Mods (short for modifications) are changes, additions, or deletions to Minecraft that alter the original gameplay. Mods that add new content to the original game are often called partial conversions, while mods that create an entirely new game are called total conversions, and mods that fix bugs are called unofficial patches.
Mods for Minecraft can introduce an entirely new experience and increase the creativity in many different ways, and the Mojang team plans to add an official modding API that allows modders to more easily add content to the game.[1]
Most mods in Minecraft add content to the game to alter gameplay, change the creative feel, or give a player more options in how they interact with the Minecraft world. Some may be bigger expansions, such as the Aether Mod, that add a significant amount of new content to the game. Other mods take away content to create a simpler or more specific gameplay experience. Some mods, such as the Portal Mod, attempt to bring over another game's content, experience, and feel. And still other mods do more technical things such as adding or expanding more settings/options or optimizing the speed, graphics, or gameplay of the game. Server mods or plugins mainly give server admins more options and ease of use, and most mods for single-player have a server version that allows or optimizes the mod in multiplayer.
Ideally, the creator of a Minecraft Mod updates the mod whenever the game updates - bringing more content, bug fixes, or optimizations. Otherwise, the mod may not work with a new version. Many in the Minecraft community appreciate the additional experience and ease of use that come with mods, while others play "vanilla", the original game, with only the original content, and might view mod usage as cheating. While Minecraft mods are generally safe to install, one should exercise caution with mods to prevent crashes, deletion of game or save data, system instability, or potential malware infections from a bad link or the mod itself. There are many mods or plugins available to complement the original Minecraft game or give server admins more options and control over their servers.
Harmful Mods and Mod Safety
Due to the fact that mods can execute any arbitrary code, it is possible a mod could cause problems or deliver a virus if the creator had that intention. There aren't many cases of this happening but it's worthwhile to wait for the community to respond before installing a mod from an otherwise unknown source.
Mods can also inadvertently cause issues with your minecraft installation if they aren't properly made and can potentially cause issues to save files. Again, this isn't very likely with established mods, but it would be wise to back up your .minecraft folder or saves folder before using a new mod.
Multiple mods may conflict with each other; certainly if two mods need to alter the same files, then they are unlikely to be compatible and will not work.
Safe Mods
Most modifications on minecraft do not contain viruses, and are fun to play with, because the experience is like a whole new Minecraft. But you still should be cautious on which mods you get from the internet, because even a seemingly clean version of TooManyItemsMod from a what was thought to be a trustworthy source can contain a virus. Unharmful mods could possibly develop into a "virus" when the version for the mod becomes outdated, so delete it a couple of days before a new update, or if not it could either develop into a virus, or could corrupt save files of minecraft. If you use an outdated mod in a server, the server would probably crash, or completely shut down.
How to install Mods
Outdated Mods
A full list of outdated mods can be found here.
Client Mods
Client Mods are modifications to your Minecraft program (Alpha or Beta). They are not custom clients, and require modification of minecraft.jar. Like high resolution textures, they only work with the launchers, and won't work if you play Beta through a browser.
The most common form of client mods are aesthetic and/or functional. However, some client mods add content to the game, and others fix issues with the game. While some do work on SMP, mods that add content, and thus could be used for griefing, do not work, as the server will ignore custom content.
Mod List
Note to people editing this page to post their own mods: Please keep the mods in alphabetical order. Nobody wants to search through an unalphabetized list looking for the mod that has been buried by other people who put their mods at the top of the list. Thank you.
