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'''NifSkope''' is an application that can read, modify, and write [[AU:NIF Data Format|.nif]] files. It is part of the [[AU:NifTools|NifTools]] Project. The most up to date version is maintained by fo76utils and can be downloaded from its [https://github.com/fo76utils/nifskope GitHub page]. NifSkope is essential for asset implementation, and is useful for other disciplines such as [[AU:Concept Art|concept art]] and [[AU:3D Art|3D art]] as well, as it allows easy viewing and export of in game assets.
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'''NifSkope''' is an application that can read, modify, and write [[AU:NetImmerse Format|nif]] files. It is part of the [[AU:NifTools|NifTools]] Project. The most up to date version is maintained by fo76utils and can be downloaded from its [https://github.com/fo76utils/nifskope GitHub page]. NifSkope is essential for [[AU:nif implementation|nif implementation]], and is useful for other disciplines such as [[AU:Concept Art|concept art]] and [[AU:3D art|3D art]] as well, as it allows easy viewing and export of in game assets.
  
 
==Downloads==
 
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*[https://github.com/niftools/nifskope NifSkope (NifTools)] ("dev7"): the "official" branch. Last updated 2018.
 
*[https://github.com/niftools/nifskope NifSkope (NifTools)] ("dev7"): the "official" branch. Last updated 2018.
  
==Tutorials==
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktwHE8SX_JU&list=PLiPgFWIHsr8XA0h8Q5MS-8dnufJGrxeAZ Nifskope Tutorial Playlist (Youtube)] by Darkfox127
 
*[https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/47104/?tab=description FPI Animated Textures Tutorial], provided in PDF format, demonstrate the creation of simple texture animations using NifSkope.
 
*Short tutorial for creating furniture that uses a special sitting animation: [[File:Nifskope_Furniture_tutorial.pdf]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 30 November 2025

NifSkope is an application that can read, modify, and write nif files. It is part of the NifTools Project. The most up to date version is maintained by fo76utils and can be downloaded from its GitHub page. NifSkope is essential for nif implementation, and is useful for other disciplines such as concept art and 3D art as well, as it allows easy viewing and export of in game assets.

Downloads[edit]

  • NifSkope (fo76utils) ("dev11"): The most up to date version. Receives active development.
    • Supports all Bethesda games, up to Starfield, as well as many other games using nif format.
    • Native support for Windows, Linux, and MacOS

Older versions of NifSkope also exist, and are listed here for posterity. They lack many of the features added by later revisions. Versions are listed from newer to older.

  • NifSkope (hexabits) ("dev9"): a development branch. Last updated 2023.
  • NifSkope (SpectralPlatypus): based on the official dev7 branch, with a few added features listed below. Last updated 2023.
    • Convex Decomposition Generation
    • Convex/Convex Decomposition Generation for full nif hierarchy
  • NifSkope (NifTools) ("dev7"): the "official" branch. Last updated 2018.


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Concept Art GIMPPhotoshop
3D Art/Texturing/Animation 3ds MaxGIMPBlenderMayaMudboxPaint.NETSubstance PainterxNormalZBrush
Implementation Blender Niftools AddonChunkMergeck-cmdNifSkopeOutfit StudioPyNifly
Level Design Creation Kit Platform ExtendedxEdit
Project management xEdit
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