Lib Network Stack
ModA networking library that other mods need to communicate.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.2 years−26 points
- Many modpacks removed it−10 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
18 points lost9 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.2 years ago (2 Aug 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.1.21 on Fabric, 1.19.4 on Quilt. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
10 points lost5 / 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.4 of the 9 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (44%) See the 4 modpacks0 / 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.1 known conflict, but it does not count in the grade See the known conflict5 / 5Transparency
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · AlexIIL/LibNetworkStack 7 / 7Place 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
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.45,669 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.7.1 years, 18 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 13 latest files. See Security
23.8 of the 61 points that apply = 39 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Lib Network Stack is a developer library that provides a networking layer for Minecraft mods to exchange data; it does not add player-facing content and is primarily intended as a dependency for mods such as LibMultiPart and SimplePipes. It organizes network IDs in a hierarchy and supports contextual and dynamic parents, allowing messages to be associated with objects such as block entities or objects whose parent can change. Mods can use typed or untyped data IDs to send binary payloads, and signal IDs to send notifications that carry no payload. Per-connection object caches can map objects to integer IDs, avoiding the need to synchronize an entire registry at connection start when only some entries may be used. Connections can buffer packets until a tick, which can improve efficiency when sending many small messages. A documented example shows a block entity sending brightness updates and on/off signals from server to clients watching it, for client-side rendering state.
Written from CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.14.4 to 1.21.
Changes the game's code in 4 areas, as a library other mods build on: Networking and multiplayerChanges 3 game code files in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server., Chunk loading and storageChanges 2 game code files in this area: how the game loads, tracks, saves and unloads chunks., Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses. and Other game codeChanges 1 game code file in this area: game code that is not in one of the areas above..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- AlexIIL
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 46K
- Created
- 28 Sep 2019
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.14.4 to 1.21.
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. Only in its files for Fabric 1.16 to 1.21; 1.16 to 1.16.3.
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. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. 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.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.14.4 to 1.21.
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 all 13 files, for Minecraft 1.14.4 to 1.21. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its 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 found2 of 36 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 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 file98 code files read
Compatibility
See all 18 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Known conflicts
These projects do not work together with Lib Network Stack: their authors or Lib Network Stack'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 Lib Network Stack, so you only need one.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with itModpacks that include Lib Network Stack in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
All of Fabric 3 - AOF31.1M downloadslast version with it 2 Jul 2020
Textile's Continuum [FABRIC-1.16x]15K downloadslast version with it 23 Jul 2020
All the Mods Fabric - ATMF14K downloadslast version with it 25 Oct 2020
MS TechPack Fabric Edition1.3K downloadslast version with it 26 May 2021
Tekkit Refabricated819 downloadslast version with it 11 Aug 2023
SIMPEarth645 downloadslast version with it 19 Feb 2021
Wayfarer SMP Pack590 downloadslast version with it 27 Aug 2023
Berg's Boxes554 downloadslast version with it 21 Mar 2022
Choji's SMPPack212 downloadslast version with it 21 Apr 2021Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.