APIs and Loaders
- For a list of Outdated APIs/Loaders, see here
Name | Description | Version | Link | Latest Compatible Release | Requires ModLoader | Author |
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AudioMod | Updates the sound system in Minecraft to allow support for three more file types and allows the ability to add custom music. | 1.0.0 | Forum | No | Risugami | |
Creative API | Add custom blocks or Items with subtypes to the creative mode inventory. | 1.0.0 | Forum | Yes | pitman-87 | |
ID Resolver | Stops ID conflict | ? | Forum | Yes | ShaRose | |
Minecraft Forge | Picks up where Modloader leaves off, adding extensive hooks that allow compatibility between more advanced Mods. Source code is available, and participation is encouraged. This API is meant to form and promote a standard for mods, reducing incompatibilities between mods using it. | 1.2.0 | Forum | Yes | SpaceToad | |
ModLoader | A mod manager that stops many conflicts between mods. Modders are free to decompile this and learn how to make mods work with it. Supports 303's mods. Also supports texture packs for override images, and chunk population hook was added. | 1.0.0.5 | Forum | N/A | Risugami | |
MyCraft Mod Manager | A mod manager that will work on any Minecraft version. MyCraft can load any mod (no patcher style mods) and keep them organized without ever modifying the Minecraft jar. MyCraft includes a proof-of-concept API which is not version-specific, allowing mods to work on any version if they are using the API. MyCraft also contains built-in mods for proxying, changing render options and flying, which are made with the API. | 2.4.0 | Forum | Alpha and above | No | xthexder and jli |
Fixes
- For a list of Outdated Fixes, see here
Name | Description | Version | Link | Latest Compatible Release | Requires ModLoader | Author |
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FM DebugMod | Fixes problems with the debug screen on by remapping the graph to F4 and limiting its maximum height so it doesn't overlap the text. | 1.0.0v1 | Forum | No | FinalMinuet | |
HD Texture Fix | Fixes the fire, water, lava, and compass issues with textures larger than the default size. Also has an option for better grass. | 2.2.2 | Forum | No | Kahr |
Mod Packs
Name | Description | Version | Link | Latest Compatible Release | Installer | Compiler |
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Cheetah Modpack | Gives you a legal advantage while playing on Minecraft Servers. Includes: ControlPack, Smart Moving, Rei's MiniMap, Inventory Tweaks, Whats My Light Level along with an X-Ray and Better GUI Texture pack. |
v2.1 | Website | Yes | Hectic Craft | |
zombe's modpack | Currently contains: "weather", "flying", "recipe", "cart", "wield", "compass", "build", "cloud", "growth", "item", "death", "path", "spawn", "sun", "safe", "craft", "boom", "ore", "teleport", "cheat", "resize", "furnace" and "dig". Each mod has its own uses. Though officially updated for 1.0.0, many bugs have appeared in some of the mods, including "resize". | 1.0.0 v5.6 | Forum | No | tanzanite (zombe) |
Aesthetic and Functional Mods
- For a list of Outdated Aesthetic and Functional mods, see here
Name | Description | Version | Link | Latest Compatible Release | Requires ModLoader | Author |
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AdventureCraft | AdventureCraft is a total conversion for Minecraft, which turns the game into a pure adventure mode in which players cannot place or destroy blocks.
You can build there an adventuremap which runs with triggers, spawn locations, triggered doors and more. |
r1040 | Forum | No | Cryect | |
AutoSwitch | Automatically switches to the appropriate tool when mining a block and automatically switches to the best weapon when attacking a mob or player. It also switches back when you are done for easy building. Works in SSP and SMP. Supports enchantments. | 1.1.0 | Forum | Yes | Thebombzen | |
Backpacks | Portable chests | v1.8.1 | Planet Minecraft | Yes | MightyPork | |
Convenient Inventory | Convenient Inventory aims at speeding up inventory management by giving the player many additional features, such as:
