Minecraft mod catalog: 870 popular mods
Browse the 870 most popular mods on Modrinth, with 8.5 billion downloads between them. The catalog is split into 19 pages, but search and category filters cover every mod at once, not just the page you're on. Each mod has its own page with details and a link to Modrinth.
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Fabric API
The base library most Fabric mods require. It provides the common hooks and tools other mods build on. Without it, most Fabric mods...
Sodium
Optimization mod that greatly boosts your FPS in Minecraft. It rewrites the rendering engine from scratch and reaches performance...
Cloth Config API
Config library for Minecraft mods. It lets mod authors easily add settings screens with sliders, text fields and toggles. It doesn't...
Iris Shaders
Shader loader compatible with OptiFine shader packs. It lets you run shaders (Complementary, BSL, Sildur's and others) alongside Sodium,...
FerriteCore
Cuts the amount of RAM Minecraft uses. It doesn't change gameplay or how the game looks, it just optimizes internal data structures....
Entity Culling
Hides mobs and blocks you can't see, which improves FPS. It uses asynchronous path tracing to detect hidden objects. Works automatically...
Mod Menu
Mod Menu adds a list of installed mods to the main menu, with access to their settings. A must-have on Fabric.
Lithium
Optimization mod focused on game logic, not rendering. It speeds up physics, mob AI, chunk generation and block ticking. No mechanics...
ImmediatelyFast
Optimizes immediate mode rendering in Minecraft. It improves the performance of the HUD, chat, signs, item frames and inventory screens.
YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)
Library for building mod config screens. It offers a clean interface with categories, tooltips and validation. Required by many popular...
Xaero's Minimap
Shows a minimap in the corner of your screen with terrain, players, mobs and waypoints. It includes cave support, visibility settings...
Fabric Language Kotlin
Lets you write Fabric mods in Kotlin instead of Java. It's a required dependency for mods written in Kotlin and doesn't change gameplay...
Architectury API
Library that makes it easier to build mods that run on both Fabric and Forge/NeoForge. Many popular mods require it as a dependency.
[ETF] Entity Texture Features
Adds support for random, emissive and custom mob textures from resource packs. It replaces the matching OptiFine feature on Fabric and...
Xaero's World Map
Full-screen world map showing the areas you've explored. It remembers visited areas between sessions and works with Xaero's Minimap.
[EMF] Entity Model Features
Supports custom mob models from resource packs in the OptiFine format (CEM). It lets you use resource packs that change how mobs look...
Sodium Extra
Sodium addon with extra graphics options the base mod lacks. It lets you turn off animations, particles, fog and other visual effects.
AppleSkin
Shows exact hunger and saturation values on the hunger bar. It also shows how much hunger and saturation a food will restore before you...
Not Enough Animations
Adds the third-person animations Minecraft is missing: eating, drinking, using a map and holding a torch in your off hand. Purely cosmetic.
ModernFix
Patches performance bugs and memory leaks in Minecraft. It speeds up loading, cuts RAM usage and fixes many issues in a single mod....
Reese's Sodium Options
Alternative settings screen for Sodium with a better layout. It replaces Sodium's default menu with a cleaner interface that includes...
Complementary Shaders - Reimagined
Complementary Shaders is the most popular shader pack for Minecraft, made by EminGT. It comes in two variants: Reimagined, which stays...
Continuity
Supports connected textures, which join the textures of glass, bookshelves and other blocks. It replaces OptiFine's CTM feature....
3D Skin Layers
Renders the outer layer of a player's skin in 3D instead of flat. Hats, jackets and pants look like real 3D parts rather than stickers.
Jade
Shows a tooltip with info about the block or mob you're looking at. It succeeds the Waila and Hwyla mods and displays names, health,...
Just Enough Items (JEI)
Just Enough Items is a viewer for items and crafting recipes. It lets you search recipes, check what an item is used for and browse...
Collective
Shared library for Serilum's mods. It holds the code used by several dozen small mods from this author. It changes nothing on its own.
Geckolib
3D animation library for Minecraft mods. It lets mod authors add advanced animations to mobs, blocks, items and armor using Blockbench.
Dynamic FPS
Reduces resource usage while Minecraft runs in the background or sits idle. It lowers FPS and mutes sounds from a minimized window,...
Forge Config API Port
Brings the Forge/NeoForge config system to other platforms (Fabric, Quilt). Required by mods that use Forge's settings system.
Zoomify
Adds a zoom feature with a wide range of settings. It replaces OptiFine's zoom and offers smooth transitions, scrolling to change the...
More Culling
Optimizes culling of hidden block and item faces. It hides potted plants seen from behind, items in item frames and other elements.
Konkrete
Small helper library for mods by Keksuccino. A required dependency for FancyMenu and other mods by the same author.
Puzzles Lib
Mod library that provides shared tools and abstractions. Many mods require it as a dependency, and it adds no features to the game on...
Simple Voice Chat
Adds voice chat to Minecraft with directional audio. You hear voices based on distance and direction. Works on servers and in singleplayer.
FancyMenu
Lets you freely customize the main menu and other Minecraft screens. Change the background, add buttons, animations and slides, all...
Veinminer
Break one ore block and the whole vein comes with it. It speeds up mining and wood gathering. A popular feature known from modpacks and...
Balm
Abstraction layer for mods that run on multiple loaders (Fabric, Forge, NeoForge). A required dependency, and Balm itself doesn't change...
No Chat Reports
Removes cryptographic signatures from chat messages so they can't be reported to Mojang. It protects your privacy on servers that enable...
Mouse Tweaks
Improves item management in your inventory. Right-click dragging spreads a stack evenly, scrolling moves items one at a time, plus a few...
Sound Physics Remastered
Adds realistic sound physics: echo in caves, muffling through walls and reverb in large rooms. Minecraft's sounds come out completely...
Indium
Sodium addon that provides compatibility with the Fabric Rendering API. Required by mods that use custom rendering (for example,...
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic Lights
Held items like torches, lava and glowstone light up your surroundings in real time. Dynamic light works in your hand, on the ground and...
Melody
Audio library based on OpenAL for playing background music. Required by mods that add music and sound effects.
CreativeCore
Core library for mods by CreativeMD (LittleTiles, AmbientSounds). It provides shared tools and doesn't change the game itself.
Text Placeholder API
Text and placeholder library for server-side Fabric mods. It lets you show dynamic info (username, time, stats) in chat and titles.
Bookshelf
Open-source library that provides shared code for other mods. A required dependency that has no effect on gameplay by itself.
oωo (owo-lib)
Utility library for Fabric mods with a GUI system, configuration and component registration. Used by mods such as Isometric Renders.
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How to install Minecraft mods
Installing mods takes three steps: install a mod loader (Fabric, NeoForge or Forge), download mods from a safe source (Modrinth or CurseForge), then drop the .jar files into the mods folder in your Minecraft directory. For the full walkthrough, see how to install Minecraft mods.
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Fabric vs Forge vs NeoForge
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