Photosynthesis
by Zuiron
With Photosynthesis, crops, cooking, fluids, leather and trees all gain new depth in a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that works on client and server.
What it does
The mod covers farming and survival through several linked systems. The 92 added crops include 14 that bloom as flowers, and 52 tree varieties that produce fruit and nuts. Crops can be bred with cropsticks to produce new species, and the REI integration shows which crops breed together. Seasons and animal care add further timing to farms, while a thirst system and animal hunger and thirst can be switched off in the configuration.
Cooking and processing get their own machinery. Cooking automation lets players experiment with new recipes, and a fluid press extracts liquids such as sunflower, canola and olive oil. Mead kegs serve drink for the thirst system. Raw hides go through curing, salting and drying before they become usable leather, and tree generation has been overhauled so forests grow taller and larger.
Photosynthesis requires Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and Mod Menu can adjust its options in-game. Create Fabric, Patchouli, RightClickHarvest, REI and WTHIT are optional, and Create gains extra crafting options when present. The mod is incompatible with Snow! Real Magic! and is released under the MIT License, so the code is open source. The latest Fabric file is 1.20.1-0.0.26, published on 2025-08-27.
Key features
Crop variety and breeding
With cropsticks, the 92 added crops, 14 of them flowers, can be interbred to yield species that did not exist before.
Cooking automation
Automate the cooking process, lock certain tools with a wrench and test new recipes.
Fluid and drink processing
A fluid press extracts sunflower, canola and olive oil, and mead kegs satisfy thirst in the dynamic thirst system.
Leather and tree overhaul
Raw hides are cured, salted and dried into leather, while overhauled tree generation produces taller forests.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 6
Incompatible 1
Questions
Does Photosynthesis need Fabric API?
Does the server need Photosynthesis?
Can the thirst system and seasons be turned off?
In the catalog
Photosynthesis is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Enhance your Minecraft world with the Photosynthesis Mod and explore new horizons in farming, cooking, and survival. Whether you're a seasoned farmer or a Minecraft newbie, this mod will add depth and excitement to your gameplay. Immerse yourself in a whole new level of farming and survival in Minecraft with the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/photosynthesis
- Owner
- Zuiron
- Published
- 2023-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15