Depth of Field
Depth Field gives Minecraft a cinematic depth-of-field effect on Fabric 1.20.1, keeping the object under the crosshair sharp while the background blurs.
What it does
Depth Field uses depth information from Minecraft's renderer as a post-processing pass. The focus follows what the player looks at: blocks, mobs and objects near the crosshair stay crisp while the background softens into a smooth blur. When the view runs out to a distant landscape, the landscape stays clear and nearby foreground objects are blurred instead.
The effect is added in the client only, so no server install is needed and players join servers without it. Its requirements are Minecraft 1.20.1, Fabric Loader and Fabric API, with Satin API as an additional dependency. Depth Field is released by SyntikoModsTeam under All rights reserved and is not open source. Only the 1.20.1 build is published, dated 2026-08-23, and it runs with Iris and Sodium shader support, tested with the Solas shader pack.
Key features
Crosshair-based focus
The focus point follows the crosshair, so the block or mob being aimed at stays sharp.
Landscape distance focus
Looking across a wide view keeps distant terrain clear while nearby foreground objects blur.
Smooth cinematic blur
The blur is a clean, non-pixelated effect, and focus changes transition smoothly instead of snapping.
Depth Field controls
Options live in a dedicated Depth Field category in the Controls menu, with a key bind under Options, Controls, Key Binds.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Screenshots and video
Players who record footage or take screenshots can use the focus effect to draw the eye to one subject.
Shader-based packs
Players running Iris and Sodium with a shader pack can add the depth field on top of their visuals.
Who it’s for: Players on Minecraft 1.20.1 with Fabric who want a cinematic look for screenshots, videos or everyday play. The effect is client-side, so it suits single-player and multiplayer clients alike.
Questions
Does Depth Field need Fabric API?
Does Depth Field need to be installed on a server?
Does the effect work with shaders?
In the catalog
Depth of Field is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Depth of Field adds a cinematic depth-of-field effect to Minecraft Fabric 1.20.1. The mod dynamically focuses on what you are looking at. Nearby blocks, mobs, and objects can stay sharp while the background becomes smoothly blurred. When looking into the distance, the landscape stays clear while nearby foreground…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/depth-of-field
- Owner
- SyntikoModsTeam
- Published
- 2026-08-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15