diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/ui/CreateModDialog.java b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/ui/CreateModDialog.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b0ae42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/ui/CreateModDialog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+package net.vhati.modmanager.ui;
+
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+import java.awt.Desktop;
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.Frame;
+import java.awt.Point;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
+import javax.swing.Box;
+import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JDialog;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
+import javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants;
+import javax.swing.event.AncestorEvent;
+import javax.swing.event.AncestorListener;
+
+import net.vhati.modmanager.ui.FieldEditorPanel;
+import net.vhati.modmanager.ui.FieldEditorPanel.ContentType;
+import net.vhati.modmanager.ui.RegexDocument;
+import net.vhati.modmanager.xml.JDOMModMetadataWriter;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+
+public class CreateModDialog extends JDialog implements ActionListener {
+
+	private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger( CreateModDialog.class );
+
+	protected static final String DIR_NAME = "Directory Name";
+	protected static final String TITLE = "Title";
+	protected static final String URL = "Thread URL";
+	protected static final String AUTHOR = "Author";
+	protected static final String VERSION = "Version";
+	protected static final String DESC = "Description";
+
+	protected FieldEditorPanel editorPanel;
+	protected JButton applyBtn;
+
+	protected File modsDir;
+
+
+	public CreateModDialog( Frame owner, File modsDir ) {
+		super( owner, "New Mod" );
+		this.setDefaultCloseOperation( JDialog.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE );
+
+		this.modsDir = modsDir;
+
+		editorPanel = new FieldEditorPanel( false );
+		editorPanel.setBorder( BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder( 10, 10, 0, 10 ) );
+		editorPanel.setNameWidth( 100 );
+		editorPanel.setValueWidth( 350 );
+
+		editorPanel.addRow( DIR_NAME, ContentType.STRING );
+		editorPanel.getString( DIR_NAME ).setDocument( new RegexDocument( "[^\\/:;*?<>|^\"]*" ) );
+		editorPanel.addTextRow( String.format( "The name of a directory to create in the %s/ folder.", modsDir.getName() ) );
+		editorPanel.addSeparatorRow();
+		editorPanel.addRow( TITLE, ContentType.STRING );
+		editorPanel.addTextRow( "The title of this mod." );
+		editorPanel.addSeparatorRow();
+		editorPanel.addRow( URL, ContentType.STRING );
+		editorPanel.addTextRow( "This mod's thread on the forum." );
+		editorPanel.addSeparatorRow();
+		editorPanel.addRow( AUTHOR, ContentType.STRING );
+		editorPanel.addTextRow( "Your forum user name." );
+		editorPanel.addSeparatorRow();
+		editorPanel.addRow( VERSION, ContentType.STRING );
+		editorPanel.addTextRow( "The revision/variant of this release, preferably at least a number." );
+		editorPanel.addSeparatorRow();
+		editorPanel.addRow( DESC, ContentType.TEXT_AREA );
+		editorPanel.getTextArea( DESC ).setRows( 15 );
+		editorPanel.addTextRow( "Summary of gameplay effects; flavor; features; concerns about compatibility, preferred order, requirements; replaced ship slot; etc." );
+
+		JPanel ctrlPanel = new JPanel();
+		ctrlPanel.setLayout( new BoxLayout( ctrlPanel, BoxLayout.X_AXIS ) );
+		ctrlPanel.setBorder( BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder( 10, 0, 10, 0 ) );
+		ctrlPanel.add( Box.createHorizontalGlue() );
+		applyBtn = new JButton( "Generate Mod" );
+		applyBtn.addActionListener( this );
+		ctrlPanel.add( applyBtn );
+		ctrlPanel.add( Box.createHorizontalGlue() );
+
+		final JScrollPane editorScroll = new JScrollPane( editorPanel );
+		editorScroll.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy( ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS );
+		editorScroll.getVerticalScrollBar().setUnitIncrement( 10 );
+		int vbarWidth = editorScroll.getVerticalScrollBar().getPreferredSize().width;
+		editorScroll.setPreferredSize( new Dimension( editorPanel.getPreferredSize().width+vbarWidth+5, 400 ) );
+
+		JPanel contentPane = new JPanel( new BorderLayout() );
+		contentPane.add( editorScroll, BorderLayout.CENTER );
+		contentPane.add( ctrlPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
+		this.setContentPane( contentPane );
+		this.pack();
+		this.setMinimumSize( new Dimension( 250, 250 ) );
+
+
+		editorScroll.addAncestorListener(new AncestorListener() {
+			@Override
+			public void ancestorAdded( AncestorEvent e ) {
+				editorScroll.getViewport().setViewPosition( new Point( 0, 0 ) );
+			}
+			@Override
+			public void ancestorMoved( AncestorEvent e ) {
+			}
+			@Override
+			public void ancestorRemoved( AncestorEvent e ) {
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e ) {
+		Object source = e.getSource();
+
+		if ( source == applyBtn ) {
+			String dirName = editorPanel.getString( DIR_NAME ).getText().trim();
+			String modTitle = editorPanel.getString( TITLE ).getText().trim();
+			String modURL = editorPanel.getString( URL ).getText().trim();
+			String modAuthor = editorPanel.getString( AUTHOR ).getText().trim();
+			String modVersion = editorPanel.getString( VERSION ).getText().trim();
+			String modDesc = editorPanel.getTextArea( DESC ).getText().trim();
+
+			if ( dirName.length() == 0 ) {
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( CreateModDialog.this, "No directory name was given.", "Nothing to do", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE );
+				return;
+			}
+
+			File genDir = new File( modsDir, dirName );
+			if ( !genDir.exists() ) {
+				try {
+					// Generate the mod.
