mcmu 2.1.0

A utility to update Minecraft java edition mods from Modrinth

MCModUpdater (MCMU)

A utility to update and install Minecraft mods for java edition. Only works for Fabric Loader (currently).

!IMPORTANT!

Your .minecraft/mods/ folder must be empty before you use this program. Unintended things might happen if it is not empty.

Usage

$ mcmu --help
usage: mcmu [-h] [-u | -r REMOVE | -i INSTALL | -l | -s SEARCH | -d DEPENDENCY | -p PROJECT] [--mod_dir MOD_DIR] [--game-version GAME_VERSION]

A script to download mods from Modrinth

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u, --up              Update mods (default: False)
  -r, --remove REMOVE   Remove a mod (default: None)
  -i, --install INSTALL
                        Install a mod (default: None)
  -l, --list            List mods (default: False)
  -s, --search SEARCH   Search mods on Modrinth (default: None)
  -d, --dependency DEPENDENCY
                        List a mods dependency's (default: None)
  -p, --project PROJECT
                        Get info about a project (default: None)
  --mod_dir MOD_DIR     Path to the Minecraft mods folder (default: ~/.minecraft/mods)
  --game-version GAME_VERSION
                        The game version to use to install mods (default: 26.1.1)

Version: 2.1.0

Update installed mods

mcmu -u

Remove a mod

mcmu -r mod-name

Install a mod

mcmu -i mod-name

List mods

mcmu -l

Search mods

mcmu -s search_term

Support

Supported operating systems are Debian and Fedora, it should work on Windows and MacOS to probably.

FAQ

Why did you build this?

I built this because I wanted to use Minecraft's default launcher but still be able to easily install and update mods like in Modrinth's launcher.

Where do I get the mod name from?

Go to Modrinth and search for you desired mod. Then get the part after the /mod/ in the url, that is the mod name.

Why can't I downgrade mods?

As of now you can not downgrade most mods because the installer always checks for the latest version. For example if you have a mod that releases version 12 for Minecraft 1.21.11 but its latest version for Minecraft 1.21.10 is 11 then you can not downgrade that mod.

A solution!

Do:

mcmu -r mod-name
mcmu -g game_version -i mod-name

How does it work?

It works a lot like a package manager actually! It pulls the mods from a source (Modrinth) and installs them on the system. It keeps a list of the installed mods in a config file for easy access of the installed mods.

What happened to v1.4.0?

It turned into v2.0.0.