
GTA V Mod Manager is the most popular mod manager in GTA V for Windows. You may delete the default Lua plugins in that folder if you don't plan on using them. This is the folder you'll install other user's mods made with Lua in. You'll notice some Lua plugins in the scripts/addins/. To install, please perform the following steps.Ĭopy the LUA.asi file and scripts/ folder to your GTA V directory. Lua is a powerful programming and scripting language and the Lua Plugin for Script Hook V allows users to create mods using Lua. This allows you to open a menu in-game which comes with many features and game options such as increasing your walk/run speed, jump height, spawning vehicles/objects, changing weather, and more! If you want to use this trainer, make sure to also copy the NativeTrainer.asi file to your GTA V folder! Script Hook V also includes a sample ASI plugin Native Trainer. You must delete previous ASI loader version ( dsound.dll) if you have it installed. You may download it separately or use the latest version that comes with Script Hook V ( dinput8.dll). In order to load ASI plugins, you need to have ASI loader installed. You may use the following steps to install Script Hook V.ĭownload Script Hook V from here and extract it using ZIP.Ĭopy the ScriptHookV.dll file to your GTA V's main folder (i.e. It also automatically closes GTA V if detected in GTA V Online mode to prevent accidentally launching it with mods enabled. It is the most popular library from what I've found for GTA V mods. Script Hook V is a library that allows users to create and use mods via GTA V's native script functions in custom ASI plugins. On Steam, this is typically in your Steam folder at steamapps/common/Grand Theft Auto V/. In most cases, you need to copy the mod files to your GTA V's main folder on your computer's file system. Since each mod usually comes with its own installation instructions, I am going to focus on frameworks and libraries that most mods utilize along with Mod Managers.

If you are caught modding GTA V Online, it is considered cheating and you'll likely get banned unless if you know what you're doing. Therefore, please only use these mods in singleplayer. While GTA V mods are allowed in singleplayer, they are not allowed in GTA V Online. Mods can range from allowing you to fly/run incredibly fast to improving the game quality itself via better models, textures, or code.


GTA V mods are community-made modifications that allow you to alter gameplay. Modding is extremely powerful in Grand Theft Auto V (5) and gaming in general.
