Pollen
ModTools that help mod developers build mods more easily.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 3.2 years−18 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
22 points lost5 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3.2 years ago (6 Aug 2023). 25 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 41% of these points. 5 / 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.1.19.2 on Forge and Fabric. About 4.1 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 3.2 years; no file for a popular modding version; no recent human commit.0 / 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
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.27 of the 356 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (8%) 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.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · moonflowerteam/pollen 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
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.4,429,606 4 / 4Track record
5 points lost3 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.7 years, 100 releases 3 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 10 latest files. See Security
34.3 of the 61 points that apply = 56 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Pollen is a developer library that makes it easier to build mods across Fabric and Forge, with optional Architectury support for accessing APIs across both platforms. Its features include Bedrock-format geometry and animation APIs, efficient static block rendering without block entity renderers, and tools for modifying vanilla registries through data packs, including advancements and item overrides. It also provides a Fabric configuration system in Forge’s format, entity data syncing, a simplified networking API, and utilities for rendering simple objects.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
Changes the game's code in 14 areas, as a library other mods build on: Rendering and graphicsChanges 14 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Server and world logicChanges 10 game code files in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules., Game data and resourcesChanges 8 game code files in this area: recipes, tags, advancements, language files and other game data., Inventory and itemsChanges 7 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., World renderingChanges 6 game code files in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather., PlayerChanges 3 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Networking and multiplayerChanges 3 game code files in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 3 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Blocks and fluidsChanges 3 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., Game coreChanges 3 game code files in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses., Game optionsChanges 2 game code files in this area: settings, key bindings and the option screens., User interfaceChanges 2 game code files in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., Chunk loading and storageChanges 1 game code file in this area: how the game loads, tracks, saves and unloads chunks. and Other game codeChanges 3 game code files in this area: game code that is not in one of the areas above..
A library packed inside it changes 2 more game code files: Cardinal Components API (entities).
Adds 1 boat: Boat.
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
See all 30Details
- Creators
- moonflowerteam, Ocelot and Humble Abode
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 4.4M
- Created
- 22 Feb 2022
- 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 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
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 1.19.2; Forge 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
- 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 the mod's own code and in core, a library it includes. See Privacy
- Accepts connections from other computers
- It can accept connections from other computers. Only in its files for Fabric 1.16.5 to 1.18.2; Forge 1.16.5 to 1.18.2.
- Uses your Minecraft account login
- It can use the login of your Minecraft account, for example to join a server. Only in its files for Fabric 1.16.5 to 1.18.2; Forge 1.16.5 to 1.18.2.Not a Warning: we read its code and found no login token sent anywhere but Mojang.
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.10 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
- Uses your Minecraft account loginUses your account login to join a server.
- 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
Sends your player name, your player ID and unknown data, and uses your Minecraft login
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
Sent to an address built while the game runs.
Only some of its files send your player name, your player ID and unknown data.
We found this in its code, read without running it.
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 10 files, for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2. See each file in Releases
- sessionserver.mojang.comTalks to the Minecraft login service.Login check with Mojang
- Address built while the game runsThe code builds this address while the game runs: it is not written in the file.Purpose not known.Your player ID and your player name
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images and code history and found none.
We have not read its changelogs 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.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 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 file689 code files read
Compatibility
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Related projects
Projects that need Pollen to work.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 8 a month now, 14 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..
1,256 modpacks include Pollen in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
BounceSMP: Public2.8M downloadslast version with it 18 Nov 2023
Better MC [FORGE] BMC22.5M downloadslast version with it 24 May 2022
Valhelsia: Enhanced Vanilla1.8M downloadslast version with it 11 Sep 2022
Chocolate Edition Minecraft1.1M downloadslast version with it 4 May 2026
Crucial 2 - The Refresh Update725K downloadslast version with it 13 Oct 2023
All of Fabric 5 - AOF5661K downloadslast version with it 4 Mar 2022
Another Quality Modpack 2 - AQM2627K downloadslast version with it 4 Sep 2025
Valhelsia 5572K downloadslast version with it 17 Feb 2024
Raspberry Flavoured534K downloadslast version with it 23 Aug 2026
Low Res Trailer Recreation466K downloadslast version with it 26 May 2022Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Pollen. Share: how many of the modpacks with Pollen also have that mod.
BlueprintAModin 57% of the modpacks with Pollen
RubidiumCModin 54% of the modpacks with Pollen
Decorative BlocksCModin 49% of the modpacks with Pollen
AttributeFixAModin 46% of the modpacks with Pollen
sparkAModin 43% of the modpacks with Pollen
Nether's DelightCModin 41% of the modpacks with Pollen
ChippedCModin 41% of the modpacks with Pollen
EtchedAModin 41% of the modpacks with Pollen
MmmMmmMmmMmmAModin 39% of the modpacks with Pollen
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 38% of the modpacks with PollenLatest 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.