MineSpecs vs ModBay

MineSpecs is a free Minecraft companion site offering browser tools and game resources. Its homepage lists 17 interactive tools, including calculators, a seed map, recipes, and build guides. The site also provides mods, shaders, resource packs, data packs, skins, a blog, and browser games. The catalogue lists 360 mods, with 315 downloads hosted directly and the rest linking to authors’ official pages; supported loaders are Fabric, NeoForge, Forge, and Quilt. It lists 357 shader packs hosted on the site, plus 49 links to authors’ pages. Calculators use Minecraft’s formulas and target Java Edition 26.3. Tools are static browser pages that work offline after loading, install nothing, send nothing to a server, and need no sign-in. They are built for Java Edition, so Bedrock results are only a close guide where enchanting and brewing differ. Hosted content is limited by applicable licenses, and hosted mod files are checked against Modrinth using SHA-1 checksums. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Mojang Studios or Microsoft.

ModBay is a web portal and community for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, where users find and share add-ons, maps and resource packs. Its sections also cover news, guides and seeds. Users can sort publications by date, popularity or comment count, with additional filters in content sections. The site says it checks submissions for safety, quality and compatibility with the user's game version. Downloads may be hosted on ModBay or linked externally; server uploads accept ZIP, RAR, MCPACK, MCADDON, MCTEMPLATE and MCWORLD files up to 20 MB. Accounts allow profile customization, ratings, publishing and participation in rankings. Users can register or sign in with Google or X (Twitter), and RSS feeds cover the site overall, mods and add-ons, maps, and texture packs. The site says its basic functionality is available to everyone at no cost. Its privacy policy lists account and profile information it may collect and describes session, authentication, analytics and advertising cookies. ModBay says it is not affiliated with Mojang Studios or involved in Minecraft development. The site was founded in 2022.