Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 455 free mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Nether Improvements, LogicGates, Sea's Weaponry.
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Nether Improvements
Configurable, survival friendly tweaks to make the Nether more interesting on Vanilla servers!
LogicGates
Forget about giant Redstone logic gates. All logic gates in one block!
Sea's Weaponry
Sea’s Weaponry gathers every iconic weapon from SeaSerpant1040’s mods and adds new, exclusive creations. It expands combat with powerful blades, mystical tools, and cinematic 3D weapons—perfect for RPG worlds or enhanced survival.
Balanced Minecraft Hardcore
Balanced Minecraft Hardcore (BMH) gives you flexibility in difficulty by replacing death by distant respawn based on your difficulty and Eternal Items possessed. BMH is the perfect middle ground between normal Minecraft and hardcore Minecraft.
WeHaveOneLife
WeHaveOneLife — a shared-health plugin. Damage taken by one player is distributed to everyone. The death of one means the death of the entire group. A minimalist hardcore experience for Minecraft Servers.
[CS] SCP Survival Additions
Makes [CS] SCP Survival Friendly
Dragon Survival: Alternate Altar Recipes
An Addon for Dragon Survival. This mod adds a new crafting recipes for Dragon Altars in the Dragon Survival Mod
The Joke Books
cursed joke enchantments! +500% fall damage, weapons betray you, heal undead & give them armor... Designed to troll yourself and friends. Survival players beware!
简易生存 Simple Survival
I added over 100 recipes! 【Breaking the balance】
Drac's Builder Wands
Drac's Builder Wands is a lightweight Fabric mod for Minecraft 26.1.2 that adds multiple tiers of survival-friendly building wands with placement previews, shared placement modes, and scalable building power progression

Elomod
An expensive survival & tech mod adding cameras, monitors, thermal vision, new ores, and more !
DisasterSurvival
Survive over 20 unique natural disasters in singleplayer or multiplayer. Random disasters, generated maps, loot, and intense survival gameplay.
Against the Wild: Realistic Survival
Against the Wild is an immersive realism mod that transforms Minecraft survival into something that actually feels like fighting to stay alive. No magic shortcuts, no easy starts. The world is harsh, unforgiving, and beautiful just like the real wilderness
QuarryPlugin
⚒️ QuarryPlugin Automated Mining, Done Right Always wanted a BuildCraft style quarry in vanilla survival?
UnderBeacon
A Survival War datapack, have fun in this close-to-vanilla PvP!
Enchanted Loom
A plugin for 1.21.11 that adds an Enchanted Loom to Minecraft. This can be configured for survival but allows easier banner creation.
MoonBorne
MoonBorne is a highly configurable Minecraft survival experience centered around dangerous special moons, each bringing unique mechanics, events, mobs, hordes, and challenges to your world.

Replenish++
Auto-replant crops on Paper/Purpur servers, inspired by Hypixel SkyBlock's Replenish enchantment. Break a crop and it replants itself. Supports wheat, carrots, potatoes, nether wart, cocoa and beetroot, with direct pickup and lag-friendly replanting.

Without Damage Challenge
Hardcore too easy? Try beating it with half a heart, no totems, no armor, and no protective effects!
Creepers Eat You
Adds a fun twist to the game in which creepers eat you! Good luck beating the game in Hardcore ;D
Mobs Drop Their Abilities
Defeat mobs and steal their powers! Unlock unique passive abilities like flight and teleportation, or use active items like the explosive Detonator. Transform your survival experience by using the monsters' own strengths against them.
Bountiful Amethyst
A mod that gives amethyst more uses. Tries to be vanilla and survival-friendly.
LodestoneTP Plugin
LodestoneTP is a survival-friendly teleporter network plugin that lets players and admins create, manage, and use teleporters by building simple multiblock structures (Lodestone + Blackstone Bricks). Everything is done through in-game Dialog GUIs.
custom_maces
Adds four overpowered, ability-packed Super Maces to survival Minecraft as unique, non-duplicating chest loot
Nayzy’s Combat Realism
Nayzy's take on gear realism: dynamic damage, speed, and armor penalties based on durability. A must-have for hardcore survival!
Relic Of Nowruz
Relic Of Nowruz for Better Survival
Tithe
A Hardcore multiplayer mod in which death is a debt. The living can pay a tribute to bring back the fallen.
The Krptonians
A mod made in 3 hours that aims to add Kryptonian superpowers and supermans costume! fully obtainable in survival! (part of my 3 hour challenge series)

Hammer-On
Anvils can now take damage from falling one block. Made for balancing carpet extra's renewableSand.
Squid Improvements
Squids and Glow Squids will give blindness and glowing effect when you try to attack them! Survival friendly addition to vanilla worlds. Available as plugin / mod
Electro's PowerCraft - OMV/Older Minecraft Version Edition
Survival Addon/ Element Survival Mod
Forbidden recipes By Anoosh
Forbidden Recipes is a mod that adds crafting recipes for some of Minecraft's most elusive items, including the dragon egg, barrier block, elytra, and more. This mod lets you craft powerful or rare items that were previously unobtainable in survival mode.

Totemtastic
Adds 3 totems that do unique things, including a way to revive players in hardcore.
Survival Friendly Command Block
This mod makes the Command Block obtainable in survival mode.
Buff Plushies
Its a mod that give you some plushies that can give you buffs and help you in your survival world
Lethal – Legendary Survival Overhaul Addon
Addon for Legendary Survival Overhaul that makes head or chest damage lethal when they reach 0.