Zip Fetcher
by Argis
Zip Fetcher, a Forge utility for 1.12.2, retrieves an archive from a URL and unpacks it into a Minecraft instance on the next launch.
What it does
The mod fetches an archive from a web address and extracts its contents. Its install file is placed inside the Minecraft directory, and when the game launches the archive is retrieved and unpacked there. After extraction the archive is deleted and the mod removes itself before the game exits, so no leftover files remain once the work is done.
On the next launch the Minecraft instance is patched automatically from the contents of the zip or 7z file. The source directory is given in the mod's settings, and archives cannot be extracted outside the instance because the section that receives them is empty by default. The mod is published for Forge only, with a single file, V1, targeting 1.12.2, released on 2025-06-15.
Zip Fetcher runs on client or server, and either side can run it while neither needs it. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
URL-based archive fetching
The mod retrieves an archive from a given web address during the game's launch sequence.
Automatic extraction
Zip and 7z files are unpacked into the instance without any manual steps by the player.
Self-removal after use
The archive is deleted after extraction and the mod removes its own file before the game exits.
Instance patching on next launch
Contents of the archive are applied to the Minecraft instance the next time the game starts.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Distributing a modpack folder
A pack author can host a zipped set of files and have each installation pull it in on launch, without asking players to unpack anything by hand.
Updating an instance remotely
Server owners can point the mod at a new archive so the instance is patched the next time the game starts.
Who it’s for: Modpack authors and server owners who want to deliver a packaged set of files to a Minecraft instance from a web address, without manual extraction.
Questions
Which loader does Zip Fetcher need?
Does Zip Fetcher have to be installed on the server?
Where does Zip Fetcher extract archives?
In the catalog
Zip Fetcher is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
To provide directory patches to a Minecraft instance automatically via the contents of a.zip or.7z file. Archives can't be extracted outside the Minecraft instance and the download section by default is empty.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zip-fetcher
- Owner
- Argis
- Published
- 2025-06-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15