Photosynthesis
ModGrow crops, care for animals, and cook new foods in your world.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 14 months−20 points
- Releases in only 4 of the last 24 months−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
15 points lost12 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.14 months ago (27 Aug 2025) 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. 34% of the 718 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 4 of the last 24 months 3 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 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.1 of the 4 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (25%) 10 / 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 points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Zuiron/Photosynthesis 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Zuiron/Photosynthesis 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.18,209 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.1 years, 11 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
39.5 of the 64 points that apply = 62 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Photosynthesis expands Minecraft farming, cooking, and animal husbandry with a connected set of crops, food processing, seasonal changes, and survival systems. Players can grow 92 crops, including tomatoes, jalapeños, rice, coffee, and flowers, cultivate 52 fruit- or nut-bearing tree types such as apple, banana, cinnamon, and avocado, and breed new crop varieties with cropsticks. Seasonal growth affects crops and trees across spring, summer, autumn, and winter, with changing foliage and frozen biomes; a calendar and visible seasonal differences help show the current conditions. Cooking and processing use tools such as skillets, cooking pots, cutting boards, mixing bowls, mortars and pestles, drying nets, and fluid presses, which can extract sunflower, canola, and olive oils; kegs can also make mead. Livestock need food and water, and caring for them affects their output of milk, eggs, wool, and meat; animals provide varied cuts such as ham, ribs, and brisket. The mod adds leather curing by salting and drying hides, a thirst system, and remodeled forests with larger trees, alongside boars in forests, jungles, and badlands and alligators in swamps and rivers. Players can configure seasonal changes and thirst, as well as animal hunger and thirst for selected livestock.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 6 areas: Blocks and fluidsChanges 18 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 12 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Inventory and itemsChanges 4 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created., User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay. and PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls..
Adds 720 blocks, 524 items, 2 mobs, 918 recipes, 1 advancement, 3 loot tables and 9 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 49 of vanilla Minecraft's recipes, 26 world generation files, 21 models, 12 loot tables and 1 mob and entity texture.
Details
- Creators
- Zuiron and RainbowFoxGirl
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 18K
- Created
- 12 Sep 2023
- Official page
- Modrinth
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki , Discord
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.
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.1 latest file, 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 so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds 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.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.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 found11 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 found2,516 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 found22 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 file663 code files read
Compatibility
See all 11 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Known conflicts
These projects do not work together with Photosynthesis: their authors or Photosynthesis' 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 Photosynthesis, so you only need one.
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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.