OpenIV for GTA 5 is a necessary PC modding tool without which you can't really install a number of mods.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has remained a best-seller for years on PC, largely thanks to mods made with the OpenIV toolkit. We previously reported on a takedown claim Rockstar parent company Take-Two ...

It doesn't look like anything has changed by way of allowing modders to utilize OpenIV, but it does seem as though Rockstar will allow single-player mods for PC players without bringing down ...

Despite Publisher Take-Two Interactive issuing a cease-and-desist letter, the download button for popular Grand Theft Auto V modding tool OpenIV is back.

Popular Grand Theft Auto 5 modding tool OpenIV closes down, after the tool's creator receives a cease and desist letter from Grand Theft Auto series publisher Take-Two Interactive.

OpenIV never supported GTA Online modding and will not support it in the future. Our work will be continued within the Rockstar modding policy," it continued.

The tool has been essential for modding the GTA games for years, but it's halting distribution due to a legal notice.

Popular GTA mod OpenIV receives cease and desist from Take-Two UPDATE: Rockstar says it still supports single-player mods, is working on a solution.

OpenIV, a multi-purpose editor and archive manager for PC versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA 4 will no longer be distributed by the developers after an official Cease-and-Desist letter was ...

Update June 24, 2017: It looks like a win for OpenIV, as the mod has just received an update following Take-Two and Rockstar’s change of heart on single-player mods.After Take-Two released its ...