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Nicer Portals

by Roundaround

Portals get a handful of small changes from Nicer Portals, a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt utility mod for 1.18.2 – 26.3 with several options that can be toggled.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.18.2 – 26.3

What it does

Some changes apply on the client alone. When a portal is broken, the whole portal emits a single break sound instead of one sound per block, which the dedupeBreakSound option controls. Other changes live on the server side, and a single-player world counts as both. Zombified piglins can no longer spawn from portals in the overworld when preventPortalSpawns is enabled, and crying obsidian can stand in for regular obsidian when a portal is built if cryingObsidian is set to true.

Portal construction is loosened by the anyShape option, which lets a portal take any enclosed shape. Because larger portals cost more to run, the size is capped according to the number of real portal blocks, and the limit is set in the config file. enforceMinimum keeps the smallest portal at 1x2 so a player can walk through it, and portalFrameTag switches frame checks to the nicerportals:portal frame tag. Settings live in nicerportals.toml, with one copy in the config folder and another inside each world save.

Nicer Portals needs Fabric API, which must be installed on every loader it runs on. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the source code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Single break sound

    A portal makes one break sound when it is destroyed, not one per block.

  2. Any portal shape

    Portals can be built as any enclosed frame shape, with a size cap based on portal block count.

  3. Crying obsidian frames

    Crying obsidian is accepted in place of regular obsidian when constructing a portal.

  4. No overworld piglin spawns

    Zombified piglins do not spawn from portals in the overworld.

  5. Portal frame tag

    Frame validation can read the nicerportals:portal frame tag instead of a fixed block list.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.32.0.4+26.3-fabric2.0.4+26.3-forge2.0.4+26.3-neoforge2.0.4+26.3-fabric
26.22.0.3+26.2-fabric2.0.3+26.2-forge2.0.3+26.2-neoforge2.0.3+26.2-fabric
26.1.22.0.3+26.1-fabric2.0.3+26.1-forge2.0.3+26.1-neoforge2.0.3+26.1-fabric
26.1.12.0.3+26.1-fabric2.0.3+26.1-forge2.0.3+26.1-neoforge2.0.3+26.1-fabric
26.12.0.3+26.1-fabric2.0.3+26.1-forge2.0.3+26.1-neoforge2.0.3+26.1-fabric
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.6.2+1.21.11Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.11
1.21.101.6.2+1.21.9Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.9
1.21.91.6.2+1.21.9Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.9
1.21.81.6.2+1.21.6Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.6
1.21.71.6.2+1.21.6Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.6
1.21.61.6.2+1.21.6Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.6
1.21.51.6.2+1.21.5Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.5
1.21.41.6.2+1.21.2Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.2
1.21.31.6.2+1.21.2Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.2
1.21.21.6.2+1.21.2Not availableNot available1.6.2+1.21.2
1.21.11.5.0+1.21Not availableNot available1.5.0+1.21
1.211.5.0+1.21Not availableNot available1.5.0+1.21
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version 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 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Protecting a base

Server owners can keep zombified piglins from reaching a base built near a portal.

Custom portal layouts

Builders can make portals in shapes beyond the standard rectangle, within the configured size limit.

Who it’s for: Server owners, single-player players and modpack builders who want portals to work in a wider range of shapes and materials, or who want a quieter break sound.

How it compares

Full comparison

Portal GUI Fix is a client-side only mod for 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, released under the MIT License, so it does not change portal behavior on a server. Nether Portal Coordinate Scale can be installed on the client, the server, or both, is released under All rights reserved, and has files for 1.20.1 – 26.2 on the same three loaders. Better Nether Portals is client and server, released under All rights reserved, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Nicer PortalsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.18.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-20
Portal GUI FixFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 1.21.1Client-side only2026-08-06
Nether Portal Coordinate ScaleFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.2Client or server, optional2026-08-20
Better Nether PortalsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-24

Questions

Does Nicer Portals need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required, and it must be installed alongside Nicer Portals on every loader that runs the mod.

Must the server have Nicer Portals installed?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Where is the configuration file located?

nicerportals.toml exists in the normal config folder and in a config folder inside each world save, and either copy can be edited to change the settings.

In the catalog

Nicer Portals is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Various small improvements to portals. There are several features included as part of the mod. Some are client-side and some server-side. See below for the full list! The following features only work when installed on the client.
Roundaround, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Roundaround
Published
2022-06-15
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-20
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Utility
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