Move|Drop|Craft -- single items|stacks of items|all items of the same type -- with a single mouse click. Sort your inventory and chests based on item ids. The key + mouse button combinations for (almost) all these actions can be remapped to whatever fits your gaming style. Everything works in multiplayer. (Some server consider it a hack, because when used in conjuction with a stackable-foods mod, CI will attempt to stack food, but it WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STACK FOOD ON SERVERS!!!!!) |
CI2.1.1 | Forum | Yes | SmartModding | |
Creepers | FriendlyCreeper, StupidCreeper and MiniCreeper. Makes Creeper more or less explode. | v1.0 | Forum | Yes | pitman-87 | |
DarkWolffe's Firestone | Adds a new light block as well as a god-enhanced sword. Next stable version coming soon! | v8 | Forum | Yes | DarkWolffe | |
Death Chest | If you have a chest in your inventory when you die, it will be placed where you die, or in the closest available spot. The chest will be filled with as many items as possible. Any excess that won't fit in the chest will be dropped. | 1.0.0 | Forum | No | Risugami | |
Drakus's Mods | Stronger Gold, Craftable Chainmail, Peaceful Creeper, Better Magma Cube drops. | 1.0.0 | Forum | No | Drakus Fett | |
Dynamic Lights | Adds "shiny" attribute to items, allowing handheld or thrown light sources. | 1.0.0 | Forum | Yes | AtomicStryker | |
EnchantView | Makes the enchanting table show what the enchantments are before you click them. | 2.0 | Forum | No | Thebombzen | |
Endermen No Pickup | Stops Endermen from tearing up your creations by preventing them from picking things up. | 1.0.0 | Forum | No | andrenoel | |
Inventory Tweaks | Allows to sort your inventory and your chests, and replace any broken tools and emptied stacks by others from your inventory. Fully customizable, and works in both single and multiplayer. | 1.33 | Forum Website | Yes | Jimeowan | |
iPixeli's Female Gender Option Mod | Being for minecraft girls, this mod has the option to turn the player into a female and sticks to the minecraft-y style. The female default (Steve equivalent) is called "Steph" (short for Stephanie). The mod comes with different female models and the female voice. You can choose which model you want to use, and what you want the others to be. As well as adding the female gender, this mod adds a 'male' gender that isn't as gruff as Steve. | 5 | Forum | Yes | iPixeli | |
Magic Wands | Ultimate building, breaking and mining tools, great for building servers, harvesting tons of resources and for fun. Simple usage. | v3.3 | Planet Minecraft | Yes | MightyPork | |
Material Detector | Shows the surrounding environment with possibility to indicate the position of some specific materials like diamond or iron (or whatever you want). Useful to search and dig efficiently some rare materials. | v1.17 | Forum | Yes | Ellian | |
MessiahAndrw's Minecraft Renderer Wrapper | Custom full screen res, change 3D depth, anaglyph colours, NVidia 3D Vision, cross-eyed. Doesn't modify minecraft.jar. | 3/3/11 | Forum | No | MessiahAndrw | |
MinecartLavaBoats | Makes minecarts behave like boats in lava. | 1.1 | Forum | No | Thebombzen | |
MineChat | MineChat is an IRC communication mod for survival single player. It can be used to chat with friends while using mods only available in single player. | 1.4 | Forum | Yes | Blitz_9100 | |
(Mob) Spawner Gui | This mod gives you the ability to mine and program mob spawners. | 1.0.0 | Forum | Yes | Risugami | |
Moar Diamonds | Makes diamond ore drop more diamonds per ore | 1.0.0 | Forum | No | The2b | |
Mo' Food n' Drinks | Adds LOTS of new drinks and foods!! You will like it! | 1.0.0 | Forum | Yes | Eastonium147 and Gigs135 | |
More Stackables | Makes food and buckets stackable, but unusable when stacked. It also makes doors, signs, saddles, minecarts, and boats stackable. | 1.0.0 | Forum | Yes | Risugami | |
NoBoomCreepers | NoBoomCreepers makes it so creepers don't explode but walk slowly and hurt you like a zombie. This is the same thing as the zOmBeH CREEPERS!!!! mod but I coded it completely from scratch and it is up to date (1.0.0, not 1.7.2). | 1.1 | Forum | No | Thebombzen | |
