ParticlePeek
by karaskiras
ParticlePeek lets a player preview Minecraft particles in-game before typing a particle command, and copy the finished command in one step.
What it does
A browser lists every particle with its namespace and a small icon drawn from the particle's actual texture, so a dripping lava particle shows orange and a player can identify the right entry at a glance. Selecting an entry plays a live preview that moves, falls and fades as the real particle does, with play and pause controls available at any time.
Test spawning places the chosen particle in front of the player using only the client, so no server is needed. Favourites, a remembered scroll position between sessions, and a copy button that produces a correct ready-to-paste command keep repeated work short.
ParticlePeek runs on Minecraft 1.21.8 with Fabric. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Its latest Fabric file is 0.1.0 for 1.21.8, published 2026-06-20.
Key features
Live particle preview
Each particle plays with real motion, drifting, falling and fading as it does in the game, before any command is typed.
Searchable particle browser
Particles can be searched by name, and suggestions appear as the player types, each with its icon and namespace.
Favourites and remembered position
Frequently used particles can be starred, and the browser keeps its scroll position between sessions.
Copy ready-to-use command
The copy action produces a correct particle command that can be pasted directly into chat or a command block.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Sprite library is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source, while ParticlePeek targets 1.21.8. More Particle covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.3 with a client and server environment and is open source under the Apache License 2.0, so both sides must run it. Water Trail and Angled Particles are client-side only, and both are released under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParticlePeek | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2026-06-20 |
| Sprite library | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-09 |
| More Particle | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2025-03-23 |
| Water Trail | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2026-06-14 |
| Angled Particles | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-10 |
Questions
Does ParticlePeek need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does ParticlePeek support?
Can the preview show a particle's real colour and motion?
In the catalog
ParticlePeek is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
See what a particle actually looks like — before you ever type /particle. ParticlePeek is a lightweight, client-side utility for map makers, datapack creators, command-block users and server builders. Stop guessing particle names and running the same command over and over — browse, search and preview every particle…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/particlepeek
- Owner
- karaskiras
- Published
- 2026-06-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15