Grid
ModShow a grid overlay that helps counting when you're building, and optionally spawn locations depending on light level
Why no grade
How grades workFinished or replaced projects get no grade: they will not get fixes or new versions.
- The project page: This mod is end of life and won't receive updates, features, or fixes any more.
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Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.9 years ago (17 Dec 2023)Supports 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.1.20.4 on Fabric, 1.16.4 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 monthsStability
Removed 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.12 of the 41 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (29%)Quick 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.NoneTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · gbl/GridPlace to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.225,153Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.7.8 years, 56 releasesSecurity
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
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About
Grid is a building overlay mod that highlights regularly spaced blocks or lines, helping you place repeated elements accurately without having to count each block by hand. You can set the grid’s origin and horizontal spacing, choose different spacing along each axis, and have its height follow you or stay fixed where you set it. Block mode marks placement spots, while line mode draws borders; examples include spacing powered rails along a railroad, placing lamps beside a road, and marking chunk boundaries. Additional overlays can show possible mob spawn locations, with red marks for places where mobs can spawn at any time and yellow marks for places that are dark enough only at night, or mark blocks in a chosen biome. Grid can also draw circle patterns to guide round builds and hexagonal grids, displaying either target blocks or outlines depending on the selected mode.
Written from CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 1 area: World renderingChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather..
A library packed inside it changes 1 more game code file: CrowdinTranslate.
Adds 5 key bindings: Fix Grid height to player, Align Grid around player, Change ingame settings, Show/Hide Grid and Show/Hide spawn blocks.
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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- Creator
- Giselbaer
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 225K
- Created
- 4 Jan 2019
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
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. Found in CrowdinTranslate, a library it includes. See Privacy
- 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.22 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
- 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 its one file, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- crowdin.comPurpose not known.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files and images and found none.
We have not read its changelogs and code history yet.
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.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- 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 found2 images 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 file30 code files read
Compatibility
See all 56 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it49 modpacks include Grid in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Another Quality Modpack 2 - AQM2627K downloadslast version with it 23 Jul 2021
Enigmatica 2: Expert - Extended314K downloadslast version with it 28 Sep 2026
TNP Limitless 3 - LL3216K downloadslast version with it 22 Dec 2020
Vanilla Forge Essentials38K downloadslast version with it 6 May 2021
All the Mods Fabric - ATMF14K downloadslast version with it 25 Oct 2020
Allure: Clientside Enhancements9.2K downloadslast version with it 11 Feb 2023
Server26 Clientside Bundle6.1K downloadslast version with it 17 Aug 2023
Client+Fabric5.4K downloadslast version with it 9 Mar 2021
Ebrius Pack4.1K downloadslast version with it 11 Sep 2022
MGS Presents Vanilla+ - Fabric3.7K downloadslast version with it 26 Sep 2021Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Grid. Share: how many of the modpacks with Grid also have that mod.
Mod MenuAModin 57% of the modpacks with Grid
LithiumAModin 49% of the modpacks with Grid
BetterF3AModin 41% of the modpacks with Grid
Mouse WheelieBModin 39% of the modpacks with Grid
Light OverlayBModin 39% of the modpacks with Grid
Dynamic FPSAModin 39% of the modpacks with Grid
AntiGhost-Modin 37% of the modpacks with Grid
Auth MeAModin 37% of the modpacks with Grid
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 37% of the modpacks with Grid
Not Enough CrashesAModin 33% of the modpacks with GridLatest 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.