One Small Step For Man | This mod adds a multiplayer command that allows you to change your step height from 1/2(slabs) to 50,000(mountains)! Another way to explain you never gotta jump no matter how high you're going up(watch the video). Good for walking up stairs/mountains without getting hungrier. | v1.2 | Forum | No | BlakeTheModer | |
OptiFine | This mod adds support for HD textures and a lot of options for better looks and performance. Doubling the FPS is common. Moves fog away, adds mipmaps, chunk loading control (mod CAF), Smooth FPS, time control, VSync, Better Grass, Clear Water, Far View, Zoom, and many other. | HD_A | Forum | No | sp614x | |
Rei's Minimap | Shows a minimap in the corner of the screen with configurable waypoints and other options. Useful if you always get lost. | v2.0 | Forum | Yes | ReiNFSK | |
Somnia | Allows crops to grow and mobs to spawn while asleep. In essence, speeds up time around you while in bed. Also allows 'Napping' in the day. | v1.0.0 | [1] | Yes | MALfunction84 | |
Sign Tags | Adds tags to signs - type [time] to show an in-game clock, [light] to show the light level where the sign is, and [x], [y], and/or [z] to show coordinates, based on the sign's position. [a|b] acts as an input option, where 'a' is shown when the sign is powered, and 'b' is shown otherwise. [biome], [temp], and [humid] tell you the biome, temperature, and humidity of where the sign was placed. | 1.0.0 | Forum | No | Risugami | |
Single Player Commands | This mod introduces commands to singleplayer!(Note: No longer outdated!) | V3.0 | Forum | No | simo_415 | |
What's My Light Level | Displays light level and other useful information in the upper left corner of the screen. | Build 248 | Forum | No | iPeer | |
World Downloader | Clones parts of a MP world from a server to your SP folder. | 1.0.0a | Forum | No | nairol | |
Timber! | Makes all the logs in a tree break when you hit the bottom block of the tree with an axe of any type. Updated 25/11/2011 for the official release. | r5 | Forum | Yes | TehKrush | |
WeatherBeGone | WeatherBeGone makes it so rain and snow don't render in Single Player or Multiplayer. | 1.1 | Forum | No | Thebombzen |
New Content
Any mods that add new blocks,items, or mobs will have new Data Values, which can be found on the Mods/Data values page.
For a list of Outdated New Content mods, see :For a list of Outdated Aesthetic and Functional mods, see here
Name | Description | Version | Link | Latest Compatible Release | Server Version | Requires ModLoader | Author |
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iMod | Adds an assortment of iThings to Minecraft! | v2-1 | Forum | No | Coolio_G, Willispr0 | ||
HumanGangsters | Adds Gangsters To Minecraft! | v1.8 | Forum | No | TheJukecast | ||
Blast Proof Glass | also adds smeltable glass shards | v1.0 | Forum | Yes | mermz | ||
Shifters | Similar to pistons but work at a longer range | v1.0 | Forum | Yes | mermz | ||
Car Mod | Adds a driveable minecart. | v2.1 | Forum | Yes | mermz | ||
Compressed Blocks | Having a lot of resources? Shrink them with this new mod! Currently supporting coal, redstone, iron, gold, lapis-lazuli and diamonds! And what to do with these resources afterwards? Make items from them! | v4.0 | Forum | Yes | vino007 | ||
Elemental Arrows | Adds fire, ice, lightning, and explosive arrows, and a gag weapon, egg arrows, along with the unstoppable homing bow. | 1.8 | Forum | Yes | Risugami | ||
Elevator | This mod allows you to create an elevator that will take you both up and down vast distances quickly. | v1.9 | Forum | Yes | Exanadu | ||
Extruder | A drill that lays a sequence of blocks behind while drilling blocks in front. Great for buidling bridges and tunnels. | v1.0 | Forum | Yes | Ljdp | ||
FlashShelter Mod | Allows you to craft a mobile instant shelter. | 2.1 | Forum | Yes | Suudsu | ||
Light Sensor | Adds a light-sensing block as a new redstone input. | 1.8 | Forum | Yes | Risugami | ||
Magic Box | Like a moving box, can move whole buildings or areas. | v2.0 | Forum | Yes | pitman-87 | ||
Metallurgy | Adds a host of new ores, metals, alloys, and tools. | Beta 1.1.3 | Forum | Yes | Shadowclaimer | ||
