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Minecraft 1.17.1 Mods

47 of the 117 mods here have a build for Minecraft 1.17.1. One number off and the 1.17.1 jar stays unloaded. 27 of these 1.17.1 files are hosted here. The game itself stands at 26.2 while 1.17.1 keeps its own builds.

36 makers publish something for 1.17.1. Loader and version have to match together on 1.17.1. 39 are rated beginner on 1.17.1, 3 advanced. Sodium is the most followed mod with a 1.17.1 build.

Mods for this version
47 of 117 documented here
Loaders
Forge 42 · Fabric 40 · NeoForge 38 · Quilt 14
Biggest groups
Utility 15 · Library 8 · Performance 7
Download here
27 files on our own server
Fabric APIBeginner

The core API module for Fabric mods providing essential hooks and utilities required by nearly all Fabric mods.

FabricQuilt
Library
500M
Just Enough ItemsBeginner

The most essential recipe viewing mod for modded Minecraft, showing all items and their crafting recipes in an overlay.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
250M
Cloth ConfigBeginner

A configuration screen API that provides a standardized way for mods to display and edit their settings in-game.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt
Library
250M
Architectury APIAdvanced

A cross-platform modding API that allows developers to write mods compatible with both Forge and Fabric from a single codebase.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt
Library
200M
GeckoLibAdvanced

An animation library for Minecraft mods that enables complex entity animations created in Blockbench.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt
Library
180M
PatchouliIntermediate

A data-driven in-game documentation and guide book system used by many mods to provide players with mod documentation.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Library
180M
Curios APIBeginner

An equipment slot API that provides additional customizable accessory slots for rings, belts, amulets, and other trinkets.

ForgeNeoForge
Library
170M
JadeBeginner

A tooltip mod that shows information about what you are looking at, including block details, entity info, and mod data.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
150M
SodiumBeginner

The leading rendering optimization mod for Fabric, dramatically improving frame rates through a rewritten rendering engine.

FabricQuilt
Performance
150M
Biomes O' PlentyBeginner

One of the most popular biome mods, adding over 50 new biomes with unique terrain, vegetation, and atmosphere to world generation.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
World Generation
130M
Xaero's MinimapBeginner

A lightweight minimap mod with entity radar, waypoint management, cave maps, and a customizable display position.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
130M
Mouse TweaksBeginner

Enhances inventory management with improved mouse dragging behaviors for faster item manipulation.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt
Utility
120M
The Twilight ForestBeginner

A dimension mod adding a vast magical forest with unique biomes, challenging bosses, and elaborate dungeon structures.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Adventure
110M
Xaero's World MapBeginner

A fullscreen world map companion to Xaero's Minimap showing explored terrain with waypoints and cave layer navigation.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
110M
ControllingBeginner

Adds a search bar and conflict detection to the keybinding settings screen, essential for modpacks with many keybinds.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
100M
AppleSkinBeginner

Adds hunger and saturation information overlays to the HUD and tooltips, showing food value before eating.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt
Utility
100M
LithiumBeginner

A server-side optimization mod that improves game logic performance including entity AI, world gen, and block ticking.

FabricQuilt
Performance
80M
Iris ShadersBeginner

A shader mod for Fabric that allows OptiFine shader packs to be used alongside Sodium for maximum performance.

FabricQuilt
Performance
80M
Roughly Enough ItemsBeginner

A recipe viewer and item browser for Fabric and Forge, serving as a feature-rich alternative to JEI with plugin support.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt
Utility
80M
CitadelBeginner

A modding library required by Alex's Mobs and Ice and Fire providing animation systems, entity utilities, and data tools.

ForgeNeoForge
Library
70M
Storage DrawersBeginner

A storage mod adding compact drawer blocks that display their contents visually, with upgrades for capacity and features.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
70M
Ice and Fire: DragonsIntermediate

A fantasy creature mod adding dragons, mythological creatures, and legendary weapons to the Minecraft world.

ForgeNeoForge
Adventure
60M
FerriteCoreBeginner

A memory optimization mod that reduces RAM usage by optimizing block state storage and other internal data structures.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt
Performance
60M
SupplementariesBeginner

A vanilla-style decoration mod adding functional and aesthetic blocks like signs, jars, flower boxes, and redstone gadgets.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Decoration
55M
CC: TweakedAdvanced

A programmable computers mod adding Lua-powered computers, turtles, monitors, and networking peripherals.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Tech
55M
ClumpsBeginner

Groups XP orbs together into a single entity, reducing lag from large numbers of orbs in mob farms and grinders.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Performance
55M
MrCrayfish's Furniture ModBeginner

One of the most popular furniture mods, adding over 80 pieces of functional furniture from TVs and computers to fridges and baths.

