Essential mods
78 projects

Sodium
A high-performance rendering engine replacement for Minecraft, which greatly improves frame rates and reduces micro-stutter.
216.78M
40.4K
Yesterday
Client
Optimization
Fabric
NeoForge
Quilt

Entity Culling
Using async path-tracing to hide Block-/Entities that are not visible
159.32M
17.1K
2 months ago
Client
Optimization
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Babric
+1

More Culling
A mod that changes how multiple types of culling are handled in order to improve performance
62.83M
6,051
Last month
Client
Library
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
NeoForge
+1

LambDynamicLights - Dynamic Lights
Adds dynamic lights to Minecraft as the most feature-complete and optimized dynamic lighting mod.
54.78M
14.2K
2 weeks ago
Client
Adventure
Decoration
Utility
Fabric
NeoForge
+1

Sound Physics Remastered
A Minecraft mod that provides realistic sound attenuation, reverberation, and absorption through blocks.
50.85M
9,393
2 months ago
Client
Adventure
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+1

Fresh Animations
Make your game like the trailers! Dynamic animated entities to freshen your Minecraft experience.
45.17M
14K
5 months ago
Entities
Tweaks
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+3

Presence Footsteps
..An Overly complicated Sound Mod...
37.6M
6,600
2 months ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
LiteLoader
Quilt

Supplementaries
Vanilla+ additions: Jars, signposts, faucets, weather vanes spring launchers, sconces, planters, lights, decoration and automation
26.14M
4,623
Yesterday
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+2

Falling Leaves
Adds a neat little particle effect to leaf blocks
25.86M
5,822
3 months ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric

Carry On
Carry On allows you to pick up Tile Entities and Mobs and carry them around!
24.58M
4,797
Last month
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Storage
Transportation
Fabric
Forge
+2

spark
spark is a performance profiler for Minecraft clients, servers and proxies.
21.15M
2,109
2 months ago
Client or server
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt

Particle Rain
Replaces weather with prettier particle effects
19.61M
5,898
6 days ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Sounds
It's what it says on the tin. A complete upgrade to Minecraft's SFX with over 170 new sound effects for UIs, items, blocks and more.
17.09M
3,986
2 months ago
Client
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+1

Better Combat
⚔️ Easy, spectacular and fun melee combat system from Minecraft Dungeons.
15.93M
4,572
Last month
Client and server
Adventure
Equipment
Library
Fabric
Forge
+2

Fresh Moves
This is EMF Player Animation resource pack. Gives fancy animations to the player entity. Compatible with animations from other mods. Like Quark's emotes, Parcool techniques and Not Enough Animations.
13.9M
3,892
2 years ago
16x
Equipment
Modded
Resource Pack
+1

Blur+
Spices up the boring vanilla blur effect – featuring animations, colors and lots of customizability!
10.4M
3,525
2 months ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
NeoForge
Quilt

Respackopts
Config menus for resource packs
9.49M
1,371
4 days ago
Client or server
Utility
Fabric
NeoForge

Better Block Entities
A Minecraft optimization mod for Fabric-Sodium that improves framerates by improving block entity rendering via a hybrid renderer
7.97M
979
Last month
Client
Management
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
NeoForge

Enderman Overhaul
Enderman Overhaul adds over 20 new enderman variants, each with their own sounds, models, and animations!
7.77M
1,940
6 months ago
Client and server
Mobs
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+3

Sparse Structures
A simple and configurable mod that makes all (even datapacks and modded) structures more spread out (or more common!), essentially making them rarer/easier to find. Useful in big modpacks with a lot of structures mods to encourage exploration
7.6M
993
2 months ago
Server
Adventure
Utility
World Generation
Fabric
Forge
+3

Snow! Real Magic! ⛄
Not a magic mod. · Snow Gravity & Accumulation · Snow-covered blocks · Tweak snow behaviors
7.3M
1,352
Last week
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+2
Bountiful
Adds bounty boards, giving rewards for collecting different blocks and items.
7.07M
1,328
5 months ago
Client and server
Adventure
Economy
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+3

