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# Awesome Minecraft [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge-flat.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)






> The curated list of awesome things related to Minecraft.



[Minecraft](https://minecraft.net/) is a sandbox video game developed by Mojang. The game allows players to build with a variety of different blocks in a 3D procedurally generated world, requiring creativity from players. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat.



## Contents



- [Websites](#websites)

  - [Wiki](#wiki)

  - [Forums](#forums)

  - [Mod Libraries](#mod-libraries)

  - [Archives](#archives)

- [Mod Loaders](#mod-loaders)

- [Mods](#mods)

  - [Performance](#performance)

  - [Skins And Capes](#skins-and-capes)

  - [Maps](#maps)

  - [Items Management](#items-management)

  - [Technology](#technology)

  - [Farming And Food](#farming-and-food)

  - [Energy](#energy)

  - [Utilities](#utilities)

  - [General](#general)

  - [Exploration](#exploration)

  - [Building](#building)

- [Server Plugins](#server-plugins)

- [Resource Packs](#resource-packs)

- [Shader Packs](#shader-packs)

- [Web Applications](#web-applications)

- [Softwares](#softwares)

  - [Servers](#servers)

  - [Libraries](#libraries)

  - [Utilities](#utilities-1)

  - [Launchers](#launchers)

- [Development](#development)



## Websites



### Wiki



- [Official Minecraft Wiki](https://minecraft.wiki/) - Minecraft Wiki is a complete resource for Minecraft, including gameplay, blocks, crafting, updates, events, mods, running a server, and resource packs.

- [Chinese Minecraft Wiki](https://minecraft-zh.gamepedia.com/Minecraft_Wiki) - The Chinese Minecraft Wiki is an official wiki of Minecraft, covering detailed tutorials on crafting, blocks, creatures and even PE versions.

- [wiki.vg](http://wiki.vg/) - Technical Minecraft wiki.



### Forums



- [Minecraft Forums](https://www.minecraftforum.net/) - Official community forums, a great place to talk about the game.

- [Planet Minecraft](https://www.planetminecraft.com/forums/) - Creative community fansite.

- [Minecraft Chinese Forum](http://www.mcbbs.net/) - Largest Chinese players community of Minecraft.



### Mod Libraries



- [Modrinth](https://modrinth.com/) - Open source Minecraft mod library with powerful filtering.

- [CurseForge](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods) - The largest repository for Minecraft mods.



### Archives



- [MCArchive](https://mcarchive.net/) - Archives old, lost and forgotten Minecraft mods. Various other mods and stuff can be found on their Discord.

- [Minecraft Archive Project](http://map.crummy.com/) - Huge archive containing Minecraft mods, worlds, resource packs and many other resources (even forum posts!).

- [MCVersions](https://mcversions.net/) - Archives most Minecraft jars.

- [BetaCraft Archive](http://betacraft.pl/server-archive/minecraft/) - Archives some missing Minecraft server jars.

- [MCPC+ Archive](https://iruril.tistory.com/category/%EB%A7%88%EC%9D%B8%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%98%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8%28Minecraft%29/Server) - Archive with some MCPC+ versions.

- [CraftBukkit Archive](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B3_qSeCQW2vKSy13TVdKWWhNQ3M) - Archives many CraftBukkit versions.



## Mod Loaders



- [Minecraft Forge](https://github.com/MinecraftForge/MinecraftForge) - Modifications to the Minecraft base files to assist in compatibility between mods.

- [Quilt](https://quiltmc.org/) - A powerful fork of the Fabric project.

- [Fabric](https://fabricmc.net/) - A lightweight, experimental modding toolchain for Minecraft.

- [liteloader](http://www.liteloader.com/) - A lightweight mod loader for Minecraft designed to provide simple, high-performance and reliable loader functionality for mods which don't need to modify game mechanics.

- [Rift](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/rift) - A Mod Loader for 1.13-1.13.2 (even Snapshots).

- [Meddle](https://github.com/FyberOptic/Meddle) - Everything related to modding 1.9/1.10 snapshots in one place.

- [RopeMC](https://github.com/RopeMC/RopeMC) - A lightweight, reflection based mod loader which aims to be user friendly and later version independent.



