Useful Machinery
ModAdds simple machines to Minecraft.
C78/ 100
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Runs on
- Client and server
- Loaders
- Forge, NeoForge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 26.1.2
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Many modpacks removed it−6 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- No release in 4 months−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
6 points lost21 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4 months ago (26 Jun 2026) 11 / 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.26.1.2 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 62% of the 993 popular NeoForge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 26.1.2. 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
6 points lost9 / 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.8 of the 29 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (28%) See the 8 modpacks4 / 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 points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · TheMCBrothers/Useful-Machinery 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · TheMCBrothers/Useful-Machinery 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.80,365 3 / 4Track record
1 point lost7 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.8 years, 21 releases 7 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
Total78 / 100
49.6 of the 64 points that apply = 77.5, so 78 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Useful Machinery adds straightforward machines for processing materials, using materials from Useful Foundation. Its processing machines include a Crusher, Electric Smelter, and Compactor, with recipes that turn raw materials and ores into dusts. Coal and Lava Generators provide power, while a Battery can store FE and a Creative Power Cell is also available.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds:
- 6 blocksCoal Generator, Compactor, Creative Power Cell, Crusher, Electric Smelter and Lava Generator. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 104 recipes
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creators
- TheMCBrothers (TheMCLoveMan and TheMCCrazyMan)
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 80K
- Created
- 17 Dec 2019
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
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. The answer above is about the 3 for recent versions. 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 all 3 files, 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 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.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 README.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 40 changelogs read
- Its filesCredits and texts in the files you download that name an AI tool.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 found27 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 file97 code files read
Compatibility
See all 21 filesNeoForge
Forge
Point at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.
OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.
IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
LanguagesThe languages the text in the game is available in, from the language files of its latest files we checked. A language file can translate only part of the text.English, 简体中文 and Deutsch
Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.It has no file for Minecraft versions newer than 26.1.2. Many recently updated mods still support 26.1.2.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it37 modpacks include Useful Machinery in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Ozone Skyblock Reborn 279K downloadslast version with it 25 Sep 2026
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Chosen Pack 10K downloadslast version with it 28 Apr 2022
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Edgars Max2.5K downloadslast version with it 17 Jan 2025
FemboyFarm2.1K downloadslast version with it 25 Jul 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Useful Machinery. Share: how many of the modpacks with Useful Machinery also have that mod.
Useful FoundationCModin 95% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
ElevatorModAModin 81% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
Mekanism GeneratorsBModin 68% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
RFTools BaseAModin 62% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
Mystical AgricultureAModin 59% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
Mekanism ToolsBModin 59% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
Immersive EngineeringCModin 59% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
Trash CansAModin 57% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
Refined StorageBModin 57% of the modpacks with Useful Machinery
Mystical AgradditionsAModin 54% of the modpacks with Useful MachineryLatest 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.
26.1 to 26.1.2NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21 to 1.21.1NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.1NeoForge, ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
Older Minecraft versions
1.20.6NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.4NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.19.4ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.19.3ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.19.2ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.18.2ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
21 releases
26.1 to 26.1.2The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21 to 1.21.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.6The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForge, ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too. Same code on Modrinth and CurseForge.
1.19.3The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too. Same code on Modrinth and CurseForge.
1.19.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too. Same code on Modrinth and CurseForge.
1.20The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.18.2The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.