Borderless Mining Updated
by pajic
This updated build changes how the game window fills the monitor, targeting input latency and frame pacing without the exclusive fullscreen mode that vanilla uses.
What it does
The mod changes how the game window fills the monitor. Instead of a full exclusive mode, the window is set to borderless, and the video settings option labeled Fullscreen gains a choice for it, while the former ON value is renamed Exclusive and OFF stays as it was. A new button in the vanilla video settings switches between monitors.
The mod is client-side only, so a server does not need it and players join without installing it. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge, with builds covering 1.21.11 – 26.1.2. When Sodium is installed, the same borderless and monitor controls appear in the Sodium video settings, and Sodium is optional. The author notes that the window flag added in 26.1 for input method editors does not by itself make the window borderless, so a mod like this one is still needed. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Borderless option in vanilla video settings
The Fullscreen option gains a choice for a borderless window, and the former ON value becomes Exclusive.
Monitor switching button
A new button in the vanilla video settings moves the game to another monitor.
Sodium video settings support
With Sodium installed, the same borderless and monitor controls are added to its video settings.
Frame pacing focus
The author describes lower click to photon latency and smaller gaps between frame time measurements as goals of the approach.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Windowed play with low latency
Players who want a full-screen window that does not switch display modes can select the borderless choice in the video settings.
Switching monitors mid-session
The monitor button lets a player move the game window to another display without leaving the game.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric or NeoForge who want a borderless window in the 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 builds, with or without Sodium.
How it compares
Instant Borderless targets the same job on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, but it is not open source. Minecraft Borderless Window is NeoForge only for 1.21.1 and is open source under the MIT License. Deborder is Fabric only, open source, and covers 1.14 – 1.18.2, so it does not reach the current builds.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borderless Mining Updated | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-04-04 |
| Instant Borderless | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Minecraft Borderless Window | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-08-21 |
| Deborder | Fabric | 1.14 – 1.18.2 | Client-side only | 2024-07-15 |
Questions
Does this mod need Sodium?
Which loaders does this mod support?
Does the 26.1 window flag make the window borderless?
In the catalog
Borderless Mining Updated is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
This is an updated version of Borderless Mining. No, it doesn't. Since 26.1 Minecraft sets a window flag to fix input method editors not displaying properly for certain languages. This does NOT make the window borderless despite the video settings toggle being called "Exclusive Fullscreen". Sodium doesn't do this…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/borderless-mining-updated
- Owner
- pajic
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15