FFXIV TexTools on Fedora Linux

Run the original Windows FFXIV TexTools on Fedora Linux with a beginner-focused setup script.

The tested workflow supports:

• ✅ TexTools launch/UI
• ✅ Alt+Tab/window focus
• ✅ Model Viewer
• ✅ FBX export
• ✅ Blender editing
• ✅ FBX import
• ✅ ModPack creation/export
• ✅ Penumbra testing

Important

This repository is for the original Windows FFXIV TexTools. It is not a guide for the separate native Linux project named XIVTools.

Caution

This setup has been tested on Fedora KDE Plasma 44 + NVIDIA. Other distributions, GPUs, and desktop environments may work, but have not been tested as thoroughly.

Start here

Follow the Beginner installation guide.

After the prerequisites are installed, start the setup with:

bash setup.sh

Start TexTools

After setup finishes:

~/bin/textools

Then check that Alt+Tab, Model Viewer, and one FBX export work normally.

Help and normal usage

• Installation guide
• Troubleshooting
• FBX → Blender → TexTools → Penumbra
• Wine Favorites — optional shortcuts for folders used in Wine file dialogs

Technical/reference pages

These pages are not required for installation:

• Tested configuration
• Technical Model Viewer history
• Technical FBX export fix

Tested baseline

Component	Tested setup
Linux	Fedora KDE Plasma 44
GPU	NVIDIA RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
Wine	WineHQ Wine Staging 11.16
TexTools	3.1.0.2

A fresh setup.sh installation was tested successfully with this configuration.

Installation locations

~/ffxiv-textools-linux/
~/bin/textools
~/.local/share/applications/FFXIV_TexTools.desktop

See Where TexTools is installed for details and removal instructions.

Acknowledgement

The troubleshooting and development of this Linux TexTools workaround—especially the Model Viewer Wine analysis and the NotAssetCc.exe / winedbg --auto / AeDebug investigation—was assisted by OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol High.

Human testing and validation were performed on the actual Fedora/Wine/TexTools environment, including the complete FBX → Blender → TexTools → ModPack → Penumbra workflow.

Related resources

• Official TexTools: https://github.com/TexTools/FFXIV_TexTools_UI
• TexTools releases: https://github.com/TexTools/FFXIV_TexTools_UI/releases
• WineHQ downloads: https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/Download

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial community compatibility guide. FFXIV TexTools, Final Fantasy XIV, Penumbra, Wine, DXVK, Blender, and related projects belong to their respective authors and maintainers.