Nyf's Spiders
Modifes spiders to be more realistic
7.04M
2,212
3 months ago
Client and server
Mobs
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt
+2

AsyncParticles
Async particle tick, GPU accelerated particle rendering.
6.49M
671
14 hours ago
Client
Game Mechanics
Optimization
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Sit
Allows you to sit on slabs and stairs.
6.37M
1,410
4 months ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt
+1

Particle Effects
Visual Mod which adds unique textured particles for every effect in vanilla Minecraft!
6.31M
1,543
2 months ago
Client
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Magic
Fabric
Forge
+3

Nullscape
Transforms the boring Vanilla end into an alien dimension with the most surreal terrain imaginable. Topped with a couple of new biomes to add to the experience, whilst keeping the end desolate.
5.49M
2,728
2 months ago
Server
World Generation
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Data Pack
+1

Better Clouds
Beautiful clouds in touch with the vanilla style
5.07M
3,485
3 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+1

HT's TreeChop
Take down trees chop-by-chop instead of block-by-block.
4.94M
1,087
Last year
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

ImmersiveThunder
A fabric mod that adds realistic and dynamic thunder sounds to Minecraft based on the player’s distance from the lightning strike.
3.64M
1,526
Last year
Client
Adventure
Game Mechanics
Technology
Fabric
Forge
+2

Enhanced Audio (Sound Pack)
Changes Minecraft's sounds with a new style of more realistic sounds.
2.81M
437
5 months ago
Audio
Realistic
Simplistic
Resource Pack
+1

ItemPhysic
Items lay on the ground, wood swims in water, stone does not burn in lava, enable right click to pick items, ...
2.79M
835
2 months ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Drodi's Illagers x Fresh Animation
Makes Drodi's Illagers compatible with Fresh Animations!
2.44M
477
9 months ago
16x
Simplistic
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+6

Smooth Gui
Smooth animation when opening GUI for Minecraft.
GUI fades up when opened.
2.43M
1,151
Last week
Client
Decoration
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt

Enchanted Books: Re-covered
The new look of enchanted books' covers
2.22M
954
6 months ago
16x
Tweaks
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+1

Particle Interactions
Adds particles to more interactions in the game, such as placing blocks or stripping logs. Fully configurable and client side!
2.18M
1,358
2 weeks ago
Client
Game Mechanics
Fabric
NeoForge
Quilt
+1

Packed Packs
Pack resource and data packs into profiles with multiple selection, drag and drop, and extended mouse and keyboard controls.
2.02M
630
6 days ago
Client
Management
Utility
Fabric
NeoForge

Naturally Trimmed
Minecraft mod that applies armor trims to naturally generated armor and equipment from mobs, loot tables and trades
1.89M
256
2 months ago
Server
Adventure
Equipment
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
+3

Shield Expansion
Adds parrying, enchantments, tiers and customization to shields for more fun!
1.61M
372
4 months ago
Client and server
Adventure
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

RenderScale
Change resolution without affecting the UI
1.58M
407
3 weeks ago
Client
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Gentler Weather Sounds
Weather sounds you won't mind listening to // Complete replacement for rain & thunder!
1.46M
452
6 months ago
Audio
Tweaks
Resource Pack
+3

Fancy Toasts | Better Advancements
Overhauls the old advancement toast system, focusing on the presentation of advancements
1.4M
541
5 days ago
Client
Adventure
Decoration
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+2

Fresh Skeleton Physics
Give skeletons physics - Now with Fresh Animations!
1.35M
547
6 months ago
Entities
Models
Tweaks
Resource Pack
+2

Drodi's Blazes x Fresh Animations
Makes Drodi's Blazes compatible with Fresh Animations!
1.33M
163
10 months ago
16x
Entities
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+4

Fire Rekindled
Various animated texture overhauls and additions, PBR supported!
1.33M
979
6 months ago
16x
Decoration
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+3

Fresh Animations: Spiders
Overhauls the design of spiders with Fresh Animations. An official FA extension.
1.1M
269
4 months ago
Entities
Tweaks
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+4

Fancy World Animations
This mod adds animations to a bunch of interactable blocks like doors, trapdoors, levers, buttons, jukeboxes but also swinging lanterns and much more! It makes everything smooth
1.07M
890
5 days ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt
+1

