No Nether Portal Overlay
by SmushyTaco
Players who find the nether portal overlay distracting can use No Nether Portal Overlay, a Fabric client mod that removes that screen effect.
What it does
The mod removes the purple overlay that appears on screen when a player stands inside a nether portal. Portals still work as before, and only the visual effect is no longer drawn. It is a client-side only mod: the server does not need it, and players join servers without installing anything.
Installation needs Fabric API, Fabric Language Kotlin and oωo (owo-lib), which the mod depends on. Mod Menu is optional and adds a settings screen for the mod. Files are published for Fabric across 25 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.2, with 1.0.22 for 26.2 as the latest file. The code is released under the Apache License 2.0, so the project is open source.
The project has a public source code repository and an issue tracker. The author asks reporters to check first whether a problem comes from another mod, since some mods change chunk update code in ways that can cause stalls. Issues that another mod causes should go to that mod's developer. No port to another loader has been made, and the author leaves that to anyone who wants to produce one.
Key features
Overlay removal
The purple screen effect that plays while standing in a nether portal is not drawn.
Portals unchanged
Portal travel and timing stay as in vanilla, with only the visual overlay taken away.
Mod Menu settings
When Mod Menu is installed, the mod's options can be opened from its list of mods.
Issue template
The issue tracker includes a template for bug reports, and a Mod Compatibility page covers mods known to work alongside it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want portals without the overlay. Because the mod is client-side only, it suits single-player players and anyone joining a multiplayer server.
How it compares
Configurable Nether Portals is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and covers 1.19 – 1.20.2, so it changes portal behavior rather than the overlay. Hard Nether Portal is server-side only, under the MIT License, built for 1.21.8 and not open source. Custom nether portal size runs on client and server together, is built for 1.21.11 and is not open source, so it differs in environment and version range from this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Nether Portal Overlay | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-24 |
| Configurable Nether Portals | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.2 | Server-side only | 2023-11-18 |
| Hard Nether Portal | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-09-06 |
| Custom nether portal size | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-03 |
Questions
Does No Nether Portal Overlay need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which versions does the mod support?
Will the mod be ported to another loader?
More from SmushyTaco
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-nether-portal-overlay
- Owner
- SmushyTaco
- Published
- 2021-05-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15