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A list of resources that may help with modpack development. Also see LambdAurora's OptiFine alternatives, or Modrinth's list of modpack tools (I'll also shoutout PW-GUI, which is a tool that I use daily to develop an upcoming modpack).

Note

This list focuses on what mods can do, but you should also be familiar with the existing vanilla tools for your version. The Minecraft Wiki has tutorials on how to structure datapacks (loot tables, recipes, world generation, advancements, etc.) and resource packs (textures, language files, sounds, etc.). Also see Misode's data pack generators!

Adding blocks/items

These tools allow for adding basic blocks and items without needing to write a mod.

  • KubeJS : Edit recipes, add new custom items, script world events, all in JavaScript!
    • Fabric/Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1
  • Filament: Data driven Items, Blocks, Decorations and Mobs for Fabric based servers. No client mods required!
    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.11
  • Simple Creator: This mod allows you to add data driven blocks and items to the game, using overly complicated JSON.
    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4
  • JSON Things: A mod that enables players to define blocks, items, and more... all via json!
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.8, 1.21.11
    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

Modifying blocks/items

These mods allow for modifying the attributes, recipes, and more for various blocks and items.

Custom Recipes via Scripting

  • KubeJS : Edit recipes, add new custom items, script world events, all in JavaScript!

    • Fabric/Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • CraftTweaker: Allows modpacks and servers to customize the game. With CraftTweaker you can change recipes, script events, add new commands and even change item properties!

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.3.2, 1.7.10, 1.8.9, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11.2, 1.12.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1

  • Reliable Recipes: A lightweight utility for recipe and tag manipulation via simple JSON configuration

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • VMinus: Edit and Remove Items, Blocks, Entities, Enchantments & more with Configs / Datapacks!

    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

Additional Recipe Types

These mods add additional recipe types, that may prove useful.

  • Lychee: Define in-world crafting & interactions using JSON recipes. item interaction, burning, touching fluid, anvil, crushing, lightning, exploding...

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.20.1, 1.21.1

  • Spelunkery: Includes Grindstone recipes, amongst other features.

    • Fabric/Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Shadi Smith: Adds a new smithing recipe type that applies enchanting.

    • NeoForge 1.21.1

Blocks and Item Properties (Item Components)

  • VMinus: Edit and Remove Items, Blocks, Entities, Enchantments & more with Configs / Datapacks!

    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Default Components: Add, remove and change default item components. Data driven and improved mod support, can modify selected or all items

    • Fabric 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8 (Compatible with NeoForge via Sinytra Connector)

  • Item Components: Change the default components for items! Server-side and data-driven, refreshes on /reload! (and does it properly)

    • Fabric 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.7

  • Defaulted: Adds registry to control default item components.

    • Fabric 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • Property Modifier: Allows tweaking various properties of blocks and items. Also adds some other tweaks to aid with that, such as the ability to create new creative tabs or add composter inputs.

    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Tool Stats Tweaker: A simple mod that lets you edit item stats via config

    • Fabric 1.20.1

Armor Trims

These tools make adding armour trims (slightly) less of a pain.

  • Blueprint: Library that implements the framework of all Abnormals mods!

    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • RuntimeTrims: Library mod for injecting trim materials and patterns at runtime

    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Trimmed: Allows you to make trims that work with other mods!

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21, 1.21.3
    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21, 1.21.3

  • Trimica: Trim anything with anything, also trim shields! Successor to AllTheTrims and DynamicTrim

    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

Mob Variants

These tools make it possible to add additional mob variants. With a little extra work, EMF and ETF can also be used for this, though the models will be entirely clientside.

  • Mixed Litter: A data-driven mob variant library that also contains optional remodels for many of Minecraft's animals

    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Variant Lib: A library for data-driven mob variants. Usable by both datapackers and modders!

    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.5

  • VMinus: Edit and Remove Items, Blocks, Entities, Enchantments & more with Configs / Datapacks!

    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

Villagers

These tools allow for modifying Villagers and their trades. Note: Villager Trading is data-driven since 26.1, see the Minecraft Wiki.

  • VillagerConfig: Advanced Villager configuration with data driven trades

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.8

  • Data Trades: Allows easy customization of villager trades using datapacks

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Profession Nuke: Allows modpackers to disable villager professions via config

    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

Mob Properties

  • Custom Mob Attributes: Configure health, attack damage, movement speed and scale of every mob.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8

  • Attribute Setter: A lightweight mod that changes entities' and items' default attributes through datapacks

    • Fabric/Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Mob Customizer: Allows you to edit and customise many properties of all mobs!

