Mods let you do so much more with Minecraft. They extend and expand the game in many different ways — sometimes in ways you wouldn’t even imagine are possible. Mods are free and easy to install. But what are the best mods for Minecraft right now? Read on for the complete list of must-have mods.

Optifine and Fastcraft

Do you have a crappy computer but you still want to improve the graphic feature when playing Minecraft? If that’s the case then you should use Optifine to make the experience of playing Minecraft to be more enjoyable as Optfine helps you to provide a better graphic feature by adding supports that are needed for HD textures. Apart from that, you will also have better controls over the graphics options.

As for Fastcraft, it helps you to drastically improve the performance of the low-end machines like your crappy laptop especially if you have a lot of Minecraft mods installed on your computer. I would highly recommend you to install both of these mods so that you would not have any graphical problems or performance issues that can make the overall experience of playing Minecraft to be not so enjoyable. The best part about these mods is that they are completely free so there’s no harm in giving it a shot.

Journey Map

Everyone loves the fact that they know where their current location is and where they need to go next. With Journey Map, you will be able to map your world while you explore it as it enables you to mark your favorite location that might catch your attention and the best part about this mod is that it will give you a warning whenever the mobs are trying to sneak up on you. You will be able to look at the resulting map during the game as a minimap. Apart from that, you will also be able to choose to view the map in fullscreen mode or you can also choose to view it in an external web browser just in case you want the map to be outside of the game.

Not Enough Items (NEI)

The Not Enough Items mod provides a solution for you just in case if you need a cure to the pain that you get from pressing the alt and tab key on your keyboard during the game. All you need to do is to download the Not Enough Items mod and it also allows you to search for the recipes of almost any item that you can find from any of the Minecraft mods that have been installed on your computer via a compact easy-to-use interface on the inventory screen of Minecraft.

If you would like to have a better way of looking at the recipes of the items in your game, then it’s highly recommended that you use this mod. By using this mod, you can save a lot of time which you can use to focus on other things and don’t worry as it covers all the items that are available in the game.

WAILA

WAILA is an acronym that stands for “what am I looking at”. It is considered to be one of the most helpful mods that you can have especially when you have hundreds of mods installed on your computer as what it does is that it tells you the details of every item that you stumble upon in the game. The only thing that you need to do is to point the crosshair at a specific block and you will be able to know what the item is, as well as which types of mods that the item is from. WAILA can also give you the information regarding the state of a particular block (such as the level of water that is available in the tank or the level of energy left in a particular battery).

Inventory Tweaks

Try installing Inventory Tweaks and just after a day playing Minecraft with this mod, you will soon be wondering how can you survive without having this mod installed on your computer. The tools that have its durability run out of will automatically be replaced in your Hotbar and huge stacks of blocks are also refilled automatically.

The best part about this mod is that just by an easy middle-click, you will be able to sort your inventory and chests automatically. Apart from that, the possibility of customizing your inventory and chests are also endless so try it for yourself as it is completely simple, easy and free to use. This will also help you to save more time so that you will be able to focus on buildings, scavenging as well as other critical things that have are important to you. This mod has also received a lot of positive feedback from other Minecraft players.

Playable Minecraft in a Chest

Also known as Mini Minecraft, this mod enables you to play a Minecraft world compacted down to the size of a regular chest. One of the users of this mod known as SethBling did post a video about this mod in a live-action on YouTube. He included a link in the description as well that you can use to download this mod.

Apart from that, this mod has all the features that are available in the original game and the only difference is that this mod enables you to control everything through the Minecraft chest interface to make the game to be more interesting to play with your friends. When you decide to leave the chest, you will also be able to look at all of the actions that you have done in the world and you can see it right in front of your eyes as if you have been working in two dimensions this whole time.

Controlling

This is one of the best, a simple and easy-to-use mod that will make the experience of managing your controls to be much easier when you have other types of Minecraft mods installed on your computer. By using this interface mod, you will be able to pop up a search bar and you can key in the type of control that you are searching for so that you will be able to see the keybinding of that particular control. On top of that, you may also choose to filter it so that it will only flag up the keybindings that are overlapping. That way, you will be able to fix them up instantly without having to face absolutely any problems at all. Many heavy Minecraft users consider Controlling to be an extremely helpful mod.

Chisel 2

Currently, Minecraft has only one type of cobblestone texture. Chisel 2 has a total of 24 types of texture for this common block in the game. This mod adds a lot of alternative textures to many of the game’s default blocks. It also includes blocks that come with other types of mods that are listed which allows you to make any kinds of decorations that you can think of in the in-game constructions of your Minecraft.

Carpenter’s Blocks

Cubes for some reason are perfect and nice to have. However in some cases, you just need that slope to get things right. By using the Carpenter’s Blocks mod, you will be able to make all the slopes that you want alongside buttons, beds, doors, torches, flowerpots as well as other items or structures that you want. You can add any kind of slopes on almost anywhere that you want so this mod is a must-have for those who need to have some slopes somewhere on the texture of their structure. Just in case you have dreamed of having a Nether Rack ladder for a long time then don’t waste any more time as you need to install this mod to make that dream of yours come true.

Decocraft

If you want some extra variation when it comes to decorating your house with the perfect decorations then Decocraft is the mod that is perfect for you. With this mod, you will be able to craft chairs, bowls, tables, lamps, bottles, beer kegs, stuffed toys as well as a kitchen sink.

Pig Manure

If there is one thing that Minecraft is lacking, it is poo. The Pig Manure mod helps you to solve the problem that you may have with aplomb. Not only does it makes your pig drop a hot pile of the proverbial now and then, but it also helps you with a new type of resource that you can master in Minecraft. All you need to do is to collect the droppings produced. You may use these droppings to fertilize your crops. It’s a useful alternative to bone meal. Your crops will be able to grow a lot healthier later on in the future.

There are also other uses of these droppings. You may put it in a furnace so that you will be able to get bricks in return. You may want to use these as one of the materials for you to build your dream house. A quick tip for you to know is that you should never use these droppings together with white wool.

Bacteria Mod

The Bacteria mod enables you to cultivate a wide range of different bacteria. Each of these bacteria will have the ability to execute different sets of tasks and depending on the nature of the bacteria, the tasks can be creative or destructive. Once you have successfully cultivated all of these bacteria, you will be able to spread it to the world. Just always keep in mind that you will need to contain these bacteria safely. This is especially true if you are experimenting within your base area.