Minecraft Java 26 Mods
Browse 57 free mods for Minecraft Java 26 — popular picks include The Dark Forest, Colorfull Biomes, Altitudes of Frost.
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The Dark Forest
This datapack replaces vanilla minecrafts adventure based survival with a more difficult base-building based survival
Colorfull Biomes
This datapack adds a collection of colorful biomes, for creative worlds or builders! Applicable with the /fillbiome vanilla command and compatible with world Edit.
Altitudes of Frost
Raises the altitude where snow begins to freeze in non-snowy biomes to keep high forests clean.
Slimes Everywhere
Allows Slimes to spawn at night in any biome

Less Predictable Cave Biomes
Tweaks cave biomes to generate less predictably and independently of surface biomes
The Scorched
Explore a volcanic wasteland where the Overworld has been burned into ash and magma. The Scorched adds a dangerous new biome, custom mobs, unique blocks, structures, and progression elements built around survival in a hostile scorched landscape.
Total Water World
Raises sea level to y=200 & removes all non-ocean biomes.

More Jungle Saplings Redux
Sets jungle sapling drop rate to be the same as other trees
Better Ore Generation
A datapack that revamps stone and ores generation in Minecraft, each stone type ( diorite, calcite, tuff ) and ores can be found in larger quantities in their specific biomes.
CloudCities
This Mod adds a biome full of bouncy clouds to your world that let you craft food and more.
Boneyard Dunes
This mod adds one biome: Boneyard Dunes. A cactus-free desert littered with bone fossils and dead bushes.
Empty World with Structures
Empty world with biomes and structures ! [CHALLENGE]
Iron Valley
A new iron themed biome with a new item
Capture Biomes
A PaperMC plugin that lets players capture a biome in a bottle and release it elsewhere.

GeoCaves
GeoCaves is completely overhauls underground: Ore generation, biome‑specific cave vegetation, and decorative stone variations using only vanilla blocks.
Earthy Horizons
This mod adds new biomes and animals
Mellifera
Forestry-lineage bee breeding for modern NeoForge: 58 species and their mutation tree, with gene surgery included. New species and combs you can add with a single JSON file.
Sigma Mod
This mod adds a ton of new advancements, blocks, and items, on top of 2 new mobs, a ton of new potion effects and mechanics, a new biome, 3 new dimensions, and a ton of new music discs!
Verdant — The Ancient Forest Civilization
Verdant adds Malachite — a rare ore stronger than Netherite. Craft powerful tools with unique abilities, upgrade your armor, and explore a world shaped by an ancient forest civilization. NeoForge 26.1.1
Modus
Modus lets you configure biome size, ore generation, mob spawn caps, XP gain, structure rarity, world height, and structure block replacement for vanilla Minecraft and other installed mods.
Windy Hills Biome
This is a mod for Minecraft that adds the Windy Hills Biome with formations like inselbergs, mushroom rocks and arches, as well as wind that is constantly changing and pushes the player around.