20+ Vanilla Friendly Mods for Minecraft in 2025!

I haven't posted a Mod Showcase video in over half a year, so let's fix that! In today's video I'm covering over 20 mods for you to add to your Minecraft worlds in 2025!

🔔 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘!

💎 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦:

🎥 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦:

0:00 - INTRO
0:33 - HOLD MY ITEMS
3:56 - FAST ITEM FRAMES
5:49 - BETTER CLOUDS
7:19 - WAXED ICONS
9:02 - UNWRECKED SHIPS
11:08 - LARGER PALE GARDENS
12:29 - RACKS
14:00 - HORSE BUFF
15:33 - HORSE EXPERT
16:32 - LEAF ME ALONE
17:10 - BANNER FLAGS
18:30 - BANNER BEDSHEETS
19:05 - VISIBLE TRADERS
20:32 - BETTER ADVANCEMENTS
21:37 - SUBTLE EFFECTS
22:54 - ENCHANTED BOOKSHELVES & BOOKSHELF INSPECTOR
24:08 - BEE SMALL
25:09 - ITEM HIGHLIGHTER
26:34 - NOT ENOUGH POTS
27:27 - COUNTERED'S SETTLEMENT ROADS

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[demonjoeTV]

It has been FAR too long since I covered mods on this channel, so enjoy 30 minutes of uninterrupted Mod Showcase goodness 🧡

[MaybeGrey]

Joe, i would love to see more resource packs, as the ones you showed in previous videos really are my type.

[PixxxelWizard]

Noice! I'm using your Vanilla Perfected modpack and I've customized it a fair bit to suit my personal tastes. Some of these just got added to it. I've been hesitant to add new blocks to the game out of concern for future compatibility but I've been so frustrated that weapon racks don't already exist I had to add that one! I also favor mounts over elytras and added the horse mods. And since I'm just about to build a big Librarian villager library, the bookshelf ones also got added! Perfect timing. Clearly you waited to publish this now solely for my personal benefit lol. :D

[dominoe]

20:34 "i think everybody can agree its a must have" 21:10 "i dont really think this is a must have" ❤

[invertedrt]

yess!!! hold my items is such an amazing mod, it deserves more attention honestly!

[bloc]

I love how you post mods and resource packs showcase because, without these, I wouldn't have been able to experience all of this❤

[CraftKingCK]

@DemonjoeTV You should review the camera overhaul mod, it's a mod that makes first person feel alive by changing the movement of the camera.
idk if i explained that well but it's insane but not currently in 1.21.5 :(

[stinkit]

Hello. Could you possible make a video comparing the most popular player animation packs (Fresh Player Animations, Detailed Animation, Fresh Moves etc.) and find out which one is the best. There are some really cool ones, yet there are not many videos on this topic. Also, you have a discord server?

[Stickstack]

The nether star animation at 2:55 reminds me a lot of the soul card from Balatro

[StudioK-MinecraftMods]

Hi Joe, I really enjoyed this mod review video, it's super detailed! I recently updated a mod called Loot+ that adds configurable loot bags for Minecraft, which is up on CurseForge and Modrinth. If you ever decide to do another mod review video, I'd greatly appreciate it if you included it! Thanks for your time, and keep up the great content!

[Numley]

You always tempt me to install more mods. There are always a couple I just can't resist—even though I usually prefer keeping the game mostly vanilla(ish).

[vilestuff]

Hold My Items is absolutely incredible; I'd hold it alongside the likes of Fresh Animations and Fresh Moves.

[neoanims]

7:30 why did you do that to him you didnt even pick up the porkchop 😭

[eczy]

gotta say, didn't expect to hear littlebigplanet music today

gonna set up my ps3 now...

[BakalatyoGD]

8:11 I think there is a texture for that in Vanilla Tweaks already, so I just use that. It basically does exactly that, but it highlights each one a little bit differently. Still very useful tho.

[Razumen]

I like the idea of settlement roads that don't link up every village perfectly, like maybe a full route is rare, and the rest would be broken up segments that would hint at a village's direction and you'd be able to follow them through more exploration. Though I'm not sure if it would really matter much anyways since with mods like Distant Horizons you can usually see villages far away anyways haha

[MadisonBonn]

Been playing with your mod pack for about a month now and im grateful for it and have been loving it! You made it so easy and the perfect base to build off of!
Im just curious if you plan on updating it to 1.21.5? Im not sure how that all works haha thank you again!

[warrenharris]

Hey, is there going to be a compatibility update for most add-ons for Minecraft so add-ons will be compatible with each other. Can you do a video talking about this?

[zekzeon]

15:39 as someone who lives IRL next to people who raise horses, i can confirm that a monocle is well fitting for (some, not all) them.

[Ryan_Chisholm]

9:05 Instant Castle Crashers flashbacks