Minecraft 1.21.8 (released July 17, 2025) has 18,814 projects on MineUniverse: 9,583 mods, 5,483 resource packs, 1,657 plugins, 981 data packs, 642 maps and 468 shaders.
Just Enough Items (JEI)View Items and Recipes635.3M downloads
Mouse TweaksEnhances inventory management by adding various functions to the mouse buttons.481.8M downloads
GeckoLibA 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!419.5M downloads
AppleSkinAdds some useful information about food/hunger to the HUD418.5M downloads
ControllingAdds a search bar to the Key-Bindings menu397.6M downloads
Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)Config Screen API for Minecraft382.2M downloads 
Complementary Shaders - ReimaginedPreserving the elements of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.179.2M downloads
Complementary Shaders - UnboundTransforming the visuals of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.145.6M downloads
BSL ShadersShaderpack for Minecraft: Java Edition. It's bright, colorful, and distinct.89.5M downloads
MakeUp - Ultra Fast | ShadersHigh performance shaders. Gameplay oriented. Lightweight.53.5M downloads
Sildur's Vibrant shadersVery optimized shaderpack for MC: Java edition, around since 2012! Runs on any hardware and supports every MC version since 1.7.10.39.2M downloads
Solas ShaderA good performing fantasy stylized shaderpack with colored lighting and fancy visuals31.4M downloads 
Fresh AnimationsMake your game like the trailers! Dynamic animated entities to freshen your Minecraft experience.101.9M downloads
Xray UltimateXray For java80.8M downloads
Mandala's GUI - Dark modeAn elegant Interface, in the style of Mandala Creations.41.4M downloads
Motschen's Better LeavesImproves the appearance of leaves with high mod compatibility and performance!34.3M downloads
Fresh Waystones TextureResource pack that improve textures from the waystones mod.28.9M downloads
Icon Xaero'sIcon mod for xaero's map and minimap. Many icon mod23M downloads 
MES - Biomes O' Plenty Compat PackSwitches out the style of MES structures to use blocks from BOP, creating a more cohesive and immersive experience when both mods are insta…3.5M downloads
Dynamic Lights [Data Pack]Supported entities and items such as torches or lanterns emit light!2.1M downloads
Spawn Animations [Data Pack]Hostile mobs dig out of the ground or poof into existence when they spawn!1.2M downloads
TrekBored of vanilla structure generation? This pack is for you!967.4K downloads
DarkTimer - Change time & announcement textDarkTimer datapack to change the item deletion duration and chat announcement text to anything you want940.7K downloads
DarkSpawn - Change spawn coordinatesDarkSpawn datapack to change the coordinates for spawning933.8K downloads 
WorldEdit for BukkitWorldEdit is an in-game map editor for both creative and survival24.1M downloads
QualityArmoryA quality gun plugin similar to CrackShot.21.5M downloads
WorldGuardWorldGuard9.9M downloads
Multiverse-CoreThe Bukkit World Management Plugin.6.9M downloads
ChestShop (iConomyChestShop)The original physical shops Bukkit plugin using signs and chests. Simple, yet very powerful with lots of addons!5.6M downloads
PvPManagerToggle PvP for your players, stop combat log, protect newbies, stop border hopping and more!4.9M downloads 
Oneblock (Wilderness Bound!)Original Published 2018 | Survival map Single/Multiplayer | 26.3 | (Only Original Published by Crimson Creations)10.6M downloads
OneBlock 1.21.11 (Mounts of Mayhem)Since 2022 | OneBlock is a adventure map with alot of Fun. | 1.21.11 | Mounts of Mayhem is Live! | [Continuation of IJAMinecraft's Oneblock…4.7M downloads
Lucky OneBlock - Lucky Blocks - Multiplayer - [ 26.2!! ]It is an map just like the OneBlock map from IJAMinecraft. On this map you will appear as a single block floating above the void. You will …2.7M downloads
Voidblock - SkyblockThe original Skyblock has been modernized and updated to the latest versions of Minecraft...2.2M downloads
GamerPotion's FPS TesterTest your FPS and benchmark using this world1.5M downloads
GamerPotion's FPS Stress TesterStress Test Your FPS1.4M downloads Among mods for 1.21.8, Just Enough Items (JEI), Mouse Tweaks and GeckoLib have the most downloads. Split by shader loader, the numbers for 1.21.8 are Iris 419 and OptiFine 317.
Split by loader, the numbers for 1.21.8 are NeoForge 6,665, Fabric 6,613, Forge 2,255 and Quilt 1,765. Some mods support more than one loader, so these numbers add up to 17,298, more than the 9,583 in total. Split by resolution, the numbers for 1.21.8 are 16x 3,949, 32x 346, 512x+ 320, 64x 267, 128x 132 and 256x 103.
Minecraft 1.21.8 is part of the 1.21 family, together with 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4 and 1.21.5. Against its nearest versions, 1.21.8 has 3,848 more projects than 1.21.7 (14,966) and 5,231 more than 1.21.9 (13,583).
NeoForge leads with 6,665 mods for 1.21.8, followed by Fabric (6,613), Forge (2,255) and Quilt (1,765). Some mods support more than one loader, so these numbers add up to 17,298, more than the 9,583 in total.
Yes. MineUniverse lists 468 shaders for Minecraft 1.21.8: 419 for Iris and 317 for OptiFine.
Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.8 was released on July 17, 2025. MineUniverse lists 18,814 projects for it.
MineUniverse lists 18,814 projects for Minecraft 1.21.8: 9,583 mods, 5,483 resource packs, 1,657 plugins, 981 data packs, 642 maps and 468 shaders.
16x leads with 3,949 resource packs, followed by 32x (346), 512x+ (320), 64x (267), 128x (132) and 256x (103).
