question about modpacks | Modrinth | Page 1

native cliff Jan 12, 2026, 9:02 PM

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If I will create a modpack, export it, and share it with someone, but don't upload it to the website, will the mods in the modpack be counted as downloads for mods creators when it is downloaded?

halcyon forgeBOT Jan 12, 2026, 9:02 PM

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keen thorn Jan 13, 2026, 2:30 PM

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if you are sharing a folder full of mod jars then it won't count

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if you're sharing e.g. a json file with mod ids, then it probably will

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i don't use the modrinth launcher, but basically if the modpack file you share is a big archive (in terms of size) then it probably won't count. if it's a small archive or it's not an archive, then it probably will

pure bramble Jan 13, 2026, 6:21 PM

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if you mean a .mrpack than it should count to the total downloads as if the mod was downloaded is through modrinth
it uses an api call to download the mod in term causing the download count to increase

halcyon forgeBOT Jan 16, 2026, 7:00 PM

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