One of the most exciting aspects of this game is undoubtedly the richness of its modding. Whether you want to enhance your gaming experience, enrich the content, optimize your server’s performance, or explore new mechanics, the community has already developed a multitude of exciting mods and plugins on CurseForge.
We have browsed through the most popular and relevant additions to offer you a selection organized by category. Let’s discover the essential mods for Hytale together!
Summary
How to install a mod?
Installing mods on your Hytale client is simplified, notably thanks to the planned integration with platforms like CurseForge. Keep in mind that these “client mods” are actually resource and data packages that the server uses to enrich the gaming experience.
To learn everything about installing mods, check out the dedicated guide.
Server Management and Optimization
This category groups essential tools for any administrator wishing to maintain a smooth and high-performance server, or for those looking to implement complex architectures.
| Mod/Plugin Name | Description | CurseForge / GitHub Link |
| Hytale Performance Saver | Optimizes Hytale server performance by reducing resource consumption, stabilizes TPS (Ticks Per Second) by dynamically adjusting view distance, and manages memory collection to prevent lags and crashes. | Guide |
| Hytale Query Plugin | Implements the Nitrado Query API, allowing you to expose your server status (player count, connection info, etc.) via HTTP, which is crucial for external monitoring. | Guide |
| Numdrassl | Represents a complete proxy architecture approach for Hytale, facilitating the management of multiple servers and player routing. A valuable resource for advanced server setups. | Guide |
| AdminUI | Manage your server with interactive graphical interfaces for administration that is more intuitive than using commands. | CurseForge |
| Server Optimizer | A lightweight and fully automated performance plugin to keep your server responsive even under load. | CurseForge |
| Essentials Core | An all-in-one utility plugin offering essential features for Hytale server administrators. | CurseForge |
| LuckPerms | A robust permissions manager allowing administrators to finely control player access and features. | Guide |
| Hyfixes | Includes fixes to help resolve critical bugs and reduce server RAM consumption. | CurseForge |
| spark | A performance profiling mod useful for diagnosing and optimizing your Hytale server’s performance. | CurseForge |
Quality of Life (QoL) Improvements and Utilities
These mods focus on improving the daily gaming experience, making Hytale more enjoyable and ergonomic thanks to smart adjustments.
| Mod Name | Description | CurseForge Link |
| EyeSpy | Displays contextual information about what you are looking at in-game via a HUD interface. | CurseForge |
| Advanced Item Info | Provides a searchable interface displaying properties and additional information on all items. | CurseForge |
| BetterMap | Improves the Hytale world map with additional features. | CurseForge |
| Simply Trash | Adds a simple trash can to easily destroy unwanted items. | CurseForge |
| Overstacked | Increases the maximum stack size of items in your inventory and chests. | CurseForge |
| Item Magnet | Adds a magnet that automatically attracts items to the player. | CurseForge |
| Wayback Charm | A charm to help you find your way back to a save point or your home. | CurseForge |
| VeinMining | Allows you to instantly mine connected ores and blocks by holding a key. | CurseForge |
| The Pickaxes Place Torches | Allows pickaxes to place torches with a right-click when torches are selected. | CurseForge |
| [NoCube’s] Simple Bags | Adds versatile bags to carry more items and better organize inventory. | CurseForge |
| MultipleHUD | Allows multiple HUD (Heads-Up Display) elements to be displayed simultaneously for more information at a glance. | CurseForge |
| Just Enough Tales (JEI mod) | A mod similar to Minecraft’s JEI (Just Enough Items), displaying item recipes and uses. | CurseForge |
| Bigger Ore Stacks | Increases ore amount per stack to 100, reducing the need for constant inventory management. | CurseForge |
| ChronoBar HUD | An elegant clock displaying in-game time and real-time in the HUD. | CurseForge |
| Sleep Regeneration | Fully regenerates your health when you sleep in a bed. | CurseForge |
| Infinite Teleporters | Removes the limit on the number of portals that can be placed in a world. | CurseForge |