Trowel
A very small QoL mod to make placing random blocks less tedious.
889.9K
256
2 years ago
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Quilt

Super Resolution
This mod integrates several super-resolution algorithms in Minecraft to enhance performance or visual quality.
714.8K
351
Last week
Client
Optimization
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Seamless Sleep
Adds a smooth, cinematic transition between night and day when players sleep, enhancing the sleeping camera, HUD, and overall visuals.
MADE IN HEAVEN!!!
640.3K
319
5 months ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Social
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+3

Shine
Makes Minecraft come alive with tons of visual effects.
622.6K
1,872
2 days ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
NeoForge

Bray's Better Bow & Arrows
Greatly improves the look of bows and crossbows by loading and firing 3D projectiles! Works with "Real Arrow Tip" to show spectral and tipped arrow projectiles!
620.7K
204
3 months ago
Models
Utility
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+4

Dimanic Beds
Vertical stackable beds with no support mods needed
547.4K
103
Last month
Blocks
Decoration
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+3

Musket Mod
Adds craftable flintlock weapons
514.5K
320
2 years ago
Client and server
Adventure
Equipment
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
+1

Unobtrusive Weather
Makes rain and snow particles smaller! Not called "Unobstructive Weather"... lol
434.9K
207
2 months ago
Environment
Utility
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+4

Benigamer's enhanced visuals
This pack adds custom fog and changes sky and grass colors for every biome and ads cool particle effects
329.1K
333
Last month
Environment
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+1

Spryzeen's Knight Armor
Better armors, knight armors!
323.2K
538
8 months ago
Combat
Equipment
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+5

Drodi's Villagers x Fresh Animations
Torn between Drodi’s Villagers and Fresh Animations? You’ve come to the right place!
242.4K
345
Last year
16x
Entities
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+7

[Particle Effects] Particles Updated
Updates the Particle Effects mod textures to ones I like better
240.9K
87
Last month
Modded
Themed
Tweaks
Resource Pack
+3

Chase the Skies
Sunrises and sunsets inspired by the promotional art for the 1.21.6 update, Chase the skies.
187.4K
335
5 months ago
Environment
Tweaks
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+3

Better Lights
Realistic torches and lanterns
142K
144
Last month
Models
Realistic
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+3

Toms Server Additions: Decorations & Furniture
Server-side decorations and furniture, comes with its own workbench block! No client side mods required!
111.7K
294
3 months ago
Server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric

Dungeons and Taverns Mineshaft Overhaul
A Structure Datapack Overhauling and Replacing the Vanilla Mineshaft, Mesa Mineshaft and adding 4 New rare Mineshafts to your world
86.5K
112
2 months ago
World Generation
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Data Pack
+1

Cool Elytra Roll
Client-side fabric mod that rotates the camera while turning during elytra flight. Uses actual physics to imitate aircraft roll maneuvers.
75.2K
146
8 months ago
Client
Cursed
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
+2

Stylus's Bow Retexture
A retexture of the bow, crossbow and arrows + new 2D models for the arrows!
74.6K
64
2 months ago
Items
Tweaks
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+2

Bray's World: A Vanilla+ Experience
A Vanilla+ resource pack that COMPLETELY overhauls the game, adding variated textures and custom models to nearly 1000 different blocks, items and entities while maintaining the vanilla feel of the game!
40.1K
237
11 months ago
16x
Decoration
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+10

Bountiful Blocks
Expands on Minecraft's blocksets in a vanilla-like manner
33.9K
140
Last year
Client and server
Decoration
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

TAA-Distant Horizons port
fork of TAA project that adds Distant Horizons support
13.4K
21
2 months ago
Potato
Vanilla Like
Iris
OptiFine

Rad's Lush Foliage
Fuller lush visuals for all kinds of foliage.
10.6K
71
2 months ago
Models
Tweaks
Vanilla Like
Resource Pack
+4

GoldenMaus's connected textures
A simple resource pack to enhance your world
6,419
10
9 months ago
16x
Blocks
Simplistic
Resource Pack
+1