    • Fabric 1.20.1

  • Mobs Properties Randomness: Randomize mobs properties. Add Potion Effects, Equipment, on hit effects and more!

    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

Removing/customizing blocks/items/etc

Worldgen

  • Block Swap: A simple mod to replace a given block with another.

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • One Enough Block: Easily specify replacing one block with another.

    • NeoForge 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.20.1

  • Reliable Replacer: A lightweight utility for replacing one block with another, both during worldgen and afterward.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Structurify: A configuration mod that makes configuring everything related to structures very easy and accessible, eliminating the hassle of creating multiple datapacks.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.8

  • Biolith: A biome placement mod focusing on configurability and consistent distribution of modded biomes

    • Fabric/Forge/NeoForge 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8, 1.21.9

  • Lithostitched: A biome placement mod focusing on configurability and consistent distribution of modded biomes

    • Fabric/Forge/NeoForge 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8, 1.21.9

Removing and customizing mob spawns

  • Mob Control: Gives you full control over spawning mobs/spawners. Add custom AI to mobs, give them better weapons, and block burning in sunlight. You decide what your mobs do and when they can spawn!

    • Fabric/Forge/NeoForge 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • Bad Mobs: A mod to blacklist mobs from spawning.

    • Forge 1.8.9, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12.2, 1.13.2 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4

  • Mob Filter: Serverside rules to limit mob spawning

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • In Control!: Be In Control of mob spawns

    • Forge 1.10, 1.11, 1.12.2, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

Blocks and Items

  • Reliable Remover : A lightweight utility for completely removing items via simple JSON configuration.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 26.1
    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Item Obliterator : Modpack utility mod that allows to disable items and/or its interactions. Also removes them from creative tabs, recipes, trades, and JEI/REI/EMI.

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Almost Unified: Unify all resources.

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • One Enough Item:With OEI, you can effortlessly replace duplicate items with a single designated representative item.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.8

  • VMinus: Edit and Remove Items, Blocks, Entities, Enchantments & more with Configs / Datapacks!

    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

Modifying GUIs

  • FancyMenu : Customize Minecraft's menus with ease!

    • Fabric/(Neo)Forge 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • Drippy Loading Screen : Addon for FancyMenu to customize the loading screen.

    • Fabric/(Neo)Forge 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • SpiffyHUD: Addon for FancyMenu to customize the in-game HUD.

    • Fabric/Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.11
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.5

  • Polytone: Customize Map Color, Block Colors, Colormaps and Block Sounds, Biome Colors, Dye Colors. Supports Optifine format. For Resource Packs

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.11
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4

  • Slotify (archived): Allows moving and customizing any slots & other parameters of any menu via resource packs.

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Raised: Allows moving and customizng the position of the hotbar.

    • Fabric/Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • NeoForge 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

Modifying Creative Tabs

  • Tweaked Creative Menu: A mod that improves the creative menu, including animations and sounds, which can be configured, along with data driven item groups! (Fork of CreativeMenuTweaks)

    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Creative Menu Tweaks: A mod that improves the creative gui, adding animations, sounds, and data driven item groups.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.5

  • Neutron Tools (fork of More Creative Tabs): Add creative tabs, remove tabs, or change items in tabs — all by using a resource pack! Unlike the original More Creative Tabs, this also allows items in existing tabs to be removed or added.

    • Forge 1.20.1

  • Fermion!: allows you to hide items from creative mode tabs, customise tab icons + many new item tooltips. the perfect vanilla+ mod and modpack making tool.

    • Forge 1.19.2

  • More Creative Tabs: Create and add items to custom creative tabs, using JSON files inside resource packs. Allows you to disable access to vanilla creative tabs as well as tabs from other mods.

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Item Obliterator : Modpack utility mod that can remove items from creative tabs.

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Property Modifier: Modpack utility that can create new creative tabs.

    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

Modifying Keybinds

  • KeybindJS: A mod that allows modpack creators to use KubeJS to register, modify, and remove key bindings.

    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Keybinding Hider: A simple mod for hiding specific key bindings in the GUI.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Tidy Binds: Combine keybinds, move keybinds between categories, reorder the categories, and hide anything entirely..

    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Hide Key Binding: This mod allows you to hide key bindings that you do not use. Hidden key bindings will not be triggerred. Bound keys will not change after re-enabled for display.

    • Forge 1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.20.1

  • Rebind Narrator: it's 2021 and you can't change the narrator key...

    • Fabric 1.16.4, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1
    • NeoForge 1.20.4, 1.21.1

Default Resources

Mods that allow enabling resource and datapacks by default.

