Lobuno: This works exactly like the other web based Steam Workshop downloaders already avaliable. It won't let you download mods for many games. Show Movies. Well, I do know that it works for Shadowrun. It appears you're correct that it doesn't work for every game. I tried using it to get a Skyrim mod, and it didn't work.
The page claims that it works for 'any Steam game that supports public downloads', and the message I got for the Skyrim mod was 'This file can't be publicly downloaded from the Steam Servers.' I don't really know how the whole thing works or what exactly the difference is between public downloads and whatever Skyrim does. My guess would be that the downloader doesn't work for games that require Steam in order to launch, but that's just a guess.
Shadowrun series How to get Steam Workshop mods without using Steam! (55 posts) (55 posts). Download the Enhanced Steam Workshop Downloader, and install it.
In any case, like I said, it does work for the Shadowrun games, so hopefully it will be of some help to people reading this thread. Praetorian815: Well, I do know that it works for Shadowrun. It appears you're correct that it doesn't work for every game.
Jul 25, 2012 Hi this is a quick tutorial on how to navigate around steam, and also install mods to your games, using the steam workshop. Link to steam: http://store. 'Skyrim' mods allow users to customize their playing experience with improvements, fixes and new content created by the community.
I tried using it to get a Skyrim mod, and it didn't work. The page claims that it works for 'any Steam game that supports public downloads', and the message I got for the Skyrim mod was 'This file can't be publicly downloaded from the Steam Servers.' I don't really know how the whole thing works or what exactly the difference is between public downloads and whatever Skyrim does. My guess would be that the downloader doesn't work for games that require Steam in order to launch, but that's just a guess. I believe whether or not game mods are 'publically downloadable' is set by the game's Steam workshop configuration (i.e.
By the developers of the game), and is (I think) not necessarily related to whether the game requires the Steam client to launch. I would recommend that if anyone finds games with such workshop restrictions, to take this up with the game's developers in the first instance and tell them to open up their damn workshop! EDIT EDIT: I originally thought the below solution worked for non-public workshops, but it's basically just what the website does. I'll leave it here just in case others want a slightly-more convenient downloader (so you can download from within Steam seamlessly, without going to another website).
So, alternative to website - effectively integrates a script into your browser instead. 1) Grab and install a script tool plugin for your browser, such as GreaseMonkey for firefox. Suggestions available from the GreasyFork main page: 2) Download the Enhanced Steam Workshop Downloader, and install it (if you've installed one of the aforementioned script plugins, you should get auto-prompted to do this): 3) This is the annoying bit: It doesn't work as-is, at least not with the latest GreaseMonkey. So, as per this discussion topic (), Go to your GreaseMonkey (or whatever tool) tab on your browser, find the Steam Downloader Workshop script, select it, then select Edit Script. Then just replace all instances of 'GM_xmlHttpRequest' with 'GM.xmlHttpRequest' (without the quotes of course). 4) After that, whenever you navigate to a mod on the Steam Workshop, the script should install some extra buttons, including a download button. Press the download button, and the mod is yours!