| Saplings on Logs | Allows placing saplings directly on log blocks for reforestation. | CurseForge |
| Where this at? | Makes it easier to find items in all your chests without having to search them one by one. | CurseForge |
| Ore Harvester | Allows breaking entire ore veins instantly by crouching. | CurseForge |
| Tree Harvester | Chop down trees quickly, including roots, with options to fill holes. | CurseForge |
| Recover Arrows | Allows you to pick up fired arrows that missed their target. | CurseForge |
| HyMarkers | Adds a customizable marker system to mark important places in your world. | CurseForge |
| Workbench Tier Keeper | Keeps the upgrade levels of your workbenches when you break and replace them. | CurseForge |
| One Handed Lanterns | Makes lanterns usable with one hand and equippable in the off-hand. | CurseForge |
| Wayfinder [Minimap] | A basic minimap displaying a pixelated representation of the world with your position in the center. | CurseForge |
| BetterMovement | Improves certain movement mechanics, such as removing stamina consumption while sprinting. | CurseForge |
| Infinite Stamina | Offers all players an unlimited stamina reserve. | CurseForge |
| Saplings From Trees | Increases the chance of saplings dropping from their respective trees. | CurseForge |
| Quick Crafting | Allows modifying recipe crafting duration, potentially to speed them up. | CurseForge |
| Hidden Armor! | Allows hiding equipped armor pieces to show the avatar, without affecting stats. | CurseForge |
| See Players on Compass | Shows other players and their distance on the compass. | CurseForge |
| Better Item Viewer (JEI Recipe Viewer) | A complete recipe viewer with detailed information on tools and items. | CurseForge |
| Smart Benches | Allows workbenches to send production directly to a nearby chest. | CurseForge |
| HyClock | A HUD mod displaying in-game and real time, with timers, alarms, and tracking of days played. | CurseForge |
| Waypoint Manager | A waypoint management system with a clean user interface and customizable icons. | CurseForge |
| Salvage Everything | Allows salvaging more blocks and items to recover resources in the salvage bench. | CurseForge |
| Lumenia (JEI and other QoL) | A complete utility and improvement mod that shows how to craft an item and where it is used. | CurseForge |
| Quickstacker | Adds the ability to quickly stack items into nearby chests and storage. | CurseForge |
| AutoSort | Automatically sorts your inventory, backpack, and chests. | CurseForge |
| HomesPlus | A configurable teleportation plugin with GUI, allowing management of multiple homes with limits. | CurseForge |
| EasyWebMap | A live web map for Hytale servers, displaying the world with real-time player tracking. | CurseForge |
| Huge Stacks | Simple mod to extend item stack sizes well beyond vanilla limits. | CurseForge |
| BetterTooltips | Displays detailed information on weapons (damage, durability) without crafting them. | CurseForge |
| Sleep Modifier – QuickSleep | Allows skipping the night if a configurable percentage of players sleep. | CurseForge |
| Extended Chest Range | Increases the search radius of workbenches for nearby chests during crafting. | CurseForge |
| HyWay | A lightweight HUD mod that displays distance to players and locations, with customizable marker functions. | CurseForge |
| AreaDeposit | An interactive block that allows quickly stacking your inventory into nearby chests. | CurseForge |
| Spyglass | Adds a craftable spyglass or telescope to observe the world from afar. | CurseForge |
| Simple Waypoints | Create, manage, and teleport to personal waypoints with markers on the map and compass. | CurseForge |
| Chloe’s Cosmetic Armor | Allows players to equip armor for cosmetic purposes while keeping stats of another. | CurseForge |
| Useful Sticks | Allows converting sticks back into logs or planks, and vice versa. | CurseForge |
| Shovel Digs One Block | Modifies the shovel mechanic to dig a single block instead of several. | CurseForge |
| Infinite Water Source | Makes water sources infinite. | CurseForge |
| Brightness Tweaks | Emits dynamic light when the torch is in your belt, with warmth and color options. | CurseForge |
| Inventory Chest Depositor + Trash + Find + Get | A very handy tool that automatically deposits and sorts items into nearby chests. | CurseForge |
Content and Gameplay Expansions
This section presents mods that add new game mechanics, items, creatures, or adventures to enrich your Hytale experience.
