Essential mods
81 projects

Sodium
A high-performance rendering engine replacement for Minecraft, which greatly improves frame rates and reduces micro-stutter.
234.68M
41.3K
2 weeks ago
Client
Optimization
Fabric
NeoForge
Quilt

Entity Culling
Using async path-tracing to hide Block-/Entities that are not visible
173.21M
17.6K
2 weeks 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
67.57M
6,204
2 weeks ago
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.
59.41M
14.5K
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.
53.72M
9,525
2 weeks ago
Client
Adventure
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+1

Presence Footsteps
..An Overly complicated Sound Mod...
39.83M
6,694
2 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
LiteLoader
Quilt

Supplementaries
Vanilla+ additions: Jars, signposts, faucets, weather vanes spring launchers, sconces, planters, lights, decoration and automation
27.95M
4,694
3 weeks ago
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+2

Falling Leaves
Adds a neat little particle effect to leaf blocks
27M
5,841
2 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric

Carry On
Carry On allows you to pick up Tile Entities and Mobs and carry them around!
26.15M
4,946
5 days ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Storage
Transportation
Fabric
Forge
+2

spark
spark is a performance profiler for Minecraft clients, servers and proxies.
22.76M
2,143
2 weeks ago
Client or server
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt

Particle Rain
Replaces weather with prettier particle effects
21.01M
6,113
Last month
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.
18.72M
4,089
2 weeks ago
Client
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+1

Better Combat
⚔️ Easy, spectacular and fun melee combat system from Minecraft Dungeons.
16.68M
4,638
2 weeks ago
Client and server
Adventure
Equipment
Library
Fabric
Forge
+2

Blur+
Spices up the boring vanilla blur effect – featuring animations, colors and lots of customizability!
10.93M
3,538
2 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
NeoForge
Quilt

Respackopts
Config menus for resource packs
10.65M
1,432
2 weeks 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
9.63M
1,107
2 weeks ago
Client
Management
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
NeoForge

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
8.07M
1,015
3 months ago
Server
Adventure
Utility
World Generation
Fabric
Forge
+3

Enderman Overhaul
Enderman Overhaul adds over 20 new enderman variants, each with their own sounds, models, and animations!
8.03M
1,982
7 months ago
Client and server
Mobs
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+3

AsyncParticles
Async particle tick, GPU accelerated particle rendering.
7.91M
738
6 days ago
Client
Game Mechanics
Optimization
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Snow! Real Magic! ⛄
Not a magic mod. · Snow Gravity & Accumulation · Snow-covered blocks · Tweak snow behaviors
7.7M
1,366
3 days ago
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+2
Bountiful
Adds bounty boards, giving rewards for collecting different blocks and items.
7.43M
1,344
6 months ago
Client and server
Adventure
Economy
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+3

Nyf's Spiders
Modifes spiders to be more realistic
7.39M
2,238
3 days ago
Client and server
Mobs
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt
+2

Particle Effects
Visual Mod which adds unique textured particles for every effect in vanilla Minecraft!
7.09M
1,598
Last week
Client
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Magic
Fabric
Forge
+3

Sit
Allows you to sit on slabs and stairs.
6.66M
1,413
5 months ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt
+1

Better Clouds
Beautiful clouds in touch with the vanilla style
5.37M
3,574
4 days ago
Client
Decoration
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+1

HT's TreeChop
Take down trees chop-by-chop instead of block-by-block.
5.21M
1,101
2 years ago
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.
3.77M
1,533
Last year
Client
Adventure
Game Mechanics
Technology
Fabric
Forge
+2

ItemPhysic
Items lay on the ground, wood swims in water, stone does not burn in lava, enable right click to pick items, ...
2.99M
853
Last week
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Smooth Gui
Smooth animation when opening GUI for Minecraft.
GUI fades up when opened.
2.71M
1,214
2 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt

Particle Interactions
Adds particles to more interactions in the game, such as placing blocks or stripping logs. Fully configurable and client side!
2.45M
1,432
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.
2.42M
676
3 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
2.04M
267
5 days ago
Server
Adventure
Equipment
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
+3

RenderScale
Change resolution without affecting the UI
1.82M
448
2 weeks ago
Client
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Shield Expansion
Adds parrying, enchantments, tiers and customization to shields for more fun!
1.71M
384
2 weeks ago
Client and server
Adventure
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Fancy Toasts | Better Advancements
Overhauls the old advancement toast system, focusing on the presentation of advancements
1.64M
578
23 hours ago
Client
Adventure
Decoration
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+2

Fancy World Animations [FWA]
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
1.35M
1,032
2 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt
+1

Trowel
A very small QoL mod to make placing random blocks less tedious.
916.8K
251
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.
871.4K
393
6 days ago
Client
Optimization
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Shine
Makes Minecraft come alive with tons of visual effects.
768.9K
2,017
Last month
Client
Decoration
Fabric
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!!!
762.9K
345
3 weeks ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Social
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+3

Musket Mod
Adds craftable flintlock weapons
532.4K
323
2 years ago
Client and server
Adventure
Equipment
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
+1

Slabbed
Put torches on slabs! Hang lanterns from slabs! Place blocks on slabs! Stack blocks on those blocks on those slabs! Slabbed makes it work! Slabbed!!!
138.7K
475
20 hours ago
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+1

Toms Server Additions: Decorations & Furniture
Server-side decorations and furniture, comes with its own workbench block! No client side mods required!
116K
298
Yesterday
Server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric

Cool Elytra Roll
Client-side fabric mod that rotates the camera while turning during elytra flight. Uses actual physics to imitate aircraft roll maneuvers.
78.7K
148
2 weeks ago
Client
Cursed
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
+2

Smooth Third Person Camera
Lightweight client mod that smooths third-person camera movement.
72.5K
104
3 days ago
Client
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Bountiful Blocks
Expands on Minecraft's blocksets in a vanilla-like manner
35.3K
139
Last year
Client and server
Decoration
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge







