PixelCringe - Pixelmon debloater
by shizotoaster
PixelCringe strips out several of the screen modifications and promotional content that Pixelmon adds to the Minecraft menus, leaving the original interface in place.
What it does
Pixelmon changes the escape menu, the world load screen, the server connection screen, the main menu and the multiplayer screen. PixelCringe turns those modifications off individually, so each screen can return to its vanilla layout. It also replaces the game icon back to the default and removes the Pixelmon servers promotion, along with the server entries that were already added to the list.
The mod is a client mod, so it changes nothing on the server side and players do not need it on a server they join. It requires Pixelmon to be installed, since the features it removes are added by that mod. The source code is public, and the code is released under the MIT License.
Files are available for Forge and NeoForge across four game versions, 1.16.5, 1.20.1, 1.20.2 and 1.21.1. The newest NeoForge build targets 1.21.1 and the newest Forge build targets 1.16.5, so players on the other releases use the matching file.
Key features
Escape menu restored
The Pixelmon modifications to the escape menu are switched off, leaving the vanilla pause screen as it was.
Menu and connection screens
Changes to the main menu, world load, server connection and multiplayer screens can each be disabled separately.
Game icon reset
The replaced game icon is turned back to the default one, so the window shows the standard Minecraft icon.
Promotion removed
The Pixelmon servers promotion is disabled and the server entries it had already added are removed from the list.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Players who use Pixelmon with a clean interface
A player who keeps Pixelmon installed for gameplay but wants the menus to look like vanilla can turn off the screen changes.
Who it’s for: Players who run Pixelmon and want its menu changes and server promotion removed, while keeping the mod itself installed.
How it compares
DialogueUtils is server-side only, and its Forge and NeoForge files cover 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Pixelmon Controlify Bridge is client-side only for NeoForge 1.21.1 and is open source under the MIT License, but it adds controller support rather than removing menu changes.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PixelCringe - Pixelmon debloater | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-08-01 |
| DialogueUtils | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-06-28 |
| Pixelmon Controlify Bridge | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-01 |
Questions
Does PixelCringe need Pixelmon installed?
Does PixelCringe have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions have PixelCringe files?
In the catalog
PixelCringe - Pixelmon debloater is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pixelcringe
- Owner
- shizotoaster
- Published
- 2023-12-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15