WebLoader
WebLoader is a simple thunderstore mod loader for webfishing. It allows you to download mods directly to your mod folder using the mod's url from its thunderstore page. The user can also create mod list presets to share with others for download.🌐 WebLoader 1.0.0
WebLoader is a desktop GUI application for downloading and managing mods from Thunderstore — specifically for the WebFishing community. Built using Python and Tkinter, WebLoader helps streamline the mod installation process with features like batch downloads, mod presets, real-time console logs, and automatic zip extraction.
Features
- Thunderstore URL Parsing: Just paste a Thunderstore mod URL and let WebLoader handle the rest.
- Batch Mod Downloader: Download and extract multiple mods in one click.
- Preset Support: Save and load your mod lists.
- Auto Folder Management: Automatically detects and installs mods to appropriate folders.
- Smart Extraction: Finds innermost folders containing .dll, .pck, or .json files.
- Modern UI: Dark mode-themed Tkinter interface with styled widgets.
- Verbose Console Output: See what’s happening under the hood in real time.
- Fallback Strategies: Uses API, HTML parsing, and heuristics to find mod download links.
▶ Run the App 🖼 Usage
Launch the app. Choose your desired mods folder. Paste mod URLs from Thunderstore (e.g. https://thunderstore.io/c/webfishing/p/Author/ModName/). Click Add Mod. Click Download Mods. Optionally save/load mod presets.
Presets
Presets are saved as JSON files containing lists of mod URLs. You can:
Save Preset — to reuse mod lists across installs.
Load Preset — to quickly rehydrate mod collections.
API + HTML Parsing
Uses Thunderstore APIs (/api/experimental/package/...) for download URLs. Falls back to HTML scraping and common version guessing if APIs fail.
📄 Download Summary
After each run, a download_summary.json file is saved in your mods folder. This includes:
List of downloaded mods Success/failure/skipped counts Download timestamp
• GDWeave • FishingSeason • GrowthHelper
Known Issues
Thunderstore API downtime may cause fallback to HTML parsing. Mods with non-standard folder structures might not extract correctly. GUI responsiveness may lag slightly during heavy extraction (runs in thread but still Tkinter-based).
MIT License
Contributing Pull requests are welcome! If you spot bugs or want to improve functionality, feel free to open issues or contribute.
Credits
Developed using:
Python Tkinter Thunderstore API