diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix
index 6cb9dd5bc1ed..875f17e876bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,21 @@
-{ _7zz
-, buildDotnetModule
-, copyDesktopItems
-, desktop-file-utils
-, dotnetCorePackages
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, fontconfig
-, lib
-, libICE
-, libSM
-, libX11
-, nexusmods-app
-, runCommand
-, enableUnfree ? false # Set to true to support RAR format mods
+{
+  _7zz,
+  buildDotnetModule,
+  copyDesktopItems,
+  desktop-file-utils,
+  dotnetCorePackages,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  fontconfig,
+  lib,
+  libICE,
+  libSM,
+  libX11,
+  nexusmods-app,
+  runCommand,
+  pname ? "nexusmods-app",
 }:
-let
-  _7zzWithOptionalUnfreeRarSupport = _7zz.override {
-    inherit enableUnfree;
-  };
-in
 buildDotnetModule rec {
-  pname = "nexusmods-app";
-
+  inherit pname;
   version = "0.4.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -39,9 +34,7 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
   projectFile = "src/NexusMods.App/NexusMods.App.csproj";
   testProjectFile = "NexusMods.App.sln";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    copyDesktopItems
-  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ copyDesktopItems ];
 
   nugetDeps = ./deps.nix;
 
@@ -54,15 +47,15 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
   '';
 
   postPatch = ''
-    ln --force --symbolic "${lib.getExe _7zzWithOptionalUnfreeRarSupport}" src/ArchiveManagement/NexusMods.FileExtractor/runtimes/linux-x64/native/7zz
+    ln --force --symbolic "${lib.getExe _7zz}" src/ArchiveManagement/NexusMods.FileExtractor/runtimes/linux-x64/native/7zz
 
     # for some reason these tests fail (intermittently?) with a zero timestamp
     touch tests/NexusMods.UI.Tests/WorkspaceSystem/*.verified.png
   '';
 
   makeWrapperArgs = [
-    "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [desktop-file-utils]}"
-    "--set APPIMAGE $out/bin/${meta.mainProgram}" # Make associating with nxm links work on Linux
+    "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ desktop-file-utils ]}"
+    "--set APPIMAGE ${placeholder "out"}/bin/${meta.mainProgram}" # Make associating with nxm links work on Linux
   ];
 
   runtimeDeps = [
@@ -72,52 +65,62 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
     libX11
   ];
 
-  executables = [
-    nexusmods-app.meta.mainProgram
-  ];
+  executables = [ meta.mainProgram ];
 
   doCheck = true;
 
   dotnetTestFlags = [
     "--environment=USER=nobody"
-    (lib.strings.concatStrings [
+    (
       "--filter="
-      (lib.strings.concatStrings (lib.strings.intersperse "&" ([
-        "Category!=Disabled"
-        "FlakeyTest!=True"
-        "RequiresNetworking!=True"
-        "FullyQualifiedName!=NexusMods.UI.Tests.ImageCacheTests.Test_LoadAndCache_RemoteImage"
-        "FullyQualifiedName!=NexusMods.UI.Tests.ImageCacheTests.Test_LoadAndCache_ImageStoredFile"
-      ] ++ lib.optionals (! enableUnfree) [
-        "FullyQualifiedName!=NexusMods.Games.FOMOD.Tests.FomodXmlInstallerTests.InstallsFilesSimple_UsingRar"
-       ])))
-    ])
+      + lib.strings.concatStringsSep "&" (
+        [
+          "Category!=Disabled"
+          "FlakeyTest!=True"
+          "RequiresNetworking!=True"
+          "FullyQualifiedName!=NexusMods.UI.Tests.ImageCacheTests.Test_LoadAndCache_RemoteImage"
+          "FullyQualifiedName!=NexusMods.UI.Tests.ImageCacheTests.Test_LoadAndCache_ImageStoredFile"
+        ]
+        ++ lib.optionals (!_7zz.meta.unfree) [
+          "FullyQualifiedName!=NexusMods.Games.FOMOD.Tests.FomodXmlInstallerTests.InstallsFilesSimple_UsingRar"
+        ]
+      )
+    )
   ];
 
   passthru = {
-    tests = {
-      serve = runCommand "${pname}-test-serve" { } ''
-        ${nexusmods-app}/bin/${nexusmods-app.meta.mainProgram}
-        touch $out
-      '';
-      help = runCommand "${pname}-test-help" { } ''
-        ${nexusmods-app}/bin/${nexusmods-app.meta.mainProgram} --help
-        touch $out
-      '';
-      associate-nxm = runCommand "${pname}-test-associate-nxm" { } ''
-        ${nexusmods-app}/bin/${nexusmods-app.meta.mainProgram} associate-nxm
-        touch $out
-      '';
-      list-tools = runCommand "${pname}-test-list-tools" { } ''
-        ${nexusmods-app}/bin/${nexusmods-app.meta.mainProgram} list-tools
-        touch $out
-      '';
-    };
+    tests =
+      let
+        runTest =
+          name: script:
+          runCommand "${pname}-test-${name}"
+            {
+              # TODO: use finalAttrs when buildDotnetModule has support
+              nativeBuildInputs = [ nexusmods-app ];
+            }
+            ''
+              ${script}
+              touch $out
+            '';
+      in
+      {
+        serve = runTest "serve" ''
+          NexusMods.App
+        '';
+        help = runTest "help" ''
+          NexusMods.App --help
+        '';
+        associate-nxm = runTest "associate-nxm" ''
+          NexusMods.App associate-nxm
+        '';
+        list-tools = runTest "list-tools" ''
+          NexusMods.App list-tools
+        '';
+      };
     updateScript = ./update.bash;
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Game mod installer, creator and manager";
     mainProgram = "NexusMods.App";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/NexusMods.App";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/NexusMods.App/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
@@ -127,5 +130,32 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
       MattSturgeon
     ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    description = "Game mod installer, creator and manager";
+    longDescription = ''
+      A mod installer, creator and manager for all your popular games.
+
+      Currently experimental and undergoing active development,
+      new releases may include breaking changes!
+
+      ${
+        if _7zz.meta.unfree then
+          ''
+            This "unfree" variant includes support for mods packaged as RAR archives.
+          ''
+        else
+          ''
+            It is strongly recommended that you use the "unfree" variant of this package,
+            which provides support for mods packaged as RAR archives.
+
+            You can also enable unrar support manually, by overriding the `_7zz` used:
+
+            ```nix
+            pkgs.nexusmods-app.override {
+              _7zz = pkgs._7zz-rar;
+            }
+            ```
+          ''
+      }
+    '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cd7d2f8d15f8..812456c75c40 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18616,8 +18616,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   nix-build-uncached = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/nix-build-uncached { };
 
-  nexusmods-app-unfree = callPackage ../by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix {
-    enableUnfree = true;
+  nexusmods-app-unfree = nexusmods-app.override {
+    pname = "nexusmods-app-unfree";
+    _7zz = _7zz-rar;
   };
 
   nmrpflash = callPackage ../development/embedded/nmrpflash { };