ModpackDownloader

Minecraft Modpack Downloader

Download from github releases page

Features

• Support for curseforge modpacks and ftb modpacks
• No "blocked mods" problem, fully automatical
• Ultrafast download by aria2 (download alomst any modpack in a minute with a 1Gbps connection)
• A real usable UI, no console commands

Installation

Windows

• Download from releases page and extract the archive (including aria2c.exe and aria2.conf)
• You may need to add the program to the exclusion list of your antivirus software and the binary is safe. (very common Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml false positive)
• If you still don't trust the binary, read below

Linux (or if you want to run from source code)

• Install Python 3 (at least 3.11)
• Install requirements in requirements.txt
• Run ./gen_api_key.sh if you don't have a curseforge api key. Otherwise follow instructions in api_key.py.example
• Run ./main.py

Usage

• Click File -> Download a modpack and follow the instructions

• For FTB packs, you have to enter pack id and version id. To get these values, go to FTB website, choose your modpack and scroll down until you find something like this:

  

• When the download finishes, a dialog will pop up and shows the mc version, modloader version and minecraft dir. Create a new instance in your launcher and copy everything in the minecraft_dir into the game directory

TODO

• Better UI
• Export as multimc-compatible format so you can install it with only one drag!