Shatter Leaves
by Xeonz
Shatter Leaves makes leaves decay almost at once after a tree is chopped, so floating canopies drop soon after their logs are gone.
What it does
When the last log connecting a leaf block to its trunk is broken, the leaf is removed within a short delay instead of waiting on random ticks. The delay defaults to 1 tick and can be set between 1 and 20 ticks. Leaves the player placed stay in place, and modded trees are handled as well, since the mod follows the standard decay conditions, including the distance of 7 blocks.
Shatter Leaves is a Fabric mod where the server must run it, while players may leave it out. It works in singleplayer and multiplayer, and it can be switched on or off and tuned with game rules, which can be changed through commands. It is published for Fabric only, across 1.21.11, 26.1 and 26.1.1, with 1.0.0 for 26.1.1 as the latest file. The code is released under the MIT License but is not open source.
Key features
Near-instant leaf decay
Leaves lose their connection and drop almost immediately, so chopped trees no longer leave canopies hanging for a long time.
Configurable delay
The time before decay can be set from 1 to 20 ticks through a simple game rule, and a toggle turns the behavior on or off.
Player-placed leaves kept
Leaves placed by players are marked as persistent and are not removed when the trunk is cut.
Modded tree support
Leaves from modded trees follow the standard decay behavior, so most added trees behave the same as vanilla ones.
Scheduled, not random
Decay is scheduled on a controlled tick rather than left to random ticks, and dropped items are handled as in vanilla.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want leaves to disappear right after their trees are chopped. Players who only join servers do not need to install it.
How it compares
Ripple Leaf Decay is a Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.3, server required and client optional, under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Modern Leaf Decay is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.16.5 – 1.21.4, released under the MIT License and open source. Quick Leaf Decay is server-side only, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and runs on Fabric and Quilt for 1.20.4 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shatter Leaves | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-03 |
| Ripple Leaf Decay | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-17 |
| Modern Leaf Decay | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-03-06 |
| Quick Leaf Decay | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.4 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does the server need Shatter Leaves?
Which versions does Shatter Leaves support?
Can the decay delay be changed?
In the catalog
Shatter Leaves is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 11,522 mods support Minecraft 26.1.1.
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What the author says
Ever get annoyed waiting for leaves to disappear after cutting a tree? ShatterLeaves fixes that. The moment leaves lose connection to logs, they decay almost instantly no more hanging around waiting for random ticks to do their thing.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shatter-leaves
- Owner
- Xeonz
- Published
- 2026-03-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15