This page ranks the Skyrim Legendary Edition mods we track on Nexus Mods by total downloads, so you can see which mods players actually install on the original 2011 release. Long-running favourites such as SkyUI, Skyrim HD – 2K Textures, Fores New Idles in Skyrim (FNIS), Apachii Sky Hair and Immersive Armors currently sit at the top. The stats strip above the table shows the number of mods tracked, combined downloads, the data source and the date of the last refresh.
314mods tracked
695.9Mtotal downloads
Nexus Modsdata source
Oct 21, 2026last data refresh
Top categoriesModels and Textures 42Immersion 26Overhauls 17Environmental 17Visuals and Graphics 17User Interface 15
Top 100 Skyrim Legendary Edition mods by downloads
| # | Mod | Category | Downloads | Endorsements | Official page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SkyUIby schlangster | User Interface | 25,974,373 | 920,086 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 2 | Skyrim HD – 2K Texturesby NebuLa1 | Models and Textures | 24,648,584 | 366,788 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 3 | Fores New Idles in Skyrim – FNISby NexusModsCaretaker | Animation | 23,333,690 | 395,310 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 4 | Apachii Sky Hairby apachii | Body, Face, and Hair | 15,303,511 | 353,418 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 5 | Immersive Armorsby hothtrooper44 | Armour | 13,162,782 | 441,256 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 6 | A Quality World Map and Solstheim Map – With Roadsby NexusModsCaretaker | User Interface | 12,335,214 | 433,651 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 7 | RaceMenuby expired6978 | User Interface | 12,138,697 | 375,598 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 8 | Climates Of Tamriel – Weather – Lighting – Audioby jjc71 | Overhauls | 11,306,151 | 284,445 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 9 | Static Mesh Improvement Mod – SMIMby Brumbek | Models and Textures | 10,276,727 | 273,760 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 10 | Skyrim Flora Overhaulby vurt | Models and Textures | 10,264,379 | 217,029 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 11 | Immersive Weaponsby hothtrooper44 | Weapons | 9,059,706 | 354,369 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 12 | Cloaks of Skyrimby AsheNoodle | Clothing | 8,916,091 | 274,321 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 13 | Realistic Ragdolls and Forceby dDefinder | Gameplay | 8,698,075 | 269,954 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 14 | Enhanced Lights and FXby anamorfus | Immersion | 8,409,912 | 224,071 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 15 | The Eyes Of Beautyby LogRaam | Body, Face, and Hair | 8,086,033 | 186,566 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 16 | UFO – Ultimate Follower Overhaulby fLokii | Followers and Companions | 7,989,874 | 174,486 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 17 | Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patchby Arthmoor | Patches | 7,351,809 | 245,604 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 18 | RealVision ENBby SkyrimTuner | ENB Preset | 6,815,593 | 180,139 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 19 | Apocalypse – Magic of Skyrimby EnaiSiaion | Magic – Spells & Enchantments | 6,532,221 | 180,429 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 20 | ShowRaceMenu Precache Killerby kapaer | Patches | 5,789,020 | 207,350 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 21 | Realistic Water Twoby TechAngel85 | Environmental | 5,072,662 | 134,639 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 22 | Mod Organizerby Tannin42 | Utilities | 4,703,622 | 208,846 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 23 | NetImmerse Overrideby expired6978 | Modders Resources and Tutorials | 4,655,150 | 123,034 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 24 | JaySuS Swordsby jaysus | Weapons | 4,439,257 | 102,412 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 25 | KS Hairdos – Renewalby Kalilies | Body, Face, and Hair | 4,298,574 | 103,877 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 26 | Wet and Coldby StepModifications | Immersion | 4,285,848 | 169,929 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 27 | Immersive Patrolsby Scrabbulor | Immersion | 4,110,424 | 144,160 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 28 | TES5Editby ElminsterAU | Utilities | 4,109,918 | 195,004 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 29 | Convenient Horsesby mitchalek | Creatures | 4,094,267 | 155,326 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 30 | Frostfall – Hypothermia Camping Survivalby Chesko | Immersion | 4,049,692 | 154,450 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 31 | Dual Sheath Reduxby Neovalen | Immersion | 4,040,586 | 99,571 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 32 | Skyrim Immersive Creaturesby lifestorock | Creatures | 3,959,177 | 122,323 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 33 | Realistic Lighting Overhaulby