Essential mods
75 projects

Sodium
A high-performance rendering engine replacement for Minecraft, which greatly improves frame rates and reduces micro-stutter.
181.62M
38.5K
2 hours ago
Client
Optimization
Fabric
NeoForge
Quilt

Entity Culling
Using async path-tracing to hide Block-/Entities that are not visible
132.24M
16.3K
3 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
53.83M
5,758
2 days 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.
46.15M
13.5K
3 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.
44.71M
9,003
3 weeks ago
Client
Adventure
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+1

Presence Footsteps
..An Overly complicated Sound Mod...
32.35M
6,355
2 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
LiteLoader
Quilt

Falling Leaves
Adds a neat little particle effect to leaf blocks
23.43M
5,644
Last month
Client
Decoration
Fabric

Supplementaries
Vanilla+ additions: Jars, signposts, faucets, weather vanes spring launchers, sconces, planters, lights, decoration and automation
22.08M
4,413
Last week
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+1

Carry On
Carry On allows you to pick up Tile Entities and Mobs and carry them around!
21.41M
4,541
2 days ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Storage
Transportation
Fabric
Forge
+1

spark
spark is a performance profiler for Minecraft clients, servers and proxies.
17.92M
2,037
3 weeks ago
Client or server
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt

Particle Rain
Replaces weather with prettier particle effects
16.74M
5,451
2 months ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Better Combat
⚔️ Easy, spectacular and fun melee combat system from Minecraft Dungeons.
14.48M
4,378
4 months ago
Client and server
Adventure
Equipment
Library
Fabric
Forge
+1

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.
13.7M
3,804
Last week
Client
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Blur+
Spices up the boring vanilla blur effect – featuring animations, colors and lots of customizability!
9.34M
3,445
Last week
Client
Decoration
Fabric
NeoForge
Quilt

Respackopts
Config menus for resource packs
7.27M
1,268
3 weeks ago
Client or server
Utility
Fabric
NeoForge

Enderman Overhaul
Enderman Overhaul adds over 20 new enderman variants, each with their own sounds, models, and animations!
7.22M
1,864
4 months ago
Client and server
Mobs
Fabric
Forge
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
6.59M
937
Yesterday
Server
Adventure
Utility
World Generation
Fabric
Forge
+1

Snow! Real Magic! ⛄
Not a magic mod. · Snow Gravity & Accumulation · Snow-covered blocks · Tweak snow behaviors
6.36M
1,302
2 weeks ago
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+1

Nyf's Spiders
Modifes spiders to be more realistic
6.25M
2,157
Last month
Client and server
Mobs
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt
Bountiful
Adds bounty boards, giving rewards for collecting different blocks and items.
6.2M
1,273
3 months ago
Client and server
Adventure
Economy
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+1

Sit
Allows you to sit on slabs and stairs.
5.75M
1,367
2 months ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt

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.
5.1M
2,618
1 hour ago
Server
World Generation
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Data Pack
+1

Better Block Entities
A Minecraft optimization mod for Fabric-Sodium that improves framerates by improving block entity rendering via a hybrid renderer
4.77M
817
3 weeks ago
Client
Management
Optimization
Utility
Fabric

Particle Effects
Visual Mod which adds unique textured particles for every effect in vanilla Minecraft!
4.73M
1,403
2 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Magic
Fabric
Forge
+1

AsyncParticles
Async particle tick, GPU accelerated particle rendering.
4.69M
545
8 hours ago
Client
Game Mechanics
Optimization
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Better Clouds
Beautiful clouds in touch with the vanilla style
4.47M
3,311
4 hours ago
Client
Decoration
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+1

HT's TreeChop
Take down trees chop-by-chop instead of block-by-block.
4.41M
1,043
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.
3.32M
1,501
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, ...
2.44M
796
2 weeks ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Particle Interactions
Adds particles to more interactions in the game, such as placing blocks or stripping logs. Fully configurable and client side!
1.68M
1,261
2 days ago
Client
Game Mechanics
Fabric
NeoForge
Quilt

Naturally Trimmed
Minecraft mod that applies armor trims to naturally generated armor and equipment from mobs, loot tables and trades
1.55M
236
Last week
Server
Adventure
Equipment
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
+1

Shield Expansion
Adds parrying, enchantments, tiers and customization to shields for more fun!
1.4M
350
2 months ago
Server
Adventure
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Packed Packs
Pack resource and data packs into profiles with multiple selection, drag and drop, and extended mouse and keyboard controls.
1.34M
518
Last month
Client
Management
Utility
Fabric
NeoForge

RenderScale
Change resolution without affecting the UI
1.18M
368
2 weeks ago
Client
Optimization
Utility
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Fancy Toasts | Better Advancements
Overhauls the old advancement toast system
989.5K
496
2 weeks ago
Client
Adventure
Decoration
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+1

Trowel
A very small QoL mod to make placing random blocks less tedious.
834.8K
252
2 years ago
Client and server
Decoration
Game Mechanics
Utility
Fabric
Quilt

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
630.4K
675
2 weeks ago
Client
Decoration
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt

Trimmable Tools
Trim your tools!
605.9K
623
13 hours ago
Server
Adventure
Decoration
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
+2

Super Resolution
This mod integrates several super-resolution algorithms in Minecraft to enhance performance or visual quality.
481.3K
296
Last month
Client
Optimization
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Musket Mod
Adds craftable flintlock weapons
472.4K
304
2 years ago
Client and server
Adventure
Equipment
Game Mechanics
Fabric
Forge
+1

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!!!
395.5K
273
3 months ago
Client and server
Game Mechanics
Social
Utility
Fabric
Forge
+1

Shine
Adds bloom, colored lighting, and stylized effects to Minecraft, without shaders.
303.5K
1,173
Last week
Client
Decoration
Fabric
NeoForge

Toms Server Additions: Decorations & Furniture
Server-side decorations and furniture, comes with its own workbench block! No client side mods required!
102.6K
278
2 months ago
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.
70.2K
143
7 months ago
Client
Cursed
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
50.8K
91
3 weeks ago
Server
World Generation
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Data Pack







