How ModDex Combines CurseForge and Modrinth Listings

ModDex is a review and discovery site that presents Minecraft mods and modpacks from both CurseForge and Modrinth in one catalog. Each project gets a single ModDex page with shared tags and one review score, but downloads always open the original project page on CurseForge or Modrinth — ModDex does not host or redistribute files. This matters if you want to compare projects across both platforms without juggling two separate search experiences, or if you're an author who wants reviews without giving up your download counts and revenue.

One listing per project, two source platforms

The core idea is that a mod or modpack appears once on ModDex regardless of which platform it lives on. That single listing carries:

• Shared tags and taxonomy — genre, theme, mod loader, and Minecraft version filters work the same way across both platforms.
• One review score — ratings are collected on the ModDex page rather than split between two ecosystems.
• One page to decide on — you read reviews and compare candidates in one place instead of switching tabs between CurseForge and Modrinth.

ModDex describes itself as "the only platform that unifies CurseForge and Modrinth with honest reviews," and its catalog currently lists 322,009 projects with 4,201 ratings from 1,837 members.

Where downloads actually go

This is the part that trips people up: ModDex is a discovery and review layer, not a file host.

Because every download button redirects to the source, authors keep their downloads and revenue on the platform they published to. ModDex states it operates with permission from both platforms and never redistributes project files.

What this means in practice

If you're a player deciding between two similar mods, you can filter by loader and version once, read both review sets, and then jump to whichever platform hosts the one you pick. If you're an author, your project can accumulate ModDex reviews without you moving or re-uploading anything — the listing points back to your original page.

The trade-off is that ModDex can't offer one-click installs or its own download mirror, since files stay with the source platforms. For anyone who already uses a launcher tied to CurseForge or Modrinth, that's usually fine — you were going to download from there anyway.

The four-step flow ModDex describes

1. Discover — filter by genre, theme, mod loader, and Minecraft version.
2. Review — write ratings across gameplay, performance, and aesthetics.
3. Earn recognition — collect helpful votes and climb community ranks.
4. Curate — build collections of mods and modpacks and track what you've played.

Steps 1 and 4 are the ones that depend on the unified catalog; steps 2 and 3 are the community layer that gives the single review score its value.