No Fire Overlay (Mod)
by b-null
No Fire Overlay is a Fabric client mod that removes the full-screen fire overlay while the player is burning, and offers a smaller fire icon by the crosshair instead.
What it does
Vanilla draws a large orange overlay over the whole screen whenever the player stands in fire. No Fire Overlay can take that overlay away. Its settings file lets the player pick one of two modes. In hide mode the overlay is removed completely, and in shrink mode the overlay is reduced in size a lot, and a small fire icon appears next to the crosshair to show that the player is on fire. The mod's behavior is set in a JSON file located under the config folder of the .minecraft directory, called no-fire-overlay.json. Its scale value for the fire icon accepts numbers 0.5 – 3.0, and anything lower or higher is ignored.
The mod is open source under the MIT License, is published for Fabric, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.8. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing. Fabric API is not listed as a requirement in the mod's data, so the mod can be installed alone on a Fabric client.
Key features
Overlay removal
The full-screen fire overlay is removed, so the view stays clear while the player is burning.
Hide and shrink modes
A hide mode removes the overlay entirely, and a shrink mode keeps a reduced version of it.
Small fire icon
In shrink mode a small fire icon appears next to the crosshair to show that the player is on fire.
Icon scaling
The fire icon can be scaled 0.5 – 3.0 in the config file, and the icon can be disabled entirely.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use the Fabric loader on the game versions 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 and want to change how burning is shown on screen. Servers need nothing, because the environment is client-side only.
How it compares
Fire Overlay Controller is also a client-side Fabric mod that controls the fire overlay, and it is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.16.5 – 1.21.5. Third Person Crosshair is client-side only as well, is open source under the MIT License, and is published for 1.20.6 – 1.21, so it changes the crosshair rather than the fire display.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Fire Overlay (Mod) | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-07-31 |
| Fire Overlay Controller | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-04-13 |
| Third Person Crosshair | Fabric | 1.20.6 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-07-23 |
Questions
Does No Fire Overlay need Fabric API?
Does the server need No Fire Overlay?
Where are the settings stored?
In the catalog
No Fire Overlay (Mod) is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
This is a very simple mod that removes the fire overlay from your screen when you're on fire. There are two 'modes' in this mod: hide and shrink. Hide: This will completely remove vanilla's overlay (This does not affect fire blocks) and will render a small fire icon next to your crosshair to let you know you're on…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-fire-overlay-mod
- Owner
- b-null
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15