+					if ( genDir.mkdir() ) {
+						File appendixDir = new File ( genDir, "mod-appendix" );
+						if ( appendixDir.mkdir() ) {
+							File metadataFile = new File( appendixDir, "metadata.xml" );
+
+							JDOMModMetadataWriter.writeMetadata( metadataFile, modTitle, modURL, modAuthor, modVersion, modDesc );
+						}
+						else {
+							throw new IOException( String.format( "Failed to create directory: %s", appendixDir.getName() ) );
+						}
+					}
+					else {
+						throw new IOException( String.format( "Failed to create directory: %s", genDir.getName() ) );
+					}
+
+					// Show the folder.
+					try {
+						if ( Desktop.isDesktopSupported() ) {
+							Desktop.getDesktop().open( genDir.getCanonicalFile() );
+						} else {
+							log.error( String.format( "Java cannot open the %s/ folder for you on this OS", genDir.getName() ) );
+						}
+					}
+					catch ( IOException f ) {
+						log.error( String.format( "Error opening %s/ folder", genDir.getName() ), f );
+					}
+
+					// All done.
+					CreateModDialog.this.dispose();
+				}
+				catch ( IOException f ) {
+					log.error( String.format( "Failed to generate new mod: %s", genDir.getName() ), f );
+
+					JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( CreateModDialog.this, String.format( "Failed to generate new mod: %s\n%s", genDir.getName(), f.getMessage() ), "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE );
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( CreateModDialog.this, String.format( "A directory named \"%s\" already exists.", genDir.getName() ), "Nothing to do", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/ui/ManagerFrame.java b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/ui/ManagerFrame.java
index 23a2aa3..ce2432e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/ui/ManagerFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/ui/ManagerFrame.java
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
 	private JMenu fileMenu;
 	private JMenuItem rescanMenuItem;
 	private JMenuItem extractDatsMenuItem;
+	private JMenuItem createModMenuItem;
 	private JMenuItem sandboxMenuItem;
 	private JMenuItem configMenuItem;
 	private JMenuItem exitMenuItem;
@@ -318,10 +319,16 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
 		extractDatsMenuItem.addMouseListener( new StatusbarMouseListener( this, "Extract FTL resources into a folder." ) );
 		extractDatsMenuItem.addActionListener( this );
 		fileMenu.add( extractDatsMenuItem );
+		fileMenu.add( new JSeparator() );
+		createModMenuItem = new JMenuItem( "New Mod..." );
+		createModMenuItem.addMouseListener( new StatusbarMouseListener( this, "Generate boilerplace for a new mod." ) );
+		createModMenuItem.addActionListener( this );
+		fileMenu.add( createModMenuItem );
 		sandboxMenuItem = new JMenuItem( "XML Sandbox..." );
 		sandboxMenuItem.addMouseListener( new StatusbarMouseListener( this, "Experiment with advanced mod syntax." ) );
 		sandboxMenuItem.addActionListener( this );
 		fileMenu.add( sandboxMenuItem );
+		fileMenu.add( new JSeparator() );
 		configMenuItem = new JMenuItem( "Preferences..." );
 		configMenuItem.addMouseListener( new StatusbarMouseListener( this, "Edit preferences." ) );
 		configMenuItem.addActionListener( this );
@@ -803,6 +810,15 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
 			extractDlg.extract();
 			extractDlg.setVisible( true );
 		}
+		else if ( source == createModMenuItem ) {
+			setStatusText( "" );
+
+			CreateModDialog createModDlg = new CreateModDialog( ManagerFrame.this, modsDir );
+			createModDlg.addWindowListener( nerfListener );
+			//configDlg.setSize( 300, 400 );
+			createModDlg.setLocationRelativeTo( null );
+			createModDlg.setVisible( true );
+		}
 		else if ( source == sandboxMenuItem ) {
 			setStatusText( "" );
 			File datsDir = new File( appConfig.getProperty( SlipstreamConfig.FTL_DATS_PATH ) );
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/xml/JDOMModMetadataWriter.java b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/xml/JDOMModMetadataWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a1106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/xml/JDOMModMetadataWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+package net.vhati.modmanager.xml;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Writer;
+
+import org.jdom2.CDATA;
+import org.jdom2.Comment;
+import org.jdom2.Document;
+import org.jdom2.Element;
+import org.jdom2.Text;
+import org.jdom2.output.Format;
+import org.jdom2.output.LineSeparator;
+import org.jdom2.output.XMLOutputter;
+
+import net.vhati.modmanager.core.EOLWriter;
+
+
+public class JDOMModMetadataWriter {
+
+	/**
+	 * Writes boilerplate metadata for a mod.
