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Essential Enhancements

Modpack

by TheDanSixx

Enhance your vanilla game with a collection of FPS and Quality of Life improving client mods designed to work on any vanilla server!

Type

Modpack

CurseForge Downloads

5,416

CurseForge ID

658748

Last Updated

Oct 3, 2026

Description

The best way to play Minecraft


This pack can be used to connect to vanilla servers and play your existing vanilla saves.

 

This mod collection will help boost your FPS, you can see 200+ even on a potato.
Major quality of life improvements and visual enhancements.
Block telemetry spying (formerly snooper) and chat reporting.
Optional controller support, play Java with Bedrock controls!

 

This is the collection of mods I use to play Minecraft daily, so I will be maintaining and updating this pack as regularly as required.

 

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Fabric

Game Versions

1.21.5

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Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)

Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)

Config Screen API for Minecraft

Mod 570,982,654
Mouse Tweaks

Mouse Tweaks

Enhances inventory management by adding various functions to the mouse buttons.

Mod 550,364,463
Fabric API

Fabric API

Core API library for the Fabric toolchain

Mod 525,687,367
AppleSkin

AppleSkin

Adds some useful information about food/hunger to the HUD

Mod 520,874,831
Architectury API

Architectury API

An intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.

Mod 461,790,402
Controlling

Controlling

Adds a search bar to the Key-Bindings menu

Mod 443,116,063
Entity Culling Fabric/Forge

Entity Culling Fabric/Forge

Using async path-tracing to hide BlockEntities/Entities that are not visible

Mod 425,690,346
Sodium

Sodium

The fastest and most compatible rendering optimization mod for Minecraft. Now available for both NeoForge and Fabric!

Mod 412,306,234
JourneyMap

JourneyMap

Real-time map used for mapping in-game or your browser as you explore.

Mod 373,354,351 433.6K this week
ImmediatelyFast

ImmediatelyFast

Speed up immediate mode rendering in Minecraft

Mod 332,329,774
Puzzles Lib

Puzzles Lib

Why is it called Puzzles? That's the puzzle.

Mod 294,610,793
YetAnotherConfigLib

YetAnotherConfigLib

A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft.

Mod 268,681,023
Not Enough Animations

Not Enough Animations

Bringing first-person animations to the third-person

Mod 264,289,350
Complementary Shaders - Reimagined

Complementary Shaders - Reimagined

Preserving the elements of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.

Shader 255,617,912
[EMF] Entity Model Features [Fabric & Forge]

[EMF] Entity Model Features [Fabric & Forge]

EMF is an, OptiFine format, Custom Entity Model replacement mod available for Fabric and Forge.

Mod 254,795,636
Mod Menu

Mod Menu

Adds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.

Mod 244,014,269
Searchables

Searchables

Searchables is a library mod that adds helper methods that allow for searching and filtering elements based on component...

Mod 222,754,900
Fabric Language Kotlin

Fabric Language Kotlin

Fabric language module for Kotlin

Mod 217,679,641
Sound Physics Remastered

Sound Physics Remastered

A Minecraft mod that provides realistic sound attenuation, reverberation, and absorption through blocks.

Mod 212,189,913
Simple Voice Chat

Simple Voice Chat

A working voice chat in Minecraft!

Mod 203,433,557
Complementary Shaders - Unbound

Complementary Shaders - Unbound

Transforming the visuals of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.

Shader 195,983,452
No Chat Reports

No Chat Reports

Makes chat unreportable (where possible)

Mod 187,570,549
Sodium Extra

Sodium Extra

Features that shouldn't be in Sodium

Mod 181,930,365
Chat Heads

Chat Heads

See who are you chatting with!

Mod 173,503,374
Reese's Sodium Options

Reese's Sodium Options

Alternative Options Menu for Sodium

Mod 167,137,880
[ETF] Entity Texture Features - [Fabric & Forge]

[ETF] Entity Texture Features - [Fabric & Forge]

Custom, Emissive and Varied mobs like Optifine and so much more.. +Player skin features!)

Mod 164,024,510 1.3M this week
Forge Config API Port

Forge Config API Port

NeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.

Mod 156,118,663
Continuity

Continuity

A Minecraft mod that allows for efficient connected textures

Mod 145,686,360
Iris Shaders

Iris Shaders

A modern shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing Optifine shaders

Mod 144,663,173 1.2M this week
Fzzy Config

Fzzy Config

Config API with automatic GUIs, powerful validation options, server-client sync, and more!

Mod 141,708,370
oωo (owo-lib)

oωo (owo-lib)

A general utility, GUI and config library for modding on Fabric and Quilt

Mod 134,952,265
BadOptimizations

BadOptimizations

Optimization mod that focuses on things other than rendering

Mod 129,912,082
Skin Layers 3D

Skin Layers 3D

Render the player skin layer in 3d!

Mod 119,399,819 706.5K this week
BetterF3

BetterF3

A mod that provides a highly customizable, more human-readable Debug HUD.

