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**SMAPI** is an open-source modding API for [Stardew Valley](http://stardewvalley.net/) that lets
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you play the game with mods. It's safely installed alongside the game's executable, and doesn't
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change any of your game files. It serves six main purposes:
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1. **Load mods into the game.**
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_SMAPI loads mods when the game is starting up so they can interact with it. (Code mods aren't
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possible without SMAPI to load them.)_
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2. **Provide APIs and events for mods.**
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_SMAPI provides APIs and events which let mods interact with the game in ways they otherwise
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couldn't._
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3. **Rewrite mods for crossplatform compatibility.**
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_SMAPI rewrites mods' compiled code before loading them so they work on Linux/Mac/Windows
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without the mods needing to handle differences between the Linux/Mac and Windows versions of the
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game._
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4. **Rewrite mods to update them.**
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_SMAPI detects when a mod accesses part of the game that changed in a game update which affects
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many mods, and rewrites the mod so it's compatible._
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5. **Intercept errors.**
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_SMAPI intercepts errors that happen in the game, displays the error details in the console
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window, and in most cases automatically recovers the game. This prevents mods from accidentally
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crashing the game, and makes it possible to troubleshoot errors in the game itself that would
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otherwise show a generic 'program has stopped working' type of message._
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6. **Provide update checks.**
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_SMAPI automatically checks for new versions of your installed mods, and notifies you when any
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are available._
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## Documentation
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* [For players & mod creators](http://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Index)
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* [Release notes](release-notes.md)
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* [Technical docs](technical-docs.md)
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* [Chat on Discord](https://discord.gg/KCJHWhX) with SMAPI developers and other modders
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