MODDINGWIKI Users Troubleshooting Command Line Parameters

Vortex's executable can be started with some additional arguments in order to quickly access certain features or to perform advanced debugging. This can be useful when creating desktop shortcuts to launch a specific profile or game, opening dev tools or changing the memory limit for the app. 

Note

The commands list shown below may become outdated over time. To check which arguments your installed version supports close Vortex, then navigate to the Vortex installation folder in Comand-Line or PowerShell and type the command ./vortex.exe --help. This will output a similar list in the command window.

Command(s)	Parameters	Description
-V, --version		Prints the version number of Vortex.
-d --download	[url]	Vortex will open and start downloading the file at the requested URL (NXM URLs can be used for Nexus Mods downloads).
-i --install	[url]	Vortex will open, then download and install the file at the requested URL (NXM URLs can be used for Nexus Mods downloads).
-g --get	[path]	Prints the contents of the object at the specified path. Useful for checking values without opening the app.
-s, --set	[path]=[value]	Writes the value the contents of the object at the specified path. Improper use of this feature will break the Vortex state.
--user-data	[path]	Launches Vortex using the folder specified as path instead of the default at %appdata%\Vortex. This can be used to create a clean instance of Vortex.
--start-minimized		Launches Vortex minimised.
--game	[game id]	Launches Vortex with a matching game enabled.
--del	[path]	Delete the value at the specified path. Improper use of this feature will break the Vortex state.
--run	[path]	Execute the JS program instead of Vortex itself.
--report	[path]	Sends a crash report. Internal use only.
--restore	[path]	Restore the Vortex state to a backup at the specified path.
--merge	[path]	Merge the Vortex state with a backup at the specified path.
--shared		This will prompt Vortex to use the shared state files in %programdata% rather than %appdata%
--max-memory	[size in MB]	Launch Vortex with a set memory limit. Defaults to 4,096MB.
--inspector		Launch Vortex with the Chrome Inspector open. Requires this extension.
--profile	[profile id]	Launch Vortex and switch to the specified profile automatically.
-h, --help		List available Command-Line parameters for the installed build.