## Mods



### Performance



- [Optifine](https://www.optifine.net/home) - OptiFine is a Minecraft optimization mod.

- [BetterFps](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/betterfps) - BetterFps is a Minecraft mod that add a few performance improvements.

- [Sodium (for Fabric)](https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium-fabric) - A Fabric mod designed to improve frame rates and reduce micro-stutter.

- [Iris (for Fabric)](https://irisshaders.net/) - A Fabric mod which is based upon Sodium to add Shader support.

- [OptiFabric](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/optifabric) - A Fabric mod to allow Optifine to run using Fabric loader.



### Skins And Capes



- [Custom Skin Loader](https://github.com/xfl03/MCCustomSkinLoader) - Custom Skin Loader for Minecraft.

- [Universal Skin Mod](https://github.com/RecursiveG/UniSkinMod) - A Minecraft Forge Mod allows players load custom skin & cape textures.



### Maps



- [Journey Map](https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/journeymap) - Real-time mapping in game or in a web browser as you explore.

- [VoxelMap](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/voxelmap) - Formerly known as Zan's Minimap, providing basic map and radar functionality.



### Items Management



- [Just Enough Items (JEI)](https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/jei) - JEI is an item and recipe viewing mod for Minecraft, built from the ground up for stability and performance.

- [Bibliocraft](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/bibliocraft) - Bibliocraft is a storage and organizational mod that began as a single bookcase and has expanded to so much more.

- [/dank/null](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dank-null) - A storage mod of unreal proportions which nobody really gets. The max tier /dank/null object holds 54 slots of items which each can hold 2.14 billion items!



### Technology



- [Tinkers Construct](https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/tinkers-construct) - Tinkers' Construct is a mod about putting tools together in a wide variety of ways, then modifying them until they turn into something else.

- [Immersive Engineering](https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/immersive-engineering) - Immersive Engineering is a tech mod with a certain charm, based on the ideas and concepts, and with most assets created by Damien Hazard.

- [Botania](https://github.com/Vazkii/Botania) - Botania is a tech mod in essence. The theme is natural magic.

- [Thermal Foundation + Dynamics + Expansion](https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/thermalexpansion) - A server-friendly and content-rich blend of magic and technology! Title is three different mod names, but of the same series and usually played together.

- [Railcraft](https://github.com/Railcraft/Railcraft) - Greatly expand and improve the Minecart system in Minecraft.

- [Actually Additions](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/actually-additions) - Actually Additions is a technology mod that adds various utilities like multitools, item magnets, atomic reconstructors and so on.

- [Applied Energistics 2](https://github.com/AppliedEnergistics/Applied-Energistics-2) - A Minecraft Mod about Matter, Energy and using them to conquer the world. Mainly focused on item storage.

- [Draconic Evolution](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/draconic-evolution) - One of the best tech mod there is, but really overpowered in the late game. Adds things like a Draconic Power Core which no one has been able to fill yet...

- [Ender IO](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ender-io) - A large ender themed mod, that just adds lots of new fun things.

- [Galacticraft](https://micdoodle8.com/mods/galacticraft) - A mod that adds rockets and new planets to explore. Expandable with addons.

- [OpenComputers](https://ocdoc.cil.li) - OpenComputers is a mod that adds computers and robots into the game, which can be programmed in Lua 5.3.

- [ComputerCraft](https://computercraft.cc) - Adds computers based on Lua (5.2 and 5.3) into Minecraft.

- [WarpDrive](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/warpdrive) - Adds Star Trek and other franchise like ships, weapons, transporters and so on into the game. Also adds new planets (dimensions).



### Farming And Food



- [Pam's HarvestCraft](https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/pams-harvestcraft) - Pam's HarvestCraft is a mod for Minecraft that currently adds many kinds of crops and food.

- [AgriCraft](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/agricraft) - A mod that adds a more sophisticated crop system, like the ability to have genetic mutations and also adds more crops.

- [Bonsai Trees](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/bonsai-trees) - Adds essentially mini tree farms which are one block big.

- [Ex Nihilo: Creatio](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ex-nihilo-creatio) - A great mod for skyblocks, it filters things like sand and gravel for useful resources like iron and diamond, compatible with lots of mods.



