Vanillabean
Vanillabean adds equipment, food, blocks, hostile mobs and structures to survival worlds, and it is built to sit alongside vanilla content.
What it does
Vanillabean adds a broad set of new items and blocks that each carry their own function, from equipment and tools to decorative and utility pieces. Its food items add extra effects and uses beyond ordinary vanilla meals. Unique hostile mobs appear in the world, and mysterious structures generate as additional features for exploration.
The mod also tweaks parts of Minecraft that see little use, aiming to make them more worthwhile. Its content covers archaeology, fishing, combat and other niche activities, so players exploring, building or fighting can find something new. The server installs the mod, and players who join do not need it in their game to play.
Vanillabean is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and a data pack build is available for server platforms. Files cover 9 release versions 1.21.7 – 26.2, with 1.4.4-mod for 26.2 as the latest file. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source.
Key features
Equipment and items
New items and equipment add functions beyond what vanilla provides, including tools for fishing and archaeology.
Unique hostile mobs
Hostile mobs not found in vanilla Minecraft appear in the world with their own behavior.
Expanded food
Many new food items carry extra effects and uses, giving meals more purpose in survival.
Mysterious structures
Structures generate in the world as places to find loot, blocks and new encounters while exploring.
Tweaked vanilla features
Changes to underused Minecraft features make them more rewarding to use within the existing game.
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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.
Use cases
Survival exploration
Players travelling far from spawn can find mysterious structures and new hostile mobs to encounter.
Fishing and archaeology
Players focused on fishing or archaeology get new tools and items that extend those activities.
Food and cooking
Players who want more from meals can use the new food items for their added effects.
Who it’s for: Players who want to add new equipment, mobs, food and structures to survival while keeping the feel of vanilla Minecraft. Server owners can run the mod for players who connect without installing it.
Questions
Does Vanillabean need to be installed by every player?
Which loaders does Vanillabean support?
Which game versions have files for Vanillabean?
In the catalog
Vanillabean is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Everything Vanillabean offers is well programmed, well thought out and well balanced. Vanillabean is vanilla-friendly. It was created following the idea: "Anything Vanillabean adds could feasibly be added to regular Minecraft."
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vanillabean-data-pack
- Owner
- SpruceStudios
- Published
- 2025-07-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15