Longview
by Ennui
Players who see flickering, jaggies or Z-fighting on distant terrain can install Longview, which corrects depth precision for far distances.
What it does
Longview changes how the depth buffer is set up in the renderer. It uses the GL ARB CLIP CONTROL extension, part of OpenGL 4.5, to shift the clip range to [0,1], and it applies the reversed Z technique, which swaps the far and near planes. Together these spread depth precision evenly across the view, so distant surfaces stop flickering and stepping.
Where the hardware offers neither the extension nor OpenGL 4.5, such as on macOS, only the reversed Z step applies, and it has no effect on the limits because they stay symmetric. Longview is compatible with shader packs that support it; otherwise it disables itself temporarily, which the F3 debug screen shows. It also works with custom graphics backends, which must implement the first technique themselves. Builds are published for Fabric and NeoForge.
Key features
Depth buffer correction
Spreads depth precision evenly across the view, reducing Z-fighting on distant terrain and objects.
Reversed Z rendering
Swaps the far and near planes in the renderer so depth values are distributed more evenly over distance.
Clip control path
Uses the GL ARB CLIP CONTROL extension to change the Z coordinate range, when the graphics device supports it.
Shader pack handling
Works with supported shader packs and turns itself off temporarily for packs without support.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Long-distance views
Players who render far with a large view distance see fewer flickering surfaces and jagged edges at range.
Who it’s for: Players who use high render distances on Minecraft 26.1 with Fabric or NeoForge, and players who run shader packs that support Longview.
Questions
Does Longview need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Longview support?
Why does Longview disable itself with some shader packs?
In the catalog
Longview is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Longview is a mod for Minecraft 26.1 that fixes glitches such as Z-fighting and jaggies on far distances. This is accomplished through two techniques: 1) By changing the Z coordinate limits from [-1,1] to [0,1] using the GL_ARB_CLIP_CONTROL extension (officially part of OpenGL 4.5) 2) By applying the reversed Z…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/longview
- Owner
- Ennui
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15