Botania
ModA natural magic themed tech mod.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
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All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5 weeks ago (17 Sep 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.1 on Forge and NeoForge, 1.18.2 on Fabric and Quilt. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 9 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.16 of the 394 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (4%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · VazkiiMods/Botania 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · VazkiiMods/Botania 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.175,763,254 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.11.9 years, 254 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
71 of the 71 points that apply = 100 out of 100.
About
Botania is a natural-magic-themed tech mod built around creating magical flowers and devices powered by Mana, an energy that players channel and move through the world. Its sixteen colorful Mystical Flowers can be found or grown with Floral Fertilizer; their petals are used to make dyes and to craft functional and mana-generating flora in the Petal Apothecary. Progression includes using the Pure Daisy to transform nearby wood and stone into Livingwood and Livingrock, crafting runes on a Mana-fed Runic Altar, and infusing Manasteel, a Mana Diamond, and a Mana Pearl into Terrasteel on a Terrestrial Agglomeration Plate. Players manipulate and direct the system with in-world tools such as the Wand of the Forest, while Mana movement uses aim- and timing-based mechanics rather than pipes, wires, or menus. The mod supports thoughtful, largely automatable contraptions using Botania and vanilla Minecraft, with challenges designed around planning and experimentation rather than following fixed blueprints. The craftable Lexica Botania serves as an in-game guide to the mod’s mechanics and content.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 14 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 15 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Inventory and itemsChanges 11 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., Blocks and fluidsChanges 7 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., PlayerChanges 5 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Rendering and graphicsChanges 4 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Server and world logicChanges 4 game code files in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules., User interfaceChanges 4 game code files in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., World renderingChanges 3 game code files in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather., Game data and resourcesChanges 3 game code files in this area: recipes, tags, advancements, language files and other game data., World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created., SoundChanges 1 game code file in this area: playing sounds, music and the sound engine., Game optionsChanges 1 game code file in this area: settings, key bindings and the option screens., Networking and multiplayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server. and Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses..
Libraries packed inside it change 10 more game code files: Reach Entity Attributes and Step Height Entity Attribute.
Adds 675 blocks, 299 items, 1 minecart, 3 projectiles, 15 other entities, 1,302 recipes, 59 advancements, 149 loot tables and 90 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creators
- Vazkii, williewillus, artemisSystem and Alwinfy
- License
- Botania License
- Downloads
- 175.8M
- Created
- 16 Nov 2014
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. It contacts 2 web addresses. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 2 files in your config folder.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.22 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 3 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
We read its code without running it: it contacts 1 web address while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 3 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- raw.githubusercontent.comDownloads the mod's contributor list.Explained by AI (may be wrong)Explained by an AI from the code. May be wrong.
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
AI was used for some of its commits
Claude Code is named in 1 of its 9,662 commits.
A commit that names an AI tool shows that AI helped with that change, not how much of the code AI wrote.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Claude Code named in 1 of 9,662 commits, last on 17 Feb 2026
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5· See it - Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found20 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found1,071 images read
- Icon and galleryThe metadata of the original icon and gallery images of the project.Nothing found2 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found40 of 41 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file1,557 code files read
Compatibility
See all 254 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 315 a month now, 540 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
27,384 modpacks include Botania in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
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Mods that modpacks often add together with Botania. Share: how many of the modpacks with Botania also have that mod.
Thermal FoundationCModin 59% of the modpacks with Botania
Thermal ExpansionCModin 56% of the modpacks with Botania
Mekanism GeneratorsBModin 51% of the modpacks with Botania
Immersive EngineeringCModin 51% of the modpacks with Botania
Blood MagicAModin 47% of the modpacks with Botania
Mystical AgricultureAModin 47% of the modpacks with Botania
ChiselCModin 45% of the modpacks with Botania
Mekanism ToolsBModin 43% of the modpacks with Botania
Ender Storage 1.8.+CModin 42% of the modpacks with Botania
Cooking for BlockheadsAModin 42% of the modpacks with BotaniaLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.