Purpose
To provide directory patches to a Minecraft instance automatically via the contents of a .zip or .7z file.
How to Use
Once you install the mod a file will be created inside your Minecraft directory called
zipfetcher.propertiesadd your URL which contains the archive and the mod will fetch & extract it where the configuration file is located/minecraft/zipfetcher.properties/.Launch the game, the mod will download and extract the archive. Afterwards it'll delete the archive, removes itself and then exit the game.
Upon next launch your Minecraft instance is now patched.
Security Statement
Archives can't be extracted outside the Minecraft instance and the download section by default is empty.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.12.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as zip-fetcher.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 20 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.