| Mod Name | Description | CurseForge Link |
| MMO Skill Tree | Adds an RPG-style progression system where every action you take makes you stronger. | CurseForge |
| Hyguns | A complete weaponry mod for Hytale, offering detailed firearms, fantasy weapons, and melee weapons for all eras. | CurseForge |
| Wan’s Wonder Weapons | A collection of unique weapons for Hytale, mixing elemental power, dark magic, and absurdity. | CurseForge |
| Perfect Parries | Adds a Souls/RPG type combat mechanic where a perfect parry stuns the attacker and saves stamina. | CurseForge |
| YUNG’s HyDungeons | Adds new procedurally generated dungeon instances for new explorations. | CurseForge |
| Ore Crusher | Adds a crusher to transform ores into powders, introducing new processing stages. | CurseForge |
| Keb’s Katanas – V0.3! | Adds craftable katanas to Hytale, with multiple ore tiers and a new attack combo. | CurseForge |
| Endgame & QoL – Boss & Elite Update | Introduces new bosses, rebalanced elites, and unlocks endgame items like Backpack IV. | CurseForge |
| HyTame – Animal Breeding | Allows animal breeding and baby growth to develop your farm. | CurseForge |
| Reforged Weapons | Adds elemental fragments to reforge legendary weapons. | CurseForge |
| Books and Papers | Various writable books, a mail system, and hidden lore throughout the world. | CurseForge |
| Void Scythe by Maxos | Adds the Void Scythe, a new weapon dropped by Void Wraiths in Zone 4. | CurseForge |
| Eldritch Tales | Introduces biomes and monsters inspired by Lovecraft. | CurseForge |
| Mighty Staffs | Adds a touch of magic with powerful staffs having unique abilities. | CurseForge |
| Soulstones | Allows harnessing the power of souls. | CurseForge |
| [Dray’s] Better Spellbooks | Expands magical progression by adding new spellbooks. | CurseForge |
| Mining Hammers and Excavators | Adds mining hammers and excavators that mine in a 3×3 area in front of you. | CurseForge |
| Mob Capture | Allows capturing most creatures using capture cages. | CurseForge |
| Elemental Swords | A collection of powerful swords forged from the essence of different elements. | CurseForge |
| Didn’t Make the Cut | Restores and balances cut content from the game’s early access. | CurseForge |
| Necronomicon | Adds a Necronomicon to summon different types of skeleton allies in combat. | CurseForge |
| TerrariaAddons | Adds items inspired by the game Terraria. | CurseForge |
| Zelda Gear | Adds various items from The Legend of Zelda franchise to Hytale. | CurseForge |
| Resurrectable & Rideable Dinosaurs! | Allows resurrecting and riding three new creatures based on raptors and saber-toothed tigers. | CurseForge |
| Simple Leveling System & Quest System – VKCraft | A complete RPG leveling and quest system with unique skills and permanent bonuses. | CurseForge |
| More Mounts | Allows the player to ride neutral animals like camels and antelopes. | CurseForge |
| Better Repair Kits! | Repair kits that do not reduce the maximum durability of your tools and weapons. | CurseForge |
| Better Training Dummy | Replaces the training dummy with a custom entity that can be damaged. | CurseForge |
| The Darkin Blade | Adds a craftable battle axe based on Aatrox’s sword from League of Legends. | CurseForge |
| Heal Spellbook | A magic spellbook to heal yourself, as well as other players and NPCs. | CurseForge |
| Spears | Adds spears for adventure mode. | CurseForge |
| KekeCreation’s Lucky Blocks | Adds lucky and unlucky blocks, offering incredible loot or vicious monsters. | CurseForge |
| More Crossbow Tiers | Adds new tiers of crossbows to the game. | CurseForge |
| Lightsabers of Orbis! | Adds several craftable lightsabers, with darksabers, dual-wield, and color options. | CurseForge |
