Vanilla Plus
ModpackVanilla Plus modpack focused on performance, visuals and quality-of-life
Type
Modpack
Modrinth Downloads
9,354
Modrinth ID
Xd31u0tv
Last Updated
Jul 25, 2026
Description

Vanilla Plus
Vanilla Plus is a lightweight Vanilla+ client-side modpack focused on stunning visuals, high performance, immersive audio, and quality-of-life improvements β while preserving the original Minecraft experience.
The goal is simple: Minecraft, just better. No new gameplay mechanics, no balance changes β only a smoother, cleaner, and more immersive vanilla experience.
π© Visuals & Immersion
- Iris Shaders with Complementary Shaders β Reimagined
- Improved lighting, weather, clouds, rain, and atmospheric effects
- High-quality particle enhancements
- Connected textures and seamless block transitions
- Fresh Animations with extended entity animations
- 3D models for armor, food, books, flowers, crops, ores, paintings, shields, and more
- Enhanced item, entity, and environment visuals
π« Audio Experience
- Realistic sound propagation with Sound Physics Remastered
- Enhanced thunder, rain, ambient sounds, and music
- Increased sound channel limits for richer environments
π¦ Quality of Life
- Better inventory management and sorting
- Improved UI with smooth animations and scrolling
- Dynamic crosshair and cleaner HUD elements
- Zoom, held item information, and pickup notifications
- Shulker previews and numerous interface improvements
- Click-through inventory interactions
π¨ Performance
- Modern Fabric optimization stack
- Sodium + Iris + ImmediatelyFast + Entity Culling + More Culling
- Optimized rendering, particles, models, and chunk loading
- Excellent FPS with or without shaders
- No gameplay compromises or visual shortcuts
π§± Building & Exploration
- Axiom for advanced building and world editing
- Voxy for massive view distances and efficient terrain rendering
- Great for creative projects, screenshots, and large survival worlds
π Multiplayer
- Fully client-side
- Compatible with vanilla servers
- Built-in proximity voice chat
- No server-side installation required
π Features
- Vanilla-compatible worlds
- No new items, mobs, or gameplay mechanics
- Beautiful visuals and immersive atmosphere
- Smooth animations and responsive UI
- High performance
- Perfect for survival, building, exploration, and multiplayer
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Contained Mods (98)
Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)
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Iris Shaders
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Sodium Extra
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Fresh Animations
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Smooth Scrolling
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Fresh Ores and Ingots
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Icons
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MoreCulling
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Particle Rain
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Low Shield
Lower your shield for a visible view!
Fresh Flowers and Plants
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Fresh Paintings
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Fresh Food
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Visual: Armor Trims
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Bookshelf Inspector
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voxy
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Soft Weather
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Fast Better Grass
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Moss Panorama
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Glowing Items
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Delight-map
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Soundβs
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OptiGUI
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LibJF
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Respackopts
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Smooth Swapping
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Held Item Info
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Smooth Gui
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Hold My Items
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Detail Armor Bar Reconstructed
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