Data Packs for Minecraft Java
Browse 323 free data packs for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Bamboo Unpack, Minecarts with Blocks, SkyBlock But Better!.
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Bamboo Unpack
Lets you cut Bamboo Blocks into Bamboo using a stonecutter. Simple and survival-friendly.
Minecarts with Blocks
put a block in a cart! survival friendly!
SkyBlock But Better!
Vanilla Friendly Challenge!
Pass the torch
Ultra hardcore minecraft inspired from FlamingMoai's UHC: Generations, when you die the world will pass to a new player.
Proclamations
Proclamations is a Minecraft datapack that lets you add in-game announcements (using the /title command) to your Survival Mode builds.
Survival Nerf
Minimalistic vanilla-flavored design and balance overhaul. Mostly reverting bad decisions the devs have made. Intended for use with Etomb's Better Survival modpack.
SpaceFrog's Cat Variant Changer
Change a cat's breed (variant type) using a vanilla/survival-friendly method. Choose from all kitty varieties: black, calico, jellie, orange (red), persian, ragdoll, shorthair, siamese, tabby, tuxedo, white & a special random type.
PermaEfe
PermaEfe is a Minecraft datapack that increases the difficulty progressively for 30 days, with mechanics such as permanent death, boosted mobs and unique craftables. Ideal to play with friends and test your survival.
Craftable Iron
A simple datapack that adds a crafting recipe for iron ingots. Originally made to skip the grind in skyblock.
Simple Skyblock
A datapack that adds a lot of unobtainable items to the skyblock experience.

True Scroll
Adds True Scroll that let you use commands in survival mode
HardSurvivalStrategie
Minecraft Datapack with realistic crafting and behaviour.
Border cell
This data pack makes survival more interesting. It’s a reimagining of the survival map set in the Barrier, but with unique mechanics and random elements-after all.
Chaos-loot
Every block drops a completely random item — pure chaos loot for survival worlds. (1.26.1-1.26.2)
Ultimate Survival Expansion
This datapack adds 6 legendary swords with unique abilities! Perfect for players who want a faster and more exciting survival experience!
God Bird Feather Flight
A feather gives you flight in survival (it's scuffed af)
Create Resource Regrowth
An addon for create to make basic stuff renewable. Ideal for skyblock setups - does require initial resource setup.
Single Heart
A hardcore minigame datapack where each death costs a heart and Spectator Mode is permanent unless revived by command.
Blastable Calcite
Adds the ability to craft calcite by smelting dripstone blocks in a blast furnace
VanillaDisplays
Bring text displays to survival!
Respecting Hardcore
Tired of being dead in hardcore after first death? Not a problem anymore!
Mastrful's Biome Wands
Adds a craftable wand to change areas to any biome. Survival-friendly and compatible with mods.
DBW KindaCraftable
A datapack that adds an option to craft wires in survival!
Nuclear sewage-核污水
This is a data pack that can be used for island survival, players will get poison and nausea when they touch water, and after drinking the water lung potion, they will be immune to poison and nausea, and of course, players can take a boat without harm!
No Totems
Removes totems from the evoker loot table, making them impossible to get in survival. perfect for servers if you want to ban totems
MC Unbalanced World
A great overhaul to survival progression, adds 30+ hours of content, to enjoy alone or with friends
Simple Mannequins
Datapack that adds Mannequins To Survival
Escalating Hardcore Mode
This is a datapack that drastically increases the difficulty of your game.
Skyblock Infinite: Skybound Spelunking Addon
A Simple Ore Crafting Addon Mainly For Skyblock Infinite but can be used for other things!
Craftable Suspicious Block
This Datapack enables сraft Suspicious Block 1.20 for survival players.
Endless Villages
Every chunk is filled with villages, creating a unique survival experience focused on exploration and village-based gameplay so turn your Minecraft world into a place where only villages generate.
Notch Apple Recipe Restored
This Datapack adds the Ability to craft Enchanted Golden Apples in Survival Minecraft using 8 Blocks of Gold and 1 Apple.
Survival Refightalized
A reworked survival experience with more varied mobs and new armor and shield mechanics.

MeilleurCraft
BetterCraft is a DataPack that improves and rebalances several crafting recipes in the game to make them more logical, useful, and accessible, while remaining balanced for an enhanced vanilla survival experience.
HardcoreSpectator
It’s a mod that automatically puts the player into Spectator mode upon death, just like in Hardcore. It’s compatible with GeyserMC because it only changes the server-side gamemode without requiring complex client-side mechanics.

Health Changer
Change the number of Hearts you have with a simple command! You cannot go above 10 so this makes it survival friendly.