | Patches | 9,355,534 | 23,361 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 55 | True Directional Movement – Modernized Third Person Gameplayby Ershin | Gameplay | 9,307,527 | 63,375 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 56 | Project New Reign – Nemesis Unlimited Behavior Engineby shikyokira | Animation | 9,292,082 | 82,467 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 57 | Immersive Armorsby hothtrooper44 | Armour | 9,236,548 | 209,406 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 58 | TrueHUD – HUD Additionsby Ershin | User Interface | 9,125,724 | 62,269 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 59 | Bug Fixes SSEby meh321 | Bug Fixes | 9,102,007 | 58,482 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 60 | Luxby GGUNIT | Visuals and Graphics | 9,070,197 | 31,827 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 61 | Apachii Sky Hair SSEby apachii | Body, Face, and Hair | 8,999,871 | 99,818 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 62 | Assorted mesh fixesby wSkeever | Bug Fixes | 8,990,856 | 24,663 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 63 | Mfg Fixby andrelo1 | Bug Fixes | 8,983,317 | 74,806 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 64 | Animation Motion Revolutionby alexsylex | Utilities | 8,973,783 | 54,989 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 65 | Expressive Facial Animation -Female Edition-by Niroku | Animation | 8,922,336 | 70,065 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 66 | Gourmet – A Cooking Overhaulby SimonMagus | Crafting | 8,911,143 | 6,495 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 67 | Majestic Mountainsby T4gtr34um3r | Models and Textures | 8,820,303 | 53,606 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 68 | Xelzaz – Custom Fully Voiced Argonian Telvanni Followerby BluePwnsU | Followers & Companions | 8,807,841 | 8,394 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 69 | Simple Dual Sheathby slavicpotato1 | Immersion | 8,785,618 | 35,702 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 70 | Glorious Doors of Skyrim (GDOS) SEby hype1 | Models and Textures | 8,763,538 | 25,939 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 71 | SkyHUDby Fhaarkas | User Interface | 8,681,139 | 68,010 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 72 | Immersive Sounds – Compendiumby lazyskeever | Audio | 8,667,028 | 101,324 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 73 | Skyrim Flora Overhaul SEby vurt | Models and Textures | 8,572,805 | 158,070 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 74 | More Informative Consoleby Linthar | User Interface | 8,567,902 | 42,837 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 75 | Open World Loot – Encounter Zone and Loot Overhaulby deletepch | Overhauls | 8,543,682 | 6,534 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 76 | Enhanced Lights and FXby anamorfus | Visuals and Graphics | 8,453,288 | 140,264 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 77 | Serana Dialogue Add-Onby Martimius | Followers & Companions | 8,450,211 | 53,736 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 78 | Footprintsby hexabit | Visuals and Graphics | 8,379,037 | 85,524 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 79 | Noble Skyrim Mod HD-2Kby Shutt3r | Models and Textures | 8,348,030 | 70,547 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 80 | Crash Logger SSE AE VR – PDB supportby alandtse | Miscellaneous | 8,301,384 | 31,200 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 81 | Vanilla hair remakeby jg1 | Body, Face, and Hair | 8,254,910 | 21,794 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 82 | moreHUD SEby ahzaab | User Interface | 8,234,627 | 48,621 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 83 | Audio Overhaul for Skyrim SEby DylanJames | Audio | 8,231,745 | 43,839 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 84 | Dwemer Pipework Reworkedby CALEB2 | Models and Textures | 8,214,998 | 14,020 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 85 | Adamant – A Perk Overhaulby SimonMagus | Overhauls | 8,209,244 | 15,752 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 86 | Immersive Citizens – AI Overhaul SEby Shurah | Immersion | 8,036,058 | 205,469 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 87 | Expressive Facial Animation -Male Edition-by Niroku | Animation | 8,011,224 | 46,968 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 88 | Immersive Patrols SE AEby Scrabbulor | Immersion | 8,005,364 | 127,558 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 89 | Blended Roadsby T4gtr34um3r | Models and Textures | 8,000,622 | 67,517 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 90 | Gesture Animation Remix (OAR)by CHIMgarden | Animation | 7,977,426 | 18,707 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 91 | aMidianBorn Book of Silence SEby kryptopyr | Models and Textures | 7,915,280 | 35,863 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 92 | Gourmet Patch Pageby SimonMagus | Crafting | 7,881,254 | – | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 93 | Open Animation Replacerby Ershin | Utilities | 7,835,518 | 45,939 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 94 | bella voice DBVOby Raptor235 | Audio | 7,820,468 | 2,622 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 95 | Lux Viaby GGUNIT | Overhauls | 7,764,588 | 29,152 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 96 | SSEEditby ElminsterAU | Utilities | 7,708,322 | 131,281 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 97 | Animation Queue Fixby Ershin | Bug Fixes | 7,651,716 | 42,327 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 98 | FileAccess Interface for Skyrim SE Scripts – FISSESby TERENCEYAO | Modders Resources | 7,589,979 | 52,628 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 99 | Legacy of the Dragonborn SSEby icecreamassassin | Quests and Adventures | 7,582,510 | 105,510 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 100 | Dismembering Framework – My patches by Xtudo – Hulking Draugrs Falmer Plague Zombies Blue God Bone Simply Better…by Xtudo | Combat | 7,570,545 | 2,992 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
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About the data
We track up to the 400 most-downloaded mods per game on Nexus Mods. The data comes from the public Nexus Mods API (v2 GraphQL) and is refreshed weekly. We leave out adult content, cheats for online play, piracy tools such as cracks and DLC unlockers, and injectors. Rankings shift as new releases climb the charts, so check the refresh date in the stats strip to see how current the numbers are.