A list of recommended mods by Paradimnomad.

mod-recommendations.md

Pathoschild has put together a wonderful list of Quality of Life mods and other mods he recommends. I will try not to overlap that list as many I also recommend. If you wish to view his list check out here. Here are a list of mods & frameworks that I recommend. See the player's guide to using mods if you're interested.

Frameworks & Utilities

These are mods that I consider essential or are necessary for my recommended mods.

• Better Artisan Good Icons
  Changes the look of the artisan good icons.

• Content Patcher
  Essential for using about half of the mods for Stardew Valley.

• Custom Crafting Stations
  Allows users to create dedicated crafting stations to help reduce clutter in the fridge. Recommended pack to use is CCS Kitchen Station Set

• Json Assets
  A framework for adding new crops/items/clothing. Requires packs similar to Content Patcher. Under Requirements you can see Mods requiring this file for a list of all the JA packs.

• Producer Framework Mod
  Similar to JA but a framework for adding machines/produce to machines. You can view mods that require PFM under the Requirements tab as well.

• Shop Tile Framework
  Allows for the ability to make custom shops easier.

Mods

These are some of the mods I recommend to help change up your game experience.

• Canon-Friendly Dialogue Expansion
  Adds lore friendly dialogue to every NPC. Applies to festivals as well.

• Casks Everywhere
  I use this to decorate with casks on my farm but allows you to place and use casks anywhere.

• Cat Gifts
  Your cat will bring you little gifts! Worth installing just for the cute factor of your cat bringing you a present.

• Customize Exterior
  Let's you choose the exterior option for specific farm buildings letting you easily mix and match packs.

• Experience Bars
  Shows you how close you are to leveling up a skill.

• Flower Valley
  One of the few recolor mods that also alters the town building exteriors.

• Generic Mod Config Menu
  Allows you to edit a mods config.json within the game. Works natively with Content Patcher.

• Hybrid Crop Engine
  Let's players get hybrid crops. Currently only has a handful of packs designed to work with it.

• Khadija's Recipe Shop
  Adds a merchant to sell some items that Gus previously sold. Useful for helping to clean up shop menus so they're not only filled with recipes.

• Project Populate Json Assets Collection
  Many different types of mods are included in this such as: recipes, crops, fruit trees, and machines. Pairs well with other mods such as Colored Seeds for Crop Mods and Produce to Sapling & Better Quality Increased Seeds.

• Seasonal Villager Outfits
  Adds a more dynamic feel to SDV by adding weather/season/event clothing to the NPCs.

• Surfing Festival
  Adds a festival during the summer that you can participate in. Includes a surfing minigame.

• Tailor Mouse
  Adds a merchant to sell Json Assets clothing rather than having to spawn in it. See mod page for a full list of clothing packs it supports.

• Vintage Interface
  A interface recolor mod. Pairs well with Flower Valley, Yellog Flower Dialogue UI, and Transparent Dialogue Box

• Winter Grass
  Allows grass to grow in winter. Really good if you don't want to replant grass every spring and keep a nice farm aesthetic.