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Minecraft Mods

Performance fixes, utility mods, library dependencies, and tech overhauls — for Java Edition across Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge. Every listing shows the loaders it supports, the Minecraft version it targets, and a direct link to the creator's page.

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16 Minecraft mods, sorted by type

Performance, utility, library, and tech. Click any card to see full metadata, loader compatibility, and installation steps on the detail page.

Performance

Sodium

Rendering engine replacement that raises FPS and eliminates micro-stutter. The foundation of every performance setup.

Fabric / NeoForge / Quilt

 Utility

Mouse Tweaks

Drag crafting, quick stack movement, and scroll-wheel inventory control. The highest-downloaded utility mod on CurseForge.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Utility

AppleSkin

Shows saturation and food value tooltips — the hunger information vanilla never displayed.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Utility

Just Enough Items

Recipe viewer with search, hover-to-see-recipe, and press-U-to-see-usage. The mod modded Minecraft runs on.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Tech

Create

Mechanical automation built around rotational power. Water wheels, gearboxes, belts, contraptions, and trains.

Forge / NeoForge

 Library

GeckoLib

Keyframe animation library for custom mobs, bosses, blocks, and armor. Required by hundreds of animated mods.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Library

Cloth Config API

Config screen library — the UI behind the settings button in hundreds of mods.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Utility

Jade

Block and entity information tooltips. The modern successor to WAILA and Hwyla.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Performance

ModernFix

Memory, startup, and bug-fix patches that Sodium and Lithium don't cover. Designed to stack with both.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Shaders

Iris Shaders

Open-source shader loader for Fabric and NeoForge. Runs OptiFine packs with Sodium's performance gains.

Fabric / NeoForge

 Performance

ImmediatelyFast

Batches immediate-mode draw calls for entities, particles, text, and GUI. Stacks with Sodium.

Fabric / NeoForge / Quilt

 Performance

Entity Culling

Async path-tracing that skips rendering entities and block entities you can't see. Client-side only.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Utility

Xaero's Minimap

Minimap with terrain memory, waypoints, and entity radar. Works on any server without installation.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Library

Architectury API

Multi-loader abstraction layer for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt. Required by most multiplatform mods.

Fabric / Forge / NeoForge / Quilt

 Library

Balm

Smaller multi-loader abstraction layer used by Waystones, Comforts, and other BlayTheNinth mods.

Forge / Fabric / NeoForge

 Utility

Mod Menu

Mod list screen for Fabric and Quilt — installed mods, versions, and direct access to config screens.

Fabric / Quilt
Related guides

Not sure where to start?

Installation, version matching, and troubleshooting — the three guides that answer most mod questions.

Guide

How to install mods

Step-by-step guide with exact folder paths, version checks, and troubleshooting for the most common failures.

 Guide

Choose a Minecraft version

Which version to play, why older versions still matter, and how to match a resource to your setup.

 Guide

Fix crashes on startup

Read the crash report, find the failing mod, and recover without losing your world.