MineUniverse lists 493 API and Library mods for Minecraft 1.16.5, ranked by total downloads. Together they have more than 11.9 billion downloads.
A flexible and expandable accessory/equipment API for users and developers.
Forge and Fabric lightweight library with utilities such as custom Villagers AI, data driven trades, global datapack, custom Map Markers, First and t…
CraftTweaker allows modpacks and servers to customize the game. With CraftTweaker you can change recipes, script events, add new commands and even ch…
Adds a Kotlin language loader and provides some optional utilities.
Item Filters is a library mod that is used by mods like FTB Quests. It adds several filter items that let you precisely select which items to match.
SuperMartijn642's Core Lib adds lots of basic implementations that allow for similar code between different Minecraft versions!
Config Lib makes dealing with config files just a bit easier.
Fabric Language Kotlin
Fabric language module for Kotlin updated Oct 9, 2026
Fabric ORM Jimmer
Integrating Jimmer ORM for efficient database management. updated Oct 7, 2026
SuperMartijn642's Core Lib
SuperMartijn642's Core Lib adds lots of basic implementations that allow for similar code between different Minecraft versions! updated Oct 6, 2026
Pokefree-UI
GUI for mods on the minecraft server Pokefree. updated Sep 28, 2026
Fabric Database H2
Fabric database module for H2. updated Sep 26, 2026
DistantHorizonsZSTD
Tiny minecraft mod that ships Android zstd native libraries for Distant Horizons! updated Sep 24, 2026
The most downloaded API and Library mods for 1.16.5 are GeckoLib, Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge) and Architectury API, followed by Placebo and Curios API. In the last 30 days, 7 of them (1%) received a new file for 1.16.5. Recent updates include Fabric Language Kotlin, Fabric ORM Jimmer and SuperMartijn642's Core Lib.
API and Library mods make up 3% of all 17,270 mods for 1.16.5. By loader, Forge leads with 369 mods for 1.16.5, followed by Fabric (165), Quilt (27) and NeoForge (10). Some mods support more than one loader, so these numbers add up to 571, more than the 493 in total.
Minecraft 1.16.5 was released on January 14, 2021. Compared with nearby versions, 1.16.5 has 21 fewer API and Library mods than 1.12.2 (514) and 68 fewer than 1.18.2 (561).
Ranked by downloads on MineUniverse, the top five API and Library mods for Minecraft 1.16.5 are GeckoLib, Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge), Architectury API, Placebo and Curios API.
MineUniverse lists 493 API and Library mods for Minecraft 1.16.5. In the last 30 days, 7 of them (1%) received a new file for 1.16.5. Together they have more than 11.9 billion downloads.
1. Install the mod loader the mod is made for (Forge, Fabric, NeoForge or Quilt) for your Minecraft version. 2. Download the mod file (.jar) that matches your Minecraft and loader version. 3. Put the .jar into the mods folder of your Minecraft directory (.minecraft/mods). 4. Start Minecraft with the loader profile selected in the launcher.
Forge leads with 369 mods, followed by Fabric (165), Quilt (27) and NeoForge (10). Some mods support more than one loader, so these numbers add up to 571, more than the 493 in total.
Yes. All 493 API and Library mods for Minecraft 1.16.5 on MineUniverse are free to download.