| Glider | Makes the glider, already present in game files, craftable with a custom recipe. | CurseForge |
| NPC Spawn Controller | Allows easy modification of spawn rates, chances, and respawn times of NPCs. | CurseForge |
| Simple Enchantments | Adds an enchantment table and a variety of enchantments to the game. | CurseForge |
| EliteEssentials | An all-in-one essentials plugin for Hytale servers (teleportation, homes, kits, chat, etc.). | CurseForge |
| Farming Overhaul | A farming overhaul mod including area harvesting, tilling, and watering, and crops drop seeds. | CurseForge |
| Better Horses | Prevents horses from running away from the player, improving the riding experience. | CurseForge |
| MountableTrexAndRaptor | Makes T-Rex, Raptors, and Triceratops mountable, with a dino capture crate. | CurseForge |
| Weapon Stats Viewer | Adds a /weapons command to display detailed weapon statistics in a GUI. | CurseForge |
| Better Loot | Complete loot overhaul for monster drops and chests. | CurseForge |
| Zagon’s Archery | Adds an archery path for players specializing in bows and crossbows (archery table, armor). | CurseForge |
| Craftable Mithril | Adds crafting recipes for Mithril and Stormhide. | CurseForge |
| Emotale | The very first emote mod for Hytale, allowing players to express themselves with animations. | CurseForge |
| Spuds Resource Crops | Allows growing and harvesting ores, essences, and other resources. | CurseForge |
| Next Level Weapons | Multiple new weapons that integrate perfectly with vanilla progression. | CurseForge |
| Alec’s Cats! | Adds tamable cats with three coat variants, follow commands. | CurseForge |
| Keep Inventory | Keeps your entire inventory upon death. | CurseForge |
| Miner’s Hammers | Adds a set of mining hammers with area digging capabilities. | CurseForge |
| Wan’s Enhanced Furnace | Smelts more items using less fuel, and faster. | CurseForge |
| Soul Weapons | New weapons that steal the souls of your enemies to heal you. | CurseForge |
| Useful Wolves | Makes wolves rideable and pacified by bones and raw meat. | CurseForge |
| Party Mod | Simple Party | CurseForge |
| Simple Chest Manager | A simple storage mod with a user interface to quickly stack items. | CurseForge |
| Dark Souls Weapons | Adds different weapons inspired by the Dark Souls universe. | CurseForge |
| Traxel’s Berserk | Brings the vision of Berserk to Hytale with favorite weapons. | CurseForge |
| HyDifficulty | Allows changing game difficulty, controlling monster damage and health. | CurseForge |
| One Log Four Planks | A simple mod that transforms one log into four planks instead of one. | CurseForge |
| Better Tannery | Increases tannery speed, slot count, and leather yield. | CurseForge |
| Loot Bags | Adds loot bags offering random items like seeds, bars, crystals, weapons. | CurseForge |
| Death Corpses | Stores your items inside a textured corpse when you die. | CurseForge |
| StarTale – A StarWars mod for Hytale | Brings many Star Wars weapons and items to Hytale, including lightsabers with sounds. | CurseForge |
| Economy | An economy system for Hytale that adds player wallets, balance checking, and secure transfers. | CurseForge |
| NPC Dialog | Allows creating interactive conversations with NPCs in your Hytale world. | CurseForge |
| Not Enough Potions | Transform into creatures, fly like dragons, and brew utility potions. | CurseForge |
| Potions Plus | Adds a variety of new useful potions to the alchemy bench. | CurseForge |
Building and Customization
For architects and decorators, this selection offers new blocks, furniture, and aesthetic options to build the world of your dreams.
