Getting Started With Garry's Mod
New to Garry's Mod? Learn the controls, install addons, join servers, change your playermodel, mount games, pick a gamemode and save your builds.
Just bought Garry's Mod? These guides take you from your first spawn to joining a server. Start with the controls, then pick whatever you need.
Controls and Keybinds
Every default key, plus the physgun, toolgun and how to rebind anything
Install Addons
Subscribe on the Workshop, turn addons on and off, and remove them
Join a Server
Use the server browser, connect by IP and play with friends
Change Your Playermodel
Pick a model, colours and bodygroups, and add Workshop models
Mount Games
Mount Counter-Strike: Source and other games to fix missing content
Gamemodes Explained
Sandbox, DarkRP, TTT, Prop Hunt, Murder and more
Saves and Dupes
Save your game, copy builds and find your save files
Already know the basics? Our general guides cover 64-bit GMod, performance and console commands.
Ready to play? Justified is a Garry's Mod DarkRP server: justified.gg
Garry's Mod Guides: Fixes, Controls, Servers and DarkRP
Free Garry's Mod guides: fix crashes and missing textures, learn the controls, install addons, host a server and get started in DarkRP.
Garry's Mod Controls and Keybinds
Every default Garry's Mod keybind, from noclip and the spawn menu to physgun, toolgun and undo, plus how to change binds and use the bind command.