Resource and Data Packs

  • Resource Pack Overrides: Ensures important resource packs stay always active and helps clean up the pack selection screen.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.20.1, 1.20.4
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • Paxi: Automatic data & resource pack loading made easy.

    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Open Loader: An open source resource and data loader for Minecraft.

    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1
    • NeoForge 1.20.4, 1.21.1

  • Simple Resource Loader: Simple global / modpack resource pack and data pack loader. No configuration, just few folders.

    • Fabric 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.11

Default Options

Mods that allow changing default options without overwriting player configs.

  • YOSBR: This mod has one simple function, to provide default options if the corresponding option file doesn't exist.

    • Fabric 1.8.9, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1, 1.21.5

  • Default Options: A way for modpacks to ship a default (key) configuration without having to include an options.txt file. Also allows local options from any mod .cfg file.

    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5
    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • Defaulted Hotkeys: Change any default keybindings.

    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Experimentalist: Enable experimental features by default for all worlds and make worlds that use them non-experimental

    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • KubeJS : Edit recipes, add new custom items, script world events, all in JavaScript!

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

Custom Skyboxes

  • Skyboxify: A skybox mod that allows you to use Optifine skies in Fabric 1.21+

    • Fabric 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.11

  • Sky Aesthetics: Change the minecraft skybox as you wish!

    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • Nuit: Allows resource packs to define custom skyboxes. Requires Nuit Interop to load skyboxes designed for Optifine/Optiboxes.

    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.8
    • NeoForge 1.21.4

  • ForgeSkyboxes: Allows resource packs to define custom skyboxes.

    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1

Quests

  • Odyssey Quests (formerly Heracles): A tree-style questing mod, allowing pack makers to make and include completable quests for their players

    • Fabric/Forge 1.20.1

  • Boundless: Quests: Quests in Minecraft: Perfect for modpack creators and Goal setters

    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Questlog: Adds a quest system designed to make info conveyance in modpacks far more intuitive!

    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Questify: Questify is a drop-in quest system that auto-converts FTB Quests packs, keeps theme parity, and works on Fabric & Forge without extra setup.

    • Fabric/Forge 1.20.1

Skill Trees

  • Pufferfish's Skills: Adds a fully configurable skill system to the game.

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.8

  • Skillful: Skillful is a mod that adds data driven skill trees to minecraft!

    • Fabric 1.19.2

Developer Tools

  • Cyanide (archived, see Thiocyanate for modern versions): A mod which substantially improves Minecraft's data driven world generation error detection, reporting, and recovery mechanisms.

    • Fabric 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • NeoForge 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Thiocyanate (port of Cyanide): A mod which substantially improves Minecraft's data driven world generation error detection, reporting, and recovery mechanisms.

    • Fabric 1.21.11, 26.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.11

  • Command Structures: Spawn Jigsaw Structures by command!

    • Fabric/(Neo)Forge: 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8

  • Spark: A performance profiler for Minecraft clients, servers and proxies.

    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • Crash Assistant: Shows a GUI after Minecraft crashes, immediately showing all affected logs.

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • Structure Expansion: Small mod that Increases the size limit of structure blocks and fill command

    • NeoForge 1.20.4, 1.21
    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Sinytra Connector: A translation/compatibility layer that allows running Fabric mods on NeoForge.

    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Kilt: A translation/compatibility layer that allows running Forge mods on Fabric.

    • Fabric 1.20.1

NBT Viewer

NBT data (or data components on 1.21+) is metadata applied to items. Being able to view this data allows pack developers to more easily make custom recipes or troubleshoot issues.

  • NBT Viewer: View the NBT data of items

    • Fabric 1.15.2, 1.18.1, 1.20.1

  • Item NBT Viewer: View the NBT data of item stacks in a readable format inside the item tooltips.

    • Forge 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • NBT Tooltip Viewer: Displays an item's NBT tags as a green tooltip

    • Forge 1.12.2

  • Component Viewer: Allows you to view and copy components of any item stack.

    • Fabric 1.20.5, 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.9
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.9

Informational Mods

EMI

EMI is a modern recipe viewer from the developer of Trinkets. It's become incredibly popular on 1.21.

  • EMI: A featureful and accessible item and recipe viewer

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1

  • TooManyRecipeViewers: A compatibility layer for running JEI plugins with EMI written by Nolij

    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.20.1, 1.21.1

  • EMIffect: EMI addon that appends status effects in EMI and provides information about each status effect.

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.20.1

  • Extra Mod Integrations: EMI addon adding support for Actually Additions, Chipped, Farmer's Delight, Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks, PneumaticCraft, Rechiseled, Reliquary, Tech Reborn

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • EMI Loot: A loot drop (chest, block, entity) plugin for the EMI Recipe and Item viewer.

