Colormatic
ModEnables resource packs to add and change block and biome colors.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Runs on
- Client only
- Loaders
- Fabric, Quilt
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.20.1
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 22 months−20 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
17 points lost10 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.22 months ago (21 Dec 2024) 0 / 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 Fabric and Quilt. 34% of the 721 popular Fabric 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 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
1 point lost14 / 15Removed 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.39 of the 308 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) See the 39 modpacks9 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known 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 of the 4 known conflicts count in the grade See the 4 known conflicts5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · kvverti/colormatic 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · kvverti/colormatic 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.7,650,246 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.7.3 years, 27 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
37.9 of the 64 points that apply = 59 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Colormatic lets resource packs customize Minecraft’s built-in colors; it provides the coloring capability rather than adding its own color changes. Packs can recolor grass and foliage, water, sky and fog, particles, crops, dyes, chat, and lighting, with biome-dependent colormaps for water, leaves, underwater and under-lava fog, and other blocks. Custom lightmaps can be defined separately for dimensions, including modded or datapack dimensions, while biome colormaps can target custom biomes and specific blocks. Resource-pack artists can use grid-format colormaps to assign colors by biome, including overrides for particular biomes, and can stack colormaps to layer their effects. Colormatic reads existing OptiFine custom-color resources and also supports its own JSON resources, with options for custom-biome support and stable biome-grid layouts.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 9 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 14 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., World renderingChanges 6 game code files in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather., Inventory and itemsChanges 4 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., Blocks and fluidsChanges 4 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., User interfaceChanges 3 game code files in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 2 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Game coreChanges 2 game code files in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses., World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- kvverti
- License
- GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
- Downloads
- 7.7M
- Created
- 23 Jun 2019
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 1 file 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.13 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. 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.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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 its one file, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- 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
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and code history and found none.
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.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 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 image 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 file110 code files read
Compatibility
See all 27 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Known conflicts
These projects do not work together with Colormatic: their authors or Colormatic's author say so. If you install both, the game can crash or some features can stop working. Some of them do the same job as Colormatic, so you only need one.
Related projects
Projects that need Colormatic to work.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it474 modpacks include Colormatic in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Fabulously Optimized27.5M downloadslast version with it 7 Jun 2026
Better MC [FABRIC] BMC17.9M downloadslast version with it 20 Nov 2023
Medieval MC [FABRIC] MMC14.4M downloadslast version with it 21 Nov 2023
OptiFabric1.8M downloadslast version with it 3 Sep 2026
Pokemon Elysium1.3M downloadslast version with it 10 Jul 2023
ArdaCraft1.1M downloadslast version with it 3 Mar 2024
Breakneck: Optimized752K downloadslast version with it 25 Jun 2023
Conquest Reforged Modpack (Fabric)721K downloadslast version with it 13 Dec 2023
XPlus PerioTable Modpack (Fabric)499K downloadslast version with it 30 Jul 2023
Additive446K downloadslast version with it 27 Dec 2023Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Colormatic. Share: how many of the modpacks with Colormatic also have that mod.
Mod MenuAModin 98% of the modpacks with Colormatic
LithiumAModin 94% of the modpacks with Colormatic
Sodium ExtraAModin 92% of the modpacks with Colormatic
FerriteCoreAModin 92% of the modpacks with Colormatic
LazyDFU-Modin 90% of the modpacks with Colormatic
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 89% of the modpacks with Colormatic
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 87% of the modpacks with Colormatic
CIT ResewnCModin 86% of the modpacks with Colormatic
Starlight (Fabric)-Modin 85% of the modpacks with Colormatic
AnimaticaCModin 81% of the modpacks with ColormaticLatest 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.