How do I install BetterNames?

Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. Enable it in Options → Resource Packs. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does BetterNames work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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BetterNames

by CoolStop · on Modrinth

Improves item names, advancement names, option names, and any other text in the game. Some are funny, some are useful, and some you'll never even find!

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BetterNames

By CoolStop

BetterNames is a resource pack dedicated to improving the english names of Minecraft. From Advancements to Items, this pack can be helpful, improving, and hilarious!

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .zip (resource pack)
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
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 resource packs walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as BetterNames0.6.zip
Download size: 97 KB
Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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