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Browse 68 free Tech mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Engineers Workshop, Netherstar Shard, Survivalism - TAC.

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Engineers Workshop
forge

Engineers Workshop

A Modular Workshop - All In One Block!

7.8Mdownloads
Netherstar Shard
1.20.1forge

Netherstar Shard

Ultra Rare Wither Skeleton drop, split down Netherstars into x4 pieces

182kdownloads
Survivalism - TAC

Survivalism - TAC

A mod about low-tech "machines"

58kdownloads
Slabs Expanded (Discontinued)
1.20.2forge

Slabs Expanded (Discontinued)

Stack different slabs into one block, adds slab variants for every block, and craft blocks from slabs

38kdownloads
Useful Structures
1.20.1forge

Useful Structures

Imagine if with just one click you could create some structures to help you in your survival. Now it is possible!

27kdownloads
Sift

Sift

A Sieve like Ex Nihilo's but fully configurable for your skyblock.

21kdownloads
Block Breaker & Block Placer
26.1fabric

Block Breaker & Block Placer

2 new vanilla-friendly redstone blocks; One for breaking and one for placing.

18kdownloads
World In a Jar
1.21.1fabric

World In a Jar

(Snowglobe) A terrarium-inspired block made for builders and survival players alike.

15kdownloads
Simple Sophisticated Backpacks Kit
1.19.2forge

Simple Sophisticated Backpacks Kit

Lightweight starter backpack addon that gives every new player a backpack and useful survival items on first join. Perfect for RPG modpacks, multiplayer servers, exploration, inventory expansion, adventure, progression, and quality-of-life gameplay.

11kdownloads
builders_wand
26.1

builders_wand

Builders Wand, allowing [Survival/Creative] players perks to allow easier building style!

9.2kdownloads
Vanillabean
26.2

Vanillabean

A pack that adds many well-designed, vanilla-friendly features to enhance your survival gameplay experience!

7.9kdownloads
Crossroads
1.21neoforge

Crossroads

A tech mod with the goal of making automation interesting. No one block solutions, just simple pieces that combine to make complex contraptions. Crossroads is a mod where you make Rube Goldberg machines, except they're the simplest way to do things.

7.4kdownloads
Skyblock Beyond
1.20.1

Skyblock Beyond

An extensive tech-based datapack, including new tools, machines, and an entire progression path.

5.3kdownloads
RandomDirtDrops
1.21

RandomDirtDrops

RandomDirtDrops is a fun Minecraft data pack that makes breaking dirt blocks drop completely random items from the entire game — from diamonds to dragon eggs! Perfect for chaotic survival challenges and OP item speedruns.

5.0kdownloads
Villager Shop Edit in SURVIVAL (Villager Trades Edit)
1.21.5

Villager Shop Edit in SURVIVAL (Villager Trades Edit)

Use this addition when you want to trade with your friends or open a shop

4.9kdownloads
MCDayZ

MCDayZ

The big configurable survival system for starting your own server

4.5kdownloads
The Grinding Table
1.21.11

The Grinding Table

Uncrafting, recycling, and more, all in one block.

3.9kdownloads
StockBridge(RefinedStrotage+Create)
1.20.1forge

StockBridge(RefinedStrotage+Create)

Connect Create automation to Refined Storage 2. One block exposes your entire RS network as an inventory for depots, funnels, and mechanical arms.

2.0kdownloads
BetterVanilla SMP
26.2

BetterVanilla SMP

A lightweight, drop‑in plugin made for cozy survival multiplayer (smp) servers with friends. Upgrade vanilla with modern quality‑of‑life features - no mods, just pure fun.

1.8kdownloads
Draventh Ores
1.21.8fabric

Draventh Ores

⚒ Advanced Tier Ores & Equipment This mod expands Minecraft’s survival progression by introducing 15 new late-game materials, each with full armor and tool sets. The goal of this mod is simple: Extend progression beyond Diamond and Netherite with a struc

1.8kdownloads
Create & things
1.21.1neoforge

Create & things

A modpack like create live 5 without skyblock, but with sophisticated Backpacks

1.7kdownloads
Strixun: Trials of the Wild
1.21.11fabric

Strixun: Trials of the Wild

Hardcore survival modpack with ~300 exploration, magic, combat, and world‑overhaul mods. Includes Rituals for totem magic, buffs, farming, and defenses, plus Compressy for massive block storage. Optional no‑regen/no‑raids for true hardcore players.

1.4kdownloads
Antideath-Carpet-addition
1.21.11fabric

Antideath-Carpet-addition

Antideath-Carpet-addition is a Carpet Mod extension for Fabric Minecraft servers (versions 1.21.x - 26.2) designed to enhance and optimize the game experience. It adds a suite of new loggers for server monitoring and game rules for survival, optimizatio

1.3kdownloads
Immersion in Traffic Context 2
1.21.1neoforge

Immersion in Traffic Context 2

Adds customizable barriers & asphalt roads (+30% speed!). Design unique streets, works with/without Ultimate Car Mod. Survival recipes included. Build realistic traffic systems!

1.0kdownloads
AutoLoot
1.21.1neoforge

AutoLoot

Mod that automatically collects items from broken blocks and killed mobs directly into the player's inventory.

967downloads
Duo Survival
1.20.1forge

Duo Survival

a tech modpack with Refined Storage, mekanism, Create and other mods

839downloads
Fluid Sorting Gadgets
1.20.1fabric

Fluid Sorting Gadgets

A mod for sorting Fluids efficiently, including multiple fluids in one block (like the nuclear hatch in Modern Industrialization)

743downloads
A Crazy Adventure: Science & Survival
1.21.1neoforge

A Crazy Adventure: Science & Survival

A blocky landscape with forests, mountains, a backpacked character facing a machine, and a purple Nether portal under bold white title text.

716downloads
Not Just Spoiled
1.20.1forge

Not Just Spoiled

A modern food spoilage mod that enhances food management for a more immersive survival experience

681downloads
CompassTrack
1.20

CompassTrack

Track players in real time with your compass — ideal for PvP, manhunts, and survival. Includes cooldowns, permissions, and live updates.

615downloads
Kindling Age
1.21.1neoforge

Kindling Age

Kindling Age enhances early survival with lightweight, vanilla-friendly mechanics that make the first days more deliberate without adding grind or hard gates.

602downloads
Quirk Academy Survival
1.20.1forge

Quirk Academy Survival

Quirk Academy Survival blends survival, quirks, and creative engineering. Train with Mine Hero RX, explore with Alex’s Mobs, build with Create, decorate your world, and enhance exploration with backpacks, comforts, and quality-of-life upgrades.

592downloads
RS Infinity Booster FIXED
1.21.1neoforge

RS Infinity Booster FIXED

A Port from the original mod fixing the infinity boosters when using it in survival

543downloads
UltraSpawners [LITE]
1.21

UltraSpawners [LITE]

UltraSpawners is a lightweight spawner management plugin featuring basic stacking, simple trust permissions, and economy based mob unlocking, designed for survival and economy servers.

508downloads
BackPackSSS
1.21

BackPackSSS

Custom tiered backpacks with progression crafting, upgrade system and persistent storage — designed for survival servers.

483downloads
QoL
1.21.5

QoL

(1.21.5+), Adds Quality of Life features that everyone needs in their Survival worlds/servers (will also include some of my other datapacks/mods in here)

347downloads