Lag-Zoom
by lagbb
Lag-Zoom is a Quilt client mod that adds a customizable zoom key, bound to Z by default, with a cinematic camera toggle.
What it does
Zoom is activated and deactivated with the Z key by default, and the key can be rebound in the controls menu. Scrolling the mouse wheel while zoomed steps the zoom through up to four levels. The zoom works by narrowing the field of view, so a value of 10 gives a total field of view of 10 percent of the current FOV, and the amount can be set with a command.
The mod also registers commands for the zoom: one turns the cinematic camera on or off, another sets the zoom to a chosen value, and another changes the default zoom value the scroll wheel returns to. Commands accept true or false and percentages, with a maximum of 80. The code for the field-of-view change follows a GameRendererMixin approach from another author's mod, which the author credits.
Lag-Zoom requires Quilted Fabric API (QFAPI) and Quilt Standard Libraries (QSL) to run on Quilt. It runs on the client alone, and it is released under the MIT License, so the code is open source. Files exist only for Quilt, covering 1.20 – 1.20.4 with 1.0.1 for 1.20.4 as the latest file.
Key features
Zoom key
A keybinding, Z by default, toggles the zoom on and off without leaving the game.
Scroll-wheel levels
The mouse wheel moves the zoom through four levels while the zoom key is held.
Cinematic camera
A command switches a cinematic camera on or off, smoothing the view for recording footage.
Zoom commands
Commands set the zoom to a percentage of the current field of view and change the default zoom the scroll wheel returns to.
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 footage
Players who record or photograph distant builds and mobs can narrow the view without moving closer.
Scouting in survival
A zoomed view helps check terrain or spot mobs at a distance before approaching them.
Who it’s for: Players who want a simple zoom on the client, and anyone who records footage and needs a cinematic camera. Servers do not need the mod, since it runs on the client only.
How it compares
Screenshot On Zoom is a client-side mod for Fabric and Quilt, released under the MIT License and open source, with files for 1.19 – 1.20.2. Custom FOV is also client-side and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, for Fabric and Quilt, but only for 1.19.2 – 1.19.3. Basically More FOV is client-side on Fabric and Quilt, covering 1.19 – 1.21.11, under the MIT License, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lag-Zoom | Quilt | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2024-04-19 |
| Screenshot On Zoom | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.20.2 | Client-side only | 2023-01-25 |
| Custom FOV | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.19.3 | Client-side only | 2023-02-02 |
| Basically More FOV | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-07-04 |
Questions
Does Lag-Zoom need Fabric API?
Does the server need Lag-Zoom?
Can the zoom be set to a fixed amount?
In the catalog
Lag-Zoom is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,462 Utility mods for Quilt. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
A mod that adds a simple, customizable, and beautiful Zoom for Quilt. The mod allows you to assign a key, by default Z, to activate and deactivate the Zoom. It has up to 4 levels of Zoom through the mouse scroll as well as various commands to set certain configurations.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lagzoom
- Owner
- lagbb
- Published
- 2024-04-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-04-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15