sydney666 | Overhauls | 3,903,054 | 135,241 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 34 | SRW0 Ancient Dwemer Metalby SRW0 | Models and Textures | 3,792,904 | 15,094 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 35 | Skyrim Performance PLUSby Vergis | Environmental | 3,551,130 | 47,726 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 36 | HDT HighHeels Systemby HydrogensaysHDT | Miscellaneous | 3,544,296 | 120,427 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 37 | Enhanced Night Skyrimby CptJoker71 | Models and Textures | 3,511,889 | 83,146 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 38 | Deadly Dragonsby 3jiou | Overhauls | 3,456,273 | 91,481 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 39 | Immersive HUD – iHUDby Gopher | User Interface | 3,443,547 | 136,794 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 40 | Bijin Warmaidensby rxkx22 | NPC | 3,421,631 | 86,961 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 41 | Immersive Animationsby Bergzore | Animation | 3,262,228 | 86,883 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 42 | Ultimate HD Fire Effectsby rheadude | Models and Textures | 3,200,184 | 94,749 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 43 | Amazing Follower Tweaksby Dheuster | NPC | 3,173,971 | 140,874 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 44 | Skyrim – Enhanced Cameraby LogicDragon | Immersion | 3,155,736 | 112,341 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 45 | Falskaarby AlexanderJVelicky | New Lands | 3,152,734 | 145,954 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 46 | T3nd0s Skyrim Redoneby T3nd0 | Overhauls | 3,115,033 | 84,059 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 47 | Ordinator – Perks of Skyrimby EnaiSiaion | Overhauls | 3,093,417 | 80,116 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 48 | RS Children Overhaulby isophe | NPC – Children | 2,959,934 | 87,804 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 49 | Sounds of Skyrim – The Wildsby Cliffworms | Audio – SFX, Music, and Voice | 2,934,182 | 104,022 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 50 | Superior Lore-Friendly Hair – HD texturesby skyrimaguas | Body, Face, and Hair | 2,923,300 | 92,082 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 51 | Winter Is Coming – Cloaksby nivea | Clothing | 2,901,128 | 104,206 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 52 | Wearable Lanternsby Chesko | Items and Objects – Player | 2,846,755 | 113,950 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 53 | Skyrim -Community- Uncapperby Elys | Gameplay | 2,843,808 | 102,338 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 54 | Fuz Ro D-oh – Silent Voiceby shademe | Miscellaneous | 2,831,600 | 90,463 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 55 | Pretty Faceby tktk1 | Body, Face, and Hair | 2,831,098 | 67,513 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 56 | Expanded Towns and Citiesby missjennabee | Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets | 2,810,926 | 66,800 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 57 | Auto Unequip Ammoby mitchalek | Utilities | 2,799,950 | 107,679 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 58 | Seranaholicby rxkx22 | NPC | 2,777,018 | 64,212 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 59 | Browsby Hvergelmer | Body, Face, and Hair | 2,732,702 | 77,304 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 60 | Footprintsby hexabit | Visuals and Graphics | 2,717,903 | 90,287 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 61 | Campfire – Complete Camping Systemby Chesko | Immersion | 2,634,343 | 89,583 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 62 | Safety Loadby kapaer | Bug Fixes | 2,633,938 | 97,762 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 63 | Guard Dialogue Overhaulby Eckss | Immersion | 2,605,715 | 113,264 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 64 | Bandolier – Bags and Pouchesby Dragten | Clothing | 2,594,370 | 102,472 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 65 | Better Vampires 9.2by Brehanin | Overhauls | 2,577,828 | 83,248 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 66 | NobleSkyrimMod HD-2Kby Shutt3r | Models and Textures | 2,539,415 | 42,922 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 67 | Better Dialogue Controlsby ecirbaf | User Interface | 2,536,766 | 100,327 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 68 | 4K Parallax Skyrim by Pfuscher now with ports from SEby Pfuscher | Models and Textures | 2,519,568 | 11,693 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 69 | Lanterns of Skyrim – All In Oneby mannygt | Immersion | 2,497,848 | 76,733 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 70 | Sounds of Skyrim – The Dungeonsby Cliffworms | Audio – SFX, Music, and Voice | 2,475,264 | 88,360 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 71 | Immersive Citizens – AI Overhaulby Shurah | Immersion | 2,395,820 | 87,587 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 72 | Unofficial High Resolution Patchby Arthmoor | Patches | 2,389,028 | 133,443 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 73 | Realistic Needs and Diseasesby perseid9 | Immersion | 2,338,376 | 91,392 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 74 | Female Facial Animationby nao4288 | Animation | 2,328,480 | 87,638 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 75 | Ruins Clutter Improvedby raiserfx | Models and Textures | 2,278,237 | 74,197 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 76 | Sounds of Skyrim – Civilizationby Cliffworms | Audio – SFX, Music, and Voice | 2,277,825 | 81,860 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 77 | UIExtensionsby expired6978 | User Interface | 2,243,467 | 65,295 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 78 | A Matter of Time – A HUD clock widgetby SkyAmigo | User Interface | 2,234,965 | 105,319 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 79 | Pretty Combat Animations (PCA)by dualsun | Animation | 2,234,439 | 54,122 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 80 | Heart of the Beast – Werewolf Sound and Texture Overhaulby NsJones | Audio – SFX, Music, and Voice | 2,229,106 | 38,660 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 81 | Vilja in Skyrimby Emma | Followers and Companions | 2,213,016 | 53,797 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 82 | Skyrim Project Optimizationby rgabriel15 | Visuals and Graphics | 2,209,158 | 76,164 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 83 | Complete Crafting Overhaul Remadeby kryptopyr | Crafting | 2,201,412 | 62,490 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 84 | Crash fixesby meh321 | Patches | 2,152,013 | 57,787 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 85 | Glowing Ore Veins 300by ByblosHex | Visuals and Graphics | 2,148,241 | 81,374 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 86 | OBIS – Organized Bandits In Skyrimby Indigoblade | NPC | 2,105,964 | 55,498 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 87 | Coverkhajiitsby mrLenski | Models and Textures | 2,070,054 | 47,135 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 88 | Unique Uniquesby InsanitySorrow | Weapons | 2,023,559 | 75,720 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 89 | Inconsequential NPCsby ripple | NPC | 2,017,226 | 53,120 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 90 | Categorized Favorites Menuby favmenumodder | User Interface | 1,980,033 | 55,161 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 91 | Moonpath to Elsweyrby muppetpuppet | Quests and Adventures | 1,921,863 | 64,854 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 92 | Ethereal Elven Overhaulby nuska | Races, Classes, and Birthsigns | 1,921,126 | 63,756 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 93 | Pretty Female Idlesby dualsun | Animation | 1,915,022 | 56,019 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 94 | Realistic Smoke and Embersby StepModifications | Visuals and Graphics | 1,913,389 | 54,694 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 95 | Beardsby Hvergelmer | Body, Face, and Hair | 1,899,191 | 63,335 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 96 | Improved NPC Clothing – High Resby BaronDavid | Clothing | 1,896,052 | 49,325 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 97 | Sofia – The Funny Fully Voiced Followerby djjohnjarvis | Followers and Companions | 1,890,484 | 102,172 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 98 | SkyTEST – Realistic Animals and Predatorsby etayorius | Creatures | 1,887,978 | 58,469 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 99 | True Wolves Of Skyrimby Deleted4930906User | Creatures | 1,884,563 | 18,782 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
| 100 | Feminine Running and New Dash Animationby xp32 | Animation | 1,879,506 | 52,662 | Nexus Mods (opens in a new tab) |
How to use this database
- Scan the top 100. The table lists each mod’s rank, name and author, category, downloads and endorsements. The link in every row opens the mod’s official Nexus Mods page, where the actual download happens.
- Jump into a category. The chips for the busiest categories (Models and Textures, Immersion, Overhauls and Environmental) open the full database already filtered to that category.
- Search everything. The full database button opens a searchable view filtered to Skyrim Legendary Edition. You can search by name, filter by category or source, and change the sort order. Quick view shows the author’s own short summary before you click through.
About the data
Mod listings come from the public Nexus Mods API (v2 GraphQL). We track up to the 400 most-downloaded mods per game, and the figures refresh weekly, so rankings and totals shift over time. These are Nexus Mods’ Skyrim (Legendary Edition) listings, which are separate from Special Edition mods. We leave out adult content, cheats for online play, piracy tools such as cracks and DLC unlockers, and injectors.
Mod names and summaries belong to their authors. m0use Mods lists them and links to each official mod page, and all downloads happen on Nexus Mods.