chrissi's Night Vision
by chrissi
chrissi's Night Vision is a client-side Fabric utility that toggles Minecraft's built-in night vision effect with a keybind, without changing the game's brightness.
What it does
Pressing the keybind switches the vanilla night vision effect on or off. The mod gives the game's own effect instead of raising brightness or adjusting gamma, so the original lighting stays intact. It also works alongside shaders, which the author notes as supported.
Settings can be changed in two ways: through the Mod Menu screen, where edits apply immediately, or by editing the config file directly, which requires restarting Minecraft before the changes take effect. Fabric API is required, and Mod Menu is optional. Builds cover 1.21.9 – 26.3, and the latest file, 0.7 for 26.3, was published on 2026-09-15 on the beta channel. The code is open source under the MIT License, and source is available on GitHub.
Key features
Toggle keybind
A key switches night vision on and off, so the effect can be used only when needed.
Vanilla night vision
The mod uses the built-in night vision effect rather than a brightness boost, keeping the original lighting.
Shader support
The effect is compatible with shader packs, according to the author notes.
Gallery
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.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Dark caves and night travel
Players exploring caves or traveling at night can turn on the vanilla effect without crafting potions or changing the game's lighting.
Multiplayer servers
Since the mod is client-side only, players can use it on most servers, which typically provide only the vanilla night vision effect. Some servers ban gamma and brightness mods, so server rules should be checked first.
Who it’s for: Players who want a lightweight way to see in the dark on the client, including those who use shader packs and want to keep the original lighting. Server owners need no installation, since the mod runs on the client alone.
Questions
Does this mod need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Do config changes need a restart?
In the catalog
chrissi's Night Vision is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Gives you Minecraft's built-in night vision instead of just boosting brightness, so you keep the original lighting and full shader support; all in a very lightweight way. Please note: This mod is Java Edition only and exclusively hosted on Modrinth. The source code is available on GitHub.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chrissi-nightvision
- Owner
- chrissi
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15