### Energy



- [RFTools](https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/rftools) - RFTools is a mod containing various tools that are related to RF (Redflux) or technology in general.

- [Extreme Reactors](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/extreme-reactors) - Adds nuclear reactors with the fictional fuel 'yellorium'. A carry on of the original Big Reactors.

- [Zetta Industries](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/zetta-industries) - A mod which adds the main multiblock of a big battery.

- [Applied Energistics 2](https://github.com/AppliedEnergistics/Applied-Energistics-2) - A Minecraft Mod about Matter, Energy and using them to conquer the world.



### Magic



- [AbyssalCraft](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/abyssalcraft) - AbyssalCraft is a magic mod centered around exploration.

- [Astral Sorcery](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/astral-sorcery) - This is a magic mod based on the stars, and harnessing the powers of starlight and the constellations.

- [Avaritia](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/avaritia) - Avaritia is a mod with a really long progression tree, but really overpowered in the late game. Its soul purpose is to drag the endgame gameplay to extreme lengths.

- [Blood Magic](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/blood-magic) - This is a magic mod based on blood. Beware, you die a lot.



### Utilities



- [TNTUtils](https://github.com/ljfa-ag/TNTUtils) - More control over explosions in Minecraft.

- [Akashic Tome](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/akashic-tome) - A mod based on Morph-o-Tool, which mainly gives the ability to merge different mods' documentation books.

- [AppleSkin](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/appleskin) - This mod does not change any existing mechanics, but simply makes the existing hunger saturation and exhaustion levels visible in the default GUI.

- [Attribute Fixer](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/attributefix) - This mod fixes the attribute system in Minecraft which handles things like armour points, because many other mods are inadvertantly affected by a limit in this system.

- [Diet Hopper](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/diet-hoppers) - This mod modifies the way Minecraft calculates the collision boxes of the hopper, so that you can access any visible blocks behind it.

- [FoamFix](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/foamfix-optimization-mod) - Fixes various aspects of the Minecraft code, generally making the game faster.

- [WTHIT](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/wthit) - Shows the block currently looked at (Newer version of Hwyla).

- [Hwyla](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/hwyla) - Shows the block currently looked at (Newer version of Waila).

- [WorldInfo](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/worldinfo) - Shows the block currently looked at (Waila for Rift).

- [Waila](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/waila) - Shows the block currently looked at (The original Waila project).

- [Block Helper](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/block-helper) - Shows the block currently looked at (Legacy alternative of Waila for older Minecraft versions than 1.6).



### General



- [ArmorPlus](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/armorplus) - This mod literally adds tons of armors to the game, and different ways of crafting them.

- [Baubles](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/baubles) - This mod adds seven new slots to the player inventory which can be fitted with various items like amulets, belts, rings and so on added by other mods.



### Exploration



- [Aroma1997's Dimensional World](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/aroma1997s-dimensional-world) - This mod adds one extra dimension, with the intended purpose of mining, meaning the Overworld will not be filled up with things like Buildcraft quarry holes anymore etc.

- [Twilight Forest](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/the-twilight-forest) - Adds a new twilight forest dimension with new sturctures, bosses, and quests to complete.



### Building



- [Carpenter's Blocks](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/carpenters-blocks) - This mod adds new blocks such as slants and corners which can be made to look like any other block in the game! Extremely useful for artistic builds. (For 1.12+ see BlockCraftery)

- [Chisel](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/chisel) - This mod adds multiple new textures to lots of blocks in the game, adding a wide variety of textures. (For editing units smaller than blocks see Chisel and Bits.)

- [WorldEdit](https://github.com/EngineHub/WorldEdit) - WorldEdit is an open source in-game map editor available for Bukkit, Forge, MinecraftEdu, and many other platforms.

- [FAWE](https://intellectualsites.github.io/download/fawe.html) - Stands for Fast Async WorldEdit. Based upon WorldEdit, it is simply faster, and adds lots more tools (i.e. brushes) to work with.



## Server Plugins



- [AntiCheatReloaded](https://github.com/Rammelkast/AntiCheatReloaded) - AntiCheatReloaded helps server admins easily identify and block malicious users by monitoring and analyzing the behaviour of their players.