Mod 116,657,004
Essential Mod

Essential Mod

The best way to play Minecraft. Enhanced Minecraft features in one simple mod. Fast, friendly, and for everyone!

Mod 113,250,711 985.7K this week
Fresh Animations

Fresh Animations

Make your game like the trailers! Dynamic animated entities to freshen your Minecraft experience.

Texture Pack 104,500,740 697.8K this week
MidnightLib

MidnightLib

Common library with a built-in configuration system

Mod 89,324,375
Fast IP Ping

Fast IP Ping

Yeet the laggy reversed DNS lookup for literal IP server addresses

Mod 80,972,175
WorldEdit

WorldEdit

In-game Minecraft map editor - build bigger things more quickly!

Mod 78,618,752
CraftPresence

CraftPresence

Completely Customize the way others see you play in Discord!

Mod 78,560,083
FerriteCore (Fabric)

FerriteCore (Fabric)

Memory usage optimizations

Mod 78,509,655 465.5K this week
Language Reload

Language Reload

Reduces load times and adds fallbacks for languages

Mod 75,920,975
Visuality

Visuality

Little visual improvements by adding a bunch of new particles.

Mod 73,654,981
Sodium/Embeddium Extras

Sodium/Embeddium Extras

An add-on mod for Sodium (and Embeddium) that adds new features and customization.

Mod 72,303,825 423.4K this week
Roughly Enough Items Fabric/Forge/NeoForge (REI)

Roughly Enough Items Fabric/Forge/NeoForge (REI)

Clean and Customizable. An easy way to browse recipes. Alternative to JEI Just Enough Items.

Mod 58,320,188 120K this week
Model Gap Fix

Model Gap Fix

Fixes small gaps in item and block models

Mod 56,807,355 348.1K this week
M.R.U

M.R.U

A library mod used by Cassian and IMB11's mods to function.

Mod 56,077,470
Ambient Environment

Ambient Environment

Adds more ambiance to a Minecraft world

Mod 49,252,844
More Chat History

More Chat History

Increases the size of the chat history.

Mod 43,976,960
Particle Rain

Particle Rain

replaces the default weather with particle effects

Mod 43,455,722
Bobby

Bobby

Allows for render distances greater than the server's view-distance setting.

Mod 42,515,577
Mandala's GUI - Dark mode

Mandala's GUI - Dark mode

An elegant Interface, in the style of Mandala Creations.

Texture Pack 42,099,725 197.8K this week
UniLib

UniLib

A common set of Utilities, designed for over 50 versions of Minecraft!

Mod 37,897,575
Subtle Effects

Subtle Effects

Adding many new subtle details through particles and a few sounds

Mod 37,302,143
Fabric Capes

Fabric Capes

Lets you use capes from OptiFine, LabyMod and other cape mods

Mod 37,166,819
Enhanced Boss Bars

Enhanced Boss Bars

New improved boss bars!

Texture Pack 32,503,769 152.5K this week
Better Ping Display [Fabric]

Better Ping Display [Fabric]

Displays ping in milliseconds in the player list in a configurable way

Mod 24,861,918
Auth Me

Auth Me

Authenticate yourself and re-validate your session

Mod 18,653,404
Text Placeholder API

Text Placeholder API

Placeholder and Text manipulation library for your Minecraft mods.

Mod 16,968,464 256.5K this week
Wavey Capes

Wavey Capes

The cape shouldn't be a static slab

Mod 15,208,561 87.4K this week
Fadeless

Fadeless

Remove fade out animations in Minecraft (1.20+)

Mod 10,798,679
No Telemetry

No Telemetry

Disable the telemetry introduced in 21w38a

Mod 10,422,778
Raised

Raised

Move around your HUD and fix the broken hotbar selection indicator!

Mod 9,203,096
Extreme sound muffler - Fabric

Extreme sound muffler - Fabric

Forget about those nasty sounds! - Clientside sound muffler.

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MidnightControls

MidnightControls

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Mod 6,091,978
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Mod 4,869,419 31K this week
Sounds Be Gone!

Sounds Be Gone!

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Mod 4,745,986 45.6K this week +1%
Cool Rain

Cool Rain

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Mod 4,407,831 64K this week
Voice Chat Interaction

Voice Chat Interaction

Voice chat skulk sensor activation and warden detection

Mod 3,515,618
Paper Doll

Paper Doll

Shows a tiny player model on screen when performing actions like sprinting, swimming, and flying.

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View Distance Fix

View Distance Fix

A server side Fabric mod that fixes the fog when having a higher render distance on the client than on the server

Mod 1,089,099
project-1207454

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Various client-side tweaks, such as hand restock, hotbar swap/cycle, flexible/fast block placement etc.

Mod 474,318 461 this week
Cull Particles MultiLoader

Cull Particles MultiLoader

MultiLoader particle culling mod to improve performance

Mod 73,414 191 this week
Advancement Info Update Port

Advancement Info Update Port

Show more information about advancement requirements

Mod 26,901 70 this week
project-1207432

project-1207432

A library mod for client-side mods. Contains most of the common/shared code of masa's client mods, and adds some inter-o...

Mod 548

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