Vanilla Plus
ModpackVanilla Plus modpack focused on performance, visuals and quality-of-life
Type
Modpack
Modrinth Downloads
6,968
Modrinth ID
Xd31u0tv
Last Updated
Apr 12, 2026
Description

Vanilla Plus is a lightweight Vanilla+ modpack focused on visuals, performance, and quality-of-life improvements - without changing core gameplay.
The goal is simple: keep Minecraft vanilla, but make it smoother, cleaner, and more immersive.
✨ Visuals & Atmosphere
- Iris Shaders with Complementary Shaders – Reimagined
- Connected textures and cleaner block transitions
- Improved animations for players, mobs, and items
- Enhanced ambient and weather sounds
🧭 Quality of Life
- Better inventory management
- Cleaner combat visuals and UI feedback
- Improved camera behavior and zoom
- Subtle UI animations (no gameplay impact)
🚀 Performance
- Modern Fabric optimization stack
- Higher FPS with or without shaders
- No visual downgrades, no shortcuts
🏗 Builders & Multiplayer
- Tools for building, planning, and screenshots
- Fully client-side
- Compatible with vanilla servers
- Built-in proximity voice chat
✔ Features
- Vanilla-compatible saves
- No new items or mechanics
- Clean visuals, smooth gameplay
- Ideal for survival, building, and multiplayer
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Contained Mods (73)
Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)
Config Screen API for Minecraft
Mouse Tweaks
Enhances inventory management by adding various functions to the mouse buttons.
AppleSkin
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YetAnotherConfigLib
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Sodium
The fastest and most compatible rendering optimization mod for Minecraft. Now available for both NeoForge and Fabric!
Iris Shaders
A modern shader pack loader for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing OptiFine shader packs
[ETF] Entity Texture Features
Emissive, Random & Custom texture support for entities in resourcepacks just like Optifine but for Fabric
3D Skin Layers
Render the player skin layer in 3d!
Fzzy Config
Config API with automatic GUIs, powerful validation options, server-client sync, and more!
Simple Voice Chat
A working voice chat in Minecraft!
Forge Config API Port
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Mod Menu
Adds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Reese's Sodium Options
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Fabric Language Kotlin
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Continuity
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Sodium Extra
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Particular ✨ Reforged
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Text Placeholder API
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M.R.U
Mineblock's Repeated Utilities
Icons
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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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Animated Items
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Soft Weather
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Fast Better Grass
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Bray & Cyber's Better, Fresher 3D Books
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Moss Panorama
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Glowing Items
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Delight-map
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Sounds
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Complementary Shaders - Reimagined
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Boat Item View
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Language Reload
Reduces load times and adds fallbacks for languages
OptiGUI
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InvMove
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Pickup Notifications
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Lightweight Inventory Sorting
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