Instant XP
by 0_Marvy_0
Instant XP is a Fabric server mod that hands experience from orbs to the nearest player the moment an orb is removed.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft drops experience as orbs that drift toward a player only within a set pickup radius, so a player often has to walk over to them. Instant XP bypasses that pickup radius and attraction behavior. When an orb appears, the mod checks the value of the orb, gives that amount to the closest player, and removes the orb at once, so no waiting or walking is needed.
The mod is aimed at large automated farms and mob grinders, which can produce thousands of orbs. Removing each orb immediately after granting its XP cuts down the number of orbs in the world, which is the main reason for the gain in smoothness and speed. It changes only how orb collection works and leaves other gameplay balance alone. Installation needs Fabric Loader and the file placed in the mods folder. The mod is server-side only, so only the server needs it and players join without installing anything. Files are published for Fabric for 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2, with 1.0 for 26.1.2 as the latest build.
Key features
Instant orb collection
Each experience orb is credited to the nearest player as soon as it is removed, with no pickup delay.
No orb clutter
Because orbs are removed right away, the world does not fill with lingering experience orbs from farms.
Nearest player credit
XP from a mob killed in multiplayer goes to the player closest to the orb, not to whoever walks over it first.
Compatible with Fabric performance mods
Instant XP is built for Fabric Loader and runs alongside common Fabric performance mods.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running Fabric who operate experience farms or want smoother orb collection on a multiplayer server. Players on singleplayer worlds can use the same behavior without installing anything extra on the client.
How it compares
FastExpPickup is also server-side only and open source under the MIT License, but it is published for 1.21.3 only. FastOrbs is server-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, covering 26.1 – 26.3. Instant Experience is not open source and covers 26.1.2 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, and it runs on the client and server together. Instant XP covers 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 and needs only the server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant XP | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-04-11 |
| FastExpPickup | Fabric | 1.21.3 | Server-side only | 2024-11-20 |
| FastOrbs | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-06-16 |
| Instant Experience | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
Questions
Does Instant XP need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does Instant XP require?
Which game versions have Instant XP files?
What the author says
Instant XP 1.0.0 (Fabric, Mincraft Java 1.21.11) Instant XP removes the normal pickup delay and range limitations of experience orbs in Minecraft. Instead of waiting to walk near an orb, the XP is instantly transferred to the nearest player the moment the orb updates.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/instant-xp
- Owner
- 0_Marvy_0
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15