Shut Up Dead Entities
by diskria
Shut Up Dead Entities is a Fabric client mod that fades out the sounds of dying mobs with a pitch drop instead of letting them play to the end.
What it does
In vanilla Minecraft, the sounds of a mob keep playing in full after it dies or despawns, which can leave the impression of a ghost mob over empty space. This mod replaces that with a short fade, where the pitch falls as the sound quietens and then stops. Endermen, Creepers, Nether mobs and other entities are covered, and the result is a clear cue that a mob is gone.
The mod also trims several lingering sounds: the hissing of a Creeper that has already been killed, the crossbow winding of a Pillager that has already fallen, and the dive-bomb swoosh that continues after a shot has landed. Environmental ambience such as water spilling over lava or a campfire stops at the moment its source is gone. It works on a single-player or multiplayer client and needs no server-side part. Shut Up Dead Entities requires Fabric Language Kotlin, and it is open source under the MIT License. Files are published for Fabric only, across 44 release versions, with builds covering 1.14.4 – 26.3.
Key features
Faded mob sounds
Sounds from dying or despawning mobs fade out smoothly rather than playing in full.
Pitch drop on fade
The pitch falls during the fade, giving a clear end point to each mob sound.
Lingering sound cleanup
Crossbow winding, dive-bomb swoosh and similar sounds stop once their source is gone.
Ambient sound stops
Water and lava spill sounds and campfire and nature ambience end when their source is removed.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.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 1
How it compares
Sound Pitch Expansion is a Fabric-only, client-side mod for 1.19.2, under All rights reserved and not open source. MuteUnFocused covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, client-side only, for 1.20 – 26.2, and is not open source. Audio Hotkeys is a Fabric, client-side mod for 1.19 – 26.3 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shut Up Dead Entities | Fabric | 1.14.4 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-22 |
| Sound Pitch Expansion | Fabric | 1.19.2 | Client-side only | 2026-01-04 |
| MuteUnFocused | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-22 |
| Audio Hotkeys | Fabric | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does Shut Up Dead Entities need Fabric Language Kotlin?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Shut Up Dead Entities is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A lightweight client-side mod that brings natural sound fading and pitch drops to dying entities, fixing Minecraft's misleading sound persistence. Because of how the pitch-shift fading works, some dying mobs produce pretty hilarious audio effects. For example, a Ghast will literally meow at you as it fades out!:D
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shut-up-dead-entities
- Owner
- diskria
- Published
- 2024-03-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15