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Fast Item Frames

by Fuzs

Fast Item Frames replaces vanilla item frames with lightweight blocks, so builds with many frames load and update more quickly.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMozilla Public License 2.0Open source1.20.1 – 26.3

What it does

Each frame is stored as a block rather than an entity, which lowers the cost of rendering and updating large numbers of frames. The frames react at once when the block behind them is broken or moved by a piston, and they accept commands such as /setblock. Several frames can still share one block space.

The mod suits decorated builds, displays and shops where frames are numerous, and it adds options that vanilla frames lack. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, across game versions 1.20.1 – 26.3 under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, which is open source. Fast Item Frames requires Fabric API on Fabric, Forge Config API Port and Puzzles Lib.

Key features

  1. Block-based frames

    Item frames run as blocks rather than entities, so each frame costs the game less processing in a scene.

  2. Immediate world updates

    When the block beneath a frame is broken or pushed by a piston, the frame reacts immediately and produces the correct breaking particles.

  3. Dyeable frames

    Frames can be dyed like leather armor, with 5,713,438 possible colors.

  4. Invisible frames

    Sneaking while right-clicking with an empty hand conceals the frame border and enlarges the displayed item beyond its normal size.

  5. Waxed frames

    Honeycomb locks a frame against rotation, item changes and visibility changes.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.326.3.0Not available26.3.0
26.226.2.1Not available26.2.1
26.1.226.1.1Not available26.1.1
26.1.126.1.1Not available26.1.1
26.126.1.1Not available26.1.1
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.21.1121.11.1Not available21.11.1
1.21.1021.10.0Not available21.10.0
1.21.921.9.0Not available21.9.0
1.21.8v21.8.3-1.21.8-FabricNot availablev21.8.3-1.21.8-NeoForge
1.21.7v21.7.0-1.21.7-FabricNot availablev21.7.0-1.21.7-NeoForge
1.21.6v21.6.0-1.21.6-FabricNot availablev21.6.0-1.21.6-NeoForge
1.21.5v21.5.2-1.21.5-FabricNot availablev21.5.2-1.21.5-NeoForge
1.21.4v21.4.4-1.21.4-FabricNot availablev21.4.4-1.21.4-NeoForge
1.21.3v21.3.1-1.21.3-FabricNot availablev21.3.1-1.21.3-NeoForge
1.21.1v21.1.6-1.21.1-FabricNot availablev21.1.6-1.21.1-NeoForge
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 3

Puzzles LibWhy is it called Puzzles? That's the puzzle.
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Forge Config API PortNeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.
Required

Required by 1 mod

Fast Item Frames Botania Fix1.20.1 – 1.20.6

Use cases

Large item displays

Builds with many frames, such as galleries or shop walls, benefit most from the block-based storage.

Clean showcases

Invisible frames show only the item, which suits resource pack displays and framed decoration.

Who it’s for: Players who build with many item frames, and server owners who want to reduce the cost of frame-heavy areas. The mod is installed on the client and the server.

How it compares

Full comparison

Gnetum is a client-side only option, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.12.2 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Hide Item Frame is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, covering 1.16 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Fast Item Frames differs from both by requiring installation on client and server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Fast Item FramesFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-21
GnetumFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.12.2 – 26.3Client-side only2026-10-05
Hide Item FrameFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-20

Questions

Does Fast Item Frames need Fabric API?

Fabric API is required only on Fabric. Forge Config API Port and Puzzles Lib are required on the listed loaders, so both must be installed alongside the mod.

Does the server need Fast Item Frames?

Yes. Installation covers the server and each player's game.

Can frames be configured in game?

Configuration can be opened from the mod menu when Mod Menu is installed on Fabric. Otherwise the files are edited in the config folder.

In the catalog

Fast Item Frames is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Optimization mods3,545Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

More from Fuzs

All projects
Forge Config API Port1.16 – 26.3Puzzles Lib1.18.2 – 26.3Visual Workbench1.19 – 26.3Cut Through1.18.2 – 26.3Easy Anvils1.18.2 – 26.3Pick Up Notifier1.19 – 26.3

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Sodium1.16.3 – 26.3Iris Shaders1.16.5 – 26.3Entity Cullingb1.7.3 – 26.3FerriteCore1.16.5 – 26.3ImmediatelyFast1.18.2 – 26.3Sodium Extra1.16.2 – 26.3

What the author says

Fast Item Frames completely redesigns item frames to make them faster, more responsive, and more useful than ever before. 🚀 Instead of relying on entities, item frames become lightweight blocks that perform significantly better, especially in builds containing large numbers of frames. They react instantly to world…
Fuzs, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Fuzs
Published
2025-02-28
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-21
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

OptimizationDecoration
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