ForgeNeoForge
Decoration
55M
Pam's HarvestCraft 2Beginner

A massive farming mod adding hundreds of crops, fruit trees, and recipes for an extensive food production system.

ForgeFabric
Farming
50M
Chisels & BitsIntermediate

A micro-block mod that allows players to chisel individual bits from blocks to create detailed sculptures and patterns.

ForgeNeoForge
Decoration
45M
TrinketsBeginner

The Fabric equivalent of Curios API, adding data-driven accessory slots for rings, necklaces, and other equipment.

FabricQuilt
Library
45M
Nature's CompassBeginner

A compass that can locate any biome in the world, displaying distance and direction to help players find specific biomes.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
45M
Carry OnBeginner

Lets players pick up and carry blocks, tile entities, and even mobs by shift-right-clicking, and place them elsewhere.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
45M
Macaw's DoorsBeginner

Adds a wide variety of aesthetically designed doors and trapdoors in multiple wood types and styles for building.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Decoration
40M
PolymorphBeginner

Solves recipe conflicts in modpacks by letting players choose which result to craft when multiple recipes share the same inputs.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
40M
StarlightBeginner

A complete rewrite of the light engine that dramatically reduces light update lag, especially during world generation.

ForgeFabric
Performance
35M
Inventory Profiles NextBeginner

An advanced inventory management mod with auto-sorting, auto-refill, profile saving, and locked slots.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
35M
Macaw's RoofsBeginner

Adds sloped roof blocks, gutters, attic walls, and skylight blocks for building realistic rooftops in every material.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Decoration
35M
Light OverlayBeginner

Displays colored overlays on blocks showing where mobs can spawn based on light level, helpful for spawn-proofing.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Utility
30M
Macaw's BridgesBeginner

Adds a variety of bridge components including supports, stairs, railings, and rope bridges in multiple wood types.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Decoration
30M
When Dungeons AriseBeginner

A structure mod that generates massive, elaborate dungeon structures throughout the world with unique architecture and loot.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Adventure
25M
Productive BeesIntermediate

An apiculture mod expanding the vanilla bee system with specialized bees that produce resources, breed, and work in advanced hives.

ForgeNeoForge
Farming
25M
LazyDFUBeginner

Defers unnecessary DataFixerUpper initialization at startup, cutting Minecraft boot times significantly.

ForgeFabricQuilt
Performance
25M
Not Enough CrashesBeginner

Prevents Minecraft from fully closing on a crash, returning to the title screen instead and showing a detailed crash report.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt
Utility
25M
Macaw's FurnitureBeginner

A furniture mod adding chairs, tables, desks, drawers, wardrobes, and other home furnishings in every wood type.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Decoration
25M
Epic FightIntermediate

A combat overhaul mod replacing the vanilla attack system with animation-based combos, dodging, and stamina mechanics.

ForgeNeoForge
Combat
20M
CroptopiaBeginner

A farming mod adding 58 crops, 26 fruit trees, and over 250 food items with balanced recipes and biome-specific spawning.

ForgeFabricNeoForge
Farming
20M
Dungeon CrawlBeginner

Generates massive multi-level dungeon towers below the surface with varied rooms, traps, spawners, and loot.

ForgeFabric
Adventure
12M

Frequently asked questions

  1. How many mods work on Minecraft 1.17.1?

    47 of the 117 mods documented here ship a 1.17.1 build, from 36 makers. They split as Forge 42, Fabric 40, NeoForge 38, Quilt 14.

  2. Which loader should I use on 1.17.1?

    Forge carries the most here on 1.17.1, 42 mods. A mod is built per loader and per version, so the file has to match both. One profile runs one loader.

  3. Is a 26.2 jar fine on 1.17.1?

    No. A jar is compiled against one game version. A build for 26.2 will not load on 1.17.1, and the other way round it fails too. The mod page names every version its maker signed off.

  4. Where do 1.17.1 downloads come from?

    27 of the 1.17.1 files sit on our own server, unchanged, with the checksum of the maker's build beside them. The rest link to the maker because his licence keeps every right with him.