Minecraft 1.8.9 (released December 3, 2015) has 4,304 projects on MineUniverse: 2,198 resource packs, 1,806 mods, 180 maps, 115 shaders and 5 data packs.
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
BookshelfAn open source library for other mods!421.4M downloads
ControllingAdds a search bar to the Key-Bindings menu397.6M downloads
JourneyMapReal-time map used for mapping in-game or your browser as you explore.354.9M downloads
Xaero's MinimapDisplays the nearby world terrain, players, mobs, entities in the corner of your screen. Lets you create waypoints which help you find the …254.1M 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
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
Sildur's Enhanced Default ShadersImproves the look of vanilla MC with shadows, reflections and more. Runs on any Potato!6.7M downloads
Beyond Belief ShadersA shaderpack that has evolved tremendously over the years!3.7M downloads 
Low On FireLow fire on your screen! Vanilla Friendly18.9M downloads
Default Dark Mode🌙 The Dark Mode / Dark Theme Resource Pack15.6M downloads
Clear Glass with Connected Textures! [16x]Clean Glass! Remove line streaks from Glass & Stained Glass!10.7M downloads
Soartex Fanver - VanillaSoartex Fanver is a smooth, detailed and clean texture pack.10.1M downloads
Faithful 32xThe original Minecraft texture feel, with double the resolution and double the fun!8.3M downloads
Fullbright UBExperience Fullbright UB in Sodium, Optifine and Vanilla7.2M downloads 
RANDOM DROPSEach block and mob drops completely random items. No two drops are the same. Complete Minecraft using only luck.61.1K downloads
Auto Breeding+Automatic breeding for vanilla breedable animals6.3K downloads
Clear Daysimple Minecraft data pack that sets your world to perpetual daytime and clear weather.3.4K downloads
Poisoned PotatoThis DataPack contains the Minecraft 1.20.5 Aprils Fools snapshot3.3K downloads
Oasis Reborn – Desert Oasis WorldgenAdds naturally generating oases to desert biomes for a more vibrant and diverse world.145 downloads 
LuckyMapthe map is a lucky block map, up to 4 players can play on the map.1.1M downloads
LuckySkyBlockthe map is for skyblock map with lucky blocks.384.9K downloads
City of WatertonAn extremely large modern city313.8K downloads
The Luckiest Block - Lucky Block Race MapThis is a 1.8.9 Lucky Block race map that features 8 different lucky blocks (normal, pink, spiral, night, astral, emerald, rainbow, and del…236.3K downloads
Escape The IslandIn this map you are a person that is imprisoned on an island by the force of darkness (wither) and you must fight and think your way out of…209.1K downloads
onechunk survivalThe map depicts One Chunk survival.200.4K downloads Among mods for 1.8.9, Just Enough Items (JEI), Mouse Tweaks and Bookshelf have the most downloads. Split by shader loader, the numbers for 1.8.9 are OptiFine 98 and Iris 93.
Split by loader, the numbers for 1.8.9 are Forge 514, Fabric 65, NeoForge 27 and Quilt 12. Split by resolution, the numbers for 1.8.9 are 16x 1,474, 32x 252, 512x+ 161, 64x 112, 128x 78 and 256x 45.
Minecraft 1.8.9 is part of the 1.8 family, together with 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4 and 1.8.5. Against its nearest versions, 1.8.9 has 1,800 more projects than 1.8.8 (2,504) and 818 fewer than 1.9 (5,122).
Forge leads with 514 mods for 1.8.9, followed by Fabric (65), NeoForge (27) and Quilt (12).
Yes. MineUniverse lists 115 shaders for Minecraft 1.8.9: 98 for OptiFine and 93 for Iris.
Minecraft Java Edition 1.8.9 was released on December 3, 2015. MineUniverse lists 4,304 projects for it.
MineUniverse lists 4,304 projects for Minecraft 1.8.9: 2,198 resource packs, 1,806 mods, 180 maps, 115 shaders and 5 data packs.
16x leads with 1,474 resource packs, followed by 32x (252), 512x+ (161), 64x (112), 128x (78) and 256x (45).