- [ViaVersion](https://github.com/MylesIsCool/ViaVersion) - Allows the connection of newer clients to older server versions for Minecraft servers.

- [AdvancedKitsReloaded](https://github.com/TryHardDood/AdvancedKitsReloaded) - AdvancedKitsReloaded is a Kit managing plugin for Minecraft servers which runs Bukkit, CraftBukkit, Spigot and Paper (>1.8). With this plugin you can easily create/edit/delete your kits and you can customize it as much as you'd like.

- [WorldGuard](https://github.com/EngineHub/WorldGuard) - WorldGuard lets you and players guard areas of land against griefers and undesirables, as well as tweak and disable various gameplay features of Minecraft.

- [CraftBook](https://github.com/EngineHub/CraftBook) - CraftBook lets you create magically extending bridges, compact Redstone circuits, complex Minecart mechanics, and much more — all without a client mod and fully customizable by the server.

- [Connect](https://connect.minekube.com/) - Open shared Minecraft network for advertising public and local host servers.

- [LuckPerms](https://luckperms.net/) - Manage permissions.

- [CoreProtect](https://github.com/PlayPro/CoreProtect) - Log everything your players do. Literally 1984.



## Resource Packs



- [BDCraft](https://bdcraft.net/) - Various comic-style resource and sound packs, even for many mods, Bedrock Edition, and Terraria!

- [LB Photo Realism Reload](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/texture-packs/lb-photo-realism-reload) - Successor of the LB Photo Realism texture pack making Minecraft look more realistic.

- [Default Dark Mode](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/texture-packs/default-dark-mode) - Dark Mode for the default Minecraft UIs!

- [Cyber Optics](https://www.planetminecraft.com/texture-pack/cyber-optics-v10/) - Sci-Fi resource pack.

- [Soartex](https://soartex.net/) - Smooth resource pack with mod support.

- [Faithful](https://faithful.team/) - Smooth textures for a furbished default look.

- [BetterVanillaBuilding](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/texture-packs/bettervanillabuilding) - Adds loads of new blocks with connected textures in optifine.



## Shader Packs



- [Continuum](https://continuum.graphics/) - A realistic shader pack.

- [Chocapic13](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/customization/chocapic13-shaders) - A realistic and configurable shader pack.

- [Sonic Ether](https://www.sonicether.com/) - Pathracing and other realistic shader packs.

- [Sildur](https://sildurs-shaders.github.io/) - Shader packs even implementing Minecraft 1.16's built-in API.

- [Potato](https://rre36.com/potato-shader) - A very lightweight shader pack for older or restrained PCs.

- [ESBE 2G](https://mcbeeringi.github.io/esbe-2g/) - A shader pack for Bedrock Edition.

- [White Wolf Shader](https://github.com/NotSnipc/WhiteWolfShaders) - Shader pack for Bedrock Edition focused on improving your gameplay experience.



## Web Applications



- [Blessing Skin Server](https://github.com/bs-community/blessing-skin-server) - A web application brings your custom skins back in offline Minecraft servers.

- [yoshino](https://github.com/idawnlight/yoshino) - A lite & fast Minecraft skin server, written in php. ([Live Demo](https://skin.lim-light.com/))

- [WorldEdit Golf](https://worldedit.golf/) - Challenge others in a competition to use WorldEdit in as few commands as possible.



## Softwares



### Servers



- [Cauldron](https://sourceforge.net/projects/cauldron-unofficial/files/) - Formerly known as MCPC+. The original server implementing the Forge and Bukkit API.

- [Cloudburst/NukkitX/Nukkit](https://cloudburstmc.org/) - A Bedrock Edition Server providing support for plugins supporting the Nukkit API.

- [Docker-Minecraft](https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-server) - A self-hosted Minecraft server using Docker containers.

- [Glowstone](https://glowstone.net/) - Formerly known as Spout and BukkitContrib. Spigot Server alternative written from scratch with performance similar to Paper.

- [KCauldron](https://sourceforge.net/projects/kcauldron/files/) - A server implementing the Forge and Bukkit API for 1.7.10.

- [Legendary-Java-Minecraft-Geyser-Floodgate](https://github.com/TheRemote/Legendary-Java-Minecraft-Geyser-Floodgate) - PaperMC server with out of the box Geyser and Floodgate support using docker.