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Just Enough Effect Descriptions (JEED): JEI/REI/EMI plugin that displays information on all status effects

    • NeoForge 1.21.1
    • Fabric 1.21.1

RRV

RRV is a new recipe viewer based on EIV designed for the latest versions of Minecraft.

  • Reliable Recipe Viewer: A lightweight recipe viewer for newer Minecraft versions.
    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.8, 1.21.11, 26.1

REI

REI is a modern recipe viewer from the developer of Architectury API, originally developed as a alternative to JEI on Fabric.

  • Roughly Enough Items (REI): Clean and Customizable. Alternative to Just Enough Items/JEI.

    • Fabric 1.13.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5
    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • Just Enough Effect Descriptions (JEED): JEI/REI plugin that displays information on all status effects

    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1
    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1

  • REI Plugin Compatibilities: Workaround for mods accessing JEI apis

    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

WAILA

A mod that shows a tooltip showing the block or mob you're looking at, alongside useful info.

  • Jade: Shows information about what you are looking at.

    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.5
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.5

  • WTHIT: Adds an ingame tooltip with information about what block (or fluid) the player is looking at.

    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • HWYLA: A UI improvement mod aimed at providing block information directly in-game. It is also a fork of Waila.

    • Fabric 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5
    • Forge 1.12.2, 1.13.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5

  • Useful Spyglass: Viewing a mob or player with a spyglass displays some information on the screen. Also adds a unique enchantment for the spyglass.

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • The One Probe: A WAILA alternative that shows information about what you're looking at.

    • Forge 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12.2 1.13.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1

Descriptions

Mods that add additional info, usually in the form of tooltips.

  • Item Descriptions: This mod adds unique descriptions for all blocks, items, enchantments, effects, and mobs - built in a way that makes it easy to add modded content.

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.11, 26.1
    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • Enchantment Descriptions: Provides a way to get enchantment descriptions from enchanted books.

    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Idwtialsimmoedm: I didn't want to install a library so I made my own Enchantment Descriptions mod (missing content on 1.21 versions)

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21

  • Effect Insights: Adds potion and food effect descriptions directly to tooltips. Know effects without the wiki.

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

Guidebooks

  • Modonomicon: An in-game documentation mod inspired by Thaumcraft's Thaumonomicon and Patchouli, and aims to provide the best of both, with some unique flavors.

    • Fabric/Forge/NeoForge 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.11

  • Booklet: A server-side, data driven, in-game guidebook implementation!

    • Fabric 1.21.11

  • Patchouli: Accessible, Data-Driven, Dependency-Free Documentation for Minecraft Modders and Pack Makers.

    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Modopedia: In-game guidebooks and documentation driven by data and resource packs.

    • Fabric/NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Lavender: A Guidebook API and alternative to Patchouli

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4

Other

Other useful mods that provide information.

  • BetterF3: Replaces Minecraft's original debug HUD with a highly customizable, more human-readable HUD.

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • Dynamic Crosshair: A mod that hides or changes the crosshair dependent on context

    • Fabric/Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • Immersive Overlays: Overlays useful info like coordinates and the time onto your HUD - as long as you have the right item in your inventory (or bundle!)

    • Fabric 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.9
    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.5, 1.21.8

  • Tooltip Icons: Adds icons to tooltips of some items.

    • Fabric 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

Other

  • Nostalgic Tweaks brings back a plethora of classic, alpha, beta, and post-release lost or changed gameplay elements. This mod is intended for nostalgic enthusiasts who want to relive the glory days of Minecraft Java edition by tweaking the mod to their nostalgic preference, or for those who want to give the game a new aesthetic and gameplay style.

    • Fabric 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
    • NeoForge 1.21.1

  • Fabrication and Forgery: A huge collection of vanilla tweaks and small features. Trident improvements, bugfixes, furnace minecart changes, note block enhancements, old lava, old logo, oh my!

    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1
    • Forge 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Quark contains a variety of small things that may be useful, including default enchantments on 1.19 and 1.20.

    • Forge 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1

  • Raspberry Core contains a variety of fixes and compatibility changes for old Forge mods.

    • Forge 1.19.2, 1.20.1

  • Bedrockify: BedrockIfy is a fabric Minecraft Mod that implements some useful Minecraft Bedrock Edition features into Minecraft Java Edition.

    • Fabric 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

  • Exitian Tweaks: A small number of (configurable) tweaks to base minecraft.

    • NeoForge 1.21.1
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