Cull Less Leaves
by isxander
Players with large leaf-covered trees can lower their frame cost with Cull Less Leaves, a client-side Fabric and Quilt optimization mod that skips rendering of inner leaf layers.
What it does
The mod skips drawing the inner layers of leaf blocks, so only a chosen number of outer layers is rendered. The count is set in the config. Leaving more layers keeps the look closer to vanilla, while fewer layers gain more speed. Installation requires Fabric API, Sodium and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) on Fabric, and Quilt users need the same set as the Fabric build provides. Mod Menu is optional and adds a config screen. Files exist for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 and the latest Fabric file is 1.4.2+1.21-fabric for 1.21.1.
Key features
Inner leaf culling
Inner leaf layers are skipped during rendering, reducing the work done for dense tree canopies.
Configurable layer count
The number of leaf layers still drawn can be set in the config, trading visual detail for speed.
Mangrove swamp gains
The author reports up to a 30% gain in a worst-case view over a mangrove swamp on low-end hardware.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Optional 1
How it compares
Cull Fewer Leaves is a Fabric-only client mod for 1.21.1 – 26.3, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Cull Leaves is a client-side mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt covering 1.16 – 26.3, released under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull Less Leaves | Fabric and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2024-10-25 |
| Cull Fewer Leaves | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-08-07 |
| Cull Leaves | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-10 |
In the catalog
Cull Less Leaves is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Cull Less Leaves skips rendering of inner leaf layers, improving performance. In a worst-case scenario, overlooking a mangrove swamp, this mod can have up to a 30% performance increase (measured on low-end hardware).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cull-less-leaves
- Owner
- isxander
- Published
- 2022-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15