| Mod Name | Description | CurseForge Link |
| Macaw’s Hy Furniture | Adds a wide range of furniture, including cabinets, drawers, tables, desks, and animated chairs. | CurseForge |
| Macaw’s Hy Carpets | Adds carpets, carpet tiles, stairs, and custom rugs for interior decoration. | CurseForge |
| Pixel Paintings | Adds a wide range of new paintings created by talented artists. | CurseForge |
| Macaw’s Hy Paths | Adds paths, paving, blocks, slabs, and stairs to beautify your exteriors. | CurseForge |
| Ymmersive Statues | Adds craftable statues of monsters, animals, and bosses in various materials. | CurseForge |
| Connected Windows | A simple mod that connects window textures for a more seamless look. | CurseForge |
| ‘Dustrial Decor | Adds many industrial-style metallic building blocks. | CurseForge |
| Macaw’s Hy Doors | Adds more varied doors to suit all your constructions. | CurseForge |
| Violet’s Furnishings | Expands Hytale’s existing furniture library with new options. | CurseForge |
| Violet’s Plushies | Adds several plushies, some with unique sound effects. | CurseForge |
| Macaw’s Hy Stairs | Adds stairs with railings and detailed balcony balustrades. | CurseForge |
| Macaw’s Hy Lights and Lamps | Adds a variety of light sources: lamps, Tiki torches, chandeliers, ceiling lights, street lamps. | CurseForge |
| Macaw’s Hy Paintings | Adds over 90 hand-drawn paintings, with the ability to cycle through them. | CurseForge |
| Ymmersive Carpentry | Many variants of wooden patterns and floors for richer builds. | CurseForge |
| Ymmersive Masonry | Many variants of masonry and stone for detailed builds. | CurseForge |
| Macaw’s Hy Windows | Adds openable windows, blinds, curtains, shutters, and different glass types. | CurseForge |
| Thorium Chests | Higher capacity chests to store more items. | CurseForge |
| Thorium Furnaces | Faster furnaces for cooking and smelting items. | CurseForge |
| Openable Wardrobe (Storage + Animated) | An openable wardrobe that also offers a storage solution (up to 63 stacks). | CurseForge |
| Simple Glass Block | A simple glass block, useful for modern or detailed builds. | CurseForge |
| Stoneworks Expanded | Discover ancient masonry with a wide range of new stone block variants. | CurseForge |
| Coal Ore Generation / Coal! | Adds coal ore that generates naturally underground, an essential resource. | CurseForge / CurseForge |
| HYKEA | Adds furniture inspired by distant lands for interior decoration. | CurseForge |
| Torches+ | A simple mod that adds color variants to the rudimentary torch. | CurseForge |
| Better Doors | A mod for improved and better-looking doors (1×2, 3×3, 2×4) that were not craftable. | CurseForge |
| Glassify | Allows making your world “glassy” with textures and effects related to glass. | CurseForge |
| Vergil’s White Chair | Adds the iconic plastic chair from the Vergil meme, a fun decorative element. | CurseForge |
| Miners Helmet | Adds a helmet that provides a light source around the player, handy for exploration. | CurseForge |
Localization and Languages
For a more immersive gaming experience in your native language, these translation mods are essential.
| Mod Name | Description | CurseForge Link |
| Tradução Português Brasil | A complete translation of Hytale into Brazilian Portuguese. | CurseForge |
| German Translation | A German language translation for Hytale Early Access. | CurseForge |
| Russian Translation (RU) | A Russian language translation for Hytale Early Access. | CurseForge |
| Spanish LATAM Translation | A complete Spanish (LATAM) translation for the UI, items, and dialogues. | CurseForge |
| Full Russian Translation | A Russian language pack for Hytale Early Access, including extended translation. | CurseForge |
| Language Pack | Adds additional languages to Hytale Early Access. | CurseForge |
| Spanish Translation – Traducción en español MOD | Spanish translation of all items and some server-side actions. | CurseForge |
| Ultimate Russian Translation (RU) | A translation pack in Russian for Hytale, translating the interface, menus, and commands. | CurseForge |
| Brazilian Portuguese Translation | A translation pack in Brazilian Portuguese (PT-BR) for Hytale. | CurseForge |
| Italian Translation | An Italian language translation for Hytale Early Access, high quality. | CurgeForge |
| Traduction en Français | A community-created French language pack for Hytale. | CurseForge |
| Russian Translation by d1ret | A Russian translation for Hytale, focused on key game elements. | CurseForge |
Tools for Mod Creators
For those who wish to dive into mod development, these libraries and tools facilitate the creation process.
| Mod Name | Description | CurseForge Link |
| Hybrid | A Hytale mod library containing reusable common code for Serilum mods. | CurseForge |
| Spellbook | Powers your favorite mods with clean and reusable helpers and utilities. | CurseForge |
| Better Modlist | Improves the game’s mod list with features like search and logo display. | CurseForge |
| ATK – All To Know | A tool that displays detailed information on items, crafting, and recipes, compatible with all mods. | CurseForge |
| SchematicImporter | A simple and powerful mod that converts your .litematic and .schem files into Hytale builds. | CurseForge |
| Aspect | An essential shared library for all UpcraftLP mods. | CurseForge |
| DiscordBridge | Allows linking Hytale in-game chat to a Discord channel, facilitating community communication. | CurseForge |