+	 *
+	 * @param outFile "{modDir}/mod-appendix/metadata.xml"
+	 * @param modTitle
+	 * @param modURL
+	 * @param modAuthor
+	 * @param modVersion
+	 * @param modDesc
+	 */
+	public static void writeMetadata( File outFile, String modTitle, String modURL, String modAuthor, String modVersion, String modDesc ) throws IOException {
+		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+
+		Element rootNode = new Element( "metadata" );
+		Document doc = new Document( rootNode );
+
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n" ) );
+
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		buf.setLength( 0 );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tCDATA tags mean no need to escape special characters.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tDon't worry about spaces at the start/end. That gets trimmed.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t" );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Comment( buf.toString() ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n\n\n" ) );
+
+		// title.
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Comment( String.format( " %s ", "The title of this mod." ) ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n" ) );
+
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		Element titleNode = new Element( "title" );
+		titleNode.setContent( new CDATA( String.format( " %s ", modTitle ) ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( titleNode );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n\n\n" ) );
+
+		// threadUrl.
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		buf.setLength( 0 );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tThis mod's thread on subsetgames.com.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tIf there's no thread yet, create one to announce your upcoming mod in the\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tforum. Then paste the url here.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t" );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Comment( buf.toString() ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n" ) );
+
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		Element urlNode = new Element( "threadUrl" );
+		urlNode.setContent( new CDATA( String.format( " %s ", modURL ) ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( urlNode );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n\n\n" ) );
+
+		// author.
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Comment( String.format( " %s ", "Your forum user name." ) ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n" ) );
+
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		Element authorNode = new Element( "author" );
+		authorNode.setContent( new CDATA( String.format( " %s ", modAuthor ) ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( authorNode );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n\n\n" ) );
+
+		// version.
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		buf.setLength( 0 );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tThe revision/variant of this release, preferably at least a number.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tExamples:\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\t\t0.3\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\t\t2.1c Ships Only WIP\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\t\t2.4.1 Hi-res Bkgs\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\t\t1.0 for FTL 1.03.1\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t" );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Comment( buf.toString() ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n" ) );
+
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		Element versionNode = new Element( "version" );
+		versionNode.setContent( new CDATA( String.format( " %s ", modVersion ) ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( versionNode );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n\n\n" ) );
+
+		// description.
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\t" ) );
+		Element descNode = new Element( "description" );
+		descNode.addContent( new Text( "\n" ) );
+		descNode.addContent( new CDATA( String.format( "\n%s\n", modDesc ) ) );
+		descNode.addContent( new Text( "\n\t" ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( descNode );
+
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n\n" ) );
+
+		buf.setLength( 0 );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tSuggestions for the description...\n" );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tWrite a short paragraph about the mod's effect first (what style ship, how\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tdoes it affect gameplay). No need to introduce yourself.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tOptionally add a paragraph of background flavor.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tOptionally list important features.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tList any concerns about mod compatibility, preferred order, or requirements.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tMention \"Replaces the XYZ ship.\" if relevant.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tKestrel-A, Stealth-A, Mantis-A,\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tEngi-A,    Fed-A,     Slug-A,\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t\tRock-A,    Zoltan-A,  Crystal-A\n" );
+		buf.append( "\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tAbove all, keep the description general, so you won't have to edit\n" );
+		buf.append( "\tthat again for each new version.\n" );
+		buf.append( "\t" );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Comment( buf.toString() ) );
+		rootNode.addContent( new Text( "\n" ) );
+
+		Format format = Format.getPrettyFormat();
+		format.setTextMode( Format.TextMode.PRESERVE );
+		format.setExpandEmptyElements( false );
+		format.setOmitDeclaration( false );
+		format.setIndent( "\t" );
+		format.setLineSeparator( LineSeparator.CRNL );
+
+		Writer writer = null;
+		try {
+			writer = new EOLWriter( new FileWriter( outFile ), "\r\n" );
+
+			XMLOutputter xmlOutput = new XMLOutputter();
+			xmlOutput.setFormat( format );
+			xmlOutput.output( doc, writer );
+		}
+		finally {
+			try {if ( writer != null ) writer.close();}
+			catch ( IOException e ) {}
+		}
+	}
+}