Millénaire | Adds in villages to the game, based on medieval Normandy. You can trade with the villagers, and help them expand the village. Also includes new tools, armor, and food. | 1.10.3 | Forum Wiki | Yes | Kinneken | ||
More Food | Adds chocolate, sushi, cheese, pies, and more food ... | V1.2 | Forumdirect download | Yes | Val166 | ||
ObsidiBronze | Adds Obsidian, and Bronze Armour and tools.RELEASED! The very first mod to include new armour + tools set in MC 1.0.0 | BetaMod v0.7.6 | Forum | Yes | EmanP | ||
Sponge Mod | This mod adds 3 types of sponge that absorb water and lava making the nether and under the ocean a much easier place to live. | v2.8 | Forum | Yes | Exanadu | ||
Team Fortress 2 Teleporter | Adds a teleporter to minecraft! | v2.0 | Forum | Yes | pitman-87 | ||
TooManyItems | TooManyItems is an inventory editor mod that allows you to edit your inventory in-game. It has a nice graphical interface, and allows items/blocks from mods too. | v1.0.0 | Forum | No | Marglyph | ||
Twinecraft | Twitter client for Minecraft. Mine, tweet and craft at the same time. New tweets from your timeline appear in the chat area, pressing F10 lets you send a tweet, reply and show your mentions and other timelines. | V1.3.0 | Website | Yes | Satscape |
Language Packs
Introduction
You have to delete the META-INF folder inside the file "minecraft.jar" and replace the files "en_US.lang" and "stats_US.lang" inside the folder "lang" in order to use a language pack.
You can find a complete installation guide for different operating systems on the Minecraft Forums.
Out-Of-Date Language Packs
Name | Description | Version | Link | Latest Compatible Release | Requires ModLoader | Author |
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German Language Pack | German translation of Minecraft | 1.0 | Forum | No | Frederik94 | |
German Language Pack | German translation of Minecraft | 1.1 | Forum | No | Frederik94 | |
German Language Pack | German translation of Minecraft | 2.1.0 | Forum | No | Spyx | |
German (Deutsch) Language Pack | German (Deutsch) translation of Minecraft | 1.0.3 | Forum | No | EnProX | |
Japanese Language Pack | Japanese translation of Minecraft | 2.03 | Website | No | Zeeksphere | |
Portuguese[PT] Language Pack | Portuguese[PT] translation of Minecraft | 1.5.0 | Portuguese Forum | No | ERaZ0S | |
Spanish[ES] Language Pack | Spanish(Spain) translation of Minecraft | 1.05 | Forum | No | KilFer, _Burner_, Yonseca | |
Hungarian Language Pack | Hungarian translation of Minecraft | 1.1.0 | Download | Yes | MCWiki | |
Norwegian Language Pack | Norwegian translation of Minecraft (new version is in development) | 1.1.0 | Website | No | Swoy |
Server Mods
Server Mods are modifications to the official Minecraft server software. They generally fall into two broad categories: management and gameplay.
Management mods are commonly designed to make administration of servers easier by implementing tiered privileges for commands (such as kicking, banning etc.). They are frequently implemented as "wrappers" which do not actually modify the main server .jar file, instead monitoring its output and sending commands to it.
Gameplay mods are modifications to actual game mechanics, such as restricting the placement of blocks commonly abused by Griefers (e.g. lava, TNT), fixing bugs in the server (e.g. making furnaces function before the update of 10th of September 2010) or adding new gameplay features.
Mod List
This is a list of wrappers and modifications. For server mods for out of date versions, see here.
Server Modifications
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Server Operating Systems
Server OS' are often Linux distributions specifically built to host a Minecraft server.
They are built to ease the burden for Minecraft server administrators by providing tools to manage deployment & maintenance.
OS List
Name | Description | Version | Website Link | Forum Link | Status |
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See Also
- Modding (commonly referred to as hacking)
- Harmful Mods
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