- [minecraft-docker](https://github.com/tywil04/minecraft-docker) - Fork of [Legendary-Java-Minecraft-Geyser-Floodgate](https://github.com/TheRemote/Legendary-Java-Minecraft-Geyser-Floodgate) that embeds a discord bot for easy starting and stopping of the server.

- [Minestom](https://minestom.net/) - Lightweight from-scratch server implementation.

- [Mohist](https://mohistmc.com/) - A server implementing the Forge and Bukkit API.

- [Paper](https://papermc.io/) - Miscellaneous patches for Spigot and BungeeCord providing better performance and more configuration options.

- [PocketMine](https://www.pocketmine.net/) - A Bedrock Edition Server providing support for basic plugins.

- [PowerNukkit](https://powernukkit.org/) - A powerful fork of Nukkit.

- [Spigot](https://www.spigotmc.org/) - CraftBukkit's successor providing support for the Bukkit API.

- [Sponge](https://www.spongepowered.org/) - Minecraft Server providing support for the Sponge API and is extensible to the Forge API and Bukkit API.

- [Thermos](https://cyberdynecc.github.io/Thermos/install) - A server implementing the Forge and Bukkit API for 1.7.10.

- [Gate](https://github.com/minekube/gate) - A high performance & paralleled Minecraft proxy written in Go.



### Libraries



- [CraftLib](https://github.com/zerite/craftlib) - Complete [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org) / Java library for wrapping the entire Minecraft codebase, including protocol, NBT, schematics, chat and more. 

- [MCProtocolLib](https://github.com/Steveice10/MCProtocolLib) - A simple library for communicating with a Minecraft client/server, written in Java.

- [node-minecraft-protocol](https://github.com/PrismarineJS/node-minecraft-protocol) - A NodeJS library to parse and serialize minecraft packets, plus authentication and encryption.

- [go-mcproto](https://github.com/BRA1L0R/go-mcproto) - Minecraft server communication protocol implementation written in Go that allows you to program your own bots.



### Utilities



- [Minecraft Command Helper](https://github.com/IceLitty/Minecraft-Command-Helper) - A WPF Program about generate Minecraft Command (with NBT data). (Windows Only)

- [Minecraft Command Science](https://minecraftcommand.science/) - Several Minecraft vanilla JSON generators.

- [Amidst](https://github.com/toolbox4minecraft/amidst) - Display an overview of a Minecraft world, without actually creating it.

- [Amulet](https://github.com/Amulet-Team/Amulet-Map-Editor) - Map viewer/editor.

- [NBTEditor](https://github.com/Howaner/NBTEditor) - Edit NBT from .dat files.



### Launchers



- [MultiMC](https://github.com/MultiMC/MultiMC5) - A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once.

- [Prism](https://prismlauncher.org) - A fork of MultiMC, capable of downloading modpacks and other resources directly from CurseForge and FTB.

- [HMCL](https://github.com/huanghongxun/HMCL) - A powered Minecraft launcher that supports a lot of features.

- [XMCL](https://github.com/Voxelum/x-minecraft-launcher) - X Minecraft Launcher (XMCL) is a modern Minecraft launcher that lets you manage your massive resources like modpacks, resource packs, mods and shader packs.



## Development



- [FML Mod Development Tutorial](https://fmltutor.ustc-zzzz.net/) - (Chinese) Minecraft 1.8.9 FML Mod Development Tutorial.

- [SchematicWebViewer](https://github.com/EngineHub/SchematicWebViewer) - A JavaScript/TypeScript library for rendering and viewing Minecraft schematic files on the web.

- [Tabula](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tabula-minecraft-modeler) - Minecraft Mod that faciliates creating 3D Models.

- [Mod Coder Pack](https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Programs_and_editors/Mod_Coder_Pack) - Tool for properly decompiling Minecraft.

- [BON 2](https://github.com/tterrag1098/BON2) - A rewrite of the Bearded Octo Nemesis project with support for ForgeGradle.

- [Bearded Octo Nemesis](https://github.com/immibis/bearded-octo-nemesis) - Tool for deobfuscating with support for SRG mappings and especially the Mod Coder Pack.



## License



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