Simply No Shading
With Simply No Shading installed, the darkened sides of blocks, clouds and entities are removed, giving flat in-game lighting on Fabric.
What it does
The mod removes the darkening applied to the faces of in-game objects, a result inspired by the old internal lighting of OptiFine's shaders. It covers blocks, liquids and block entities, clouds, and entities placed in the world, each toggled through its own category. Entity shading is marked as stable and does not touch inventory or in-game screens.
The mod has a configuration screen that can be opened from a key mapping, which is unbound by default and can be set under the Keys controls. A menu entry under the mods list also gives access to it. The project follows semantic versioning and aims to keep the same features across supported Minecraft versions. It is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric, client-side only.
Files exist for 35 release versions, 1.14.4 – 26.2, with the latest Fabric build, 8.0.0-alpha.5+mc26.2, targeting 26.2. Snapshot builds are published. Simply No Shading is not the only approach to removing shading: other mods and resource packs handle the same effect in different ways.
Key features
Block shading toggle
Removes the darkened sides of blocks, liquids and block entities in the world.
Cloud shading toggle
Flattens the shading on clouds through its own category in the settings.
Entity shading toggle
Removes shading from entities and block entities placed in the world.
Configuration screen
Settings open from a key mapping, from Options Controls Keys, or from the mods list.
Experimental resource pack support
Covers the deprecated built-in experimental entities pack, including toasts, inventories and GUIs.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 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.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Flat look for blocks
A player who wants block faces lit evenly, without darkened sides, can turn on the block category.
Clouds without shading
Players who prefer uniform clouds can enable the cloud category alone.
Who it’s for: Players who want flat lighting on blocks, clouds and entities on a Fabric client. Only the client needs the mod.
How it compares
Flat Lighting is a Fabric mod that achieves similar results for blocks and supports Sodium-based setups; it is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.18.2 – 26.3. Toggleable Clouds targets only the clouds, is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.20.4 – 26.2. Simply No Shading covers blocks, clouds and entities together and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simply No Shading | Fabric | 1.14.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-12 |
| Flat Lighting | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| Toggleable Clouds | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-22 |
Questions
Does Simply No Shading need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Does the mod affect the inventory?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Simply No Shading is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
*Clarification that Entity shading is now stable and DOES NOT affect the inventory and in-game screens.    Simply No Shading provides active compatibility for [BedrockIfy] and [Sodium]. Some mods that provide or replace stuff may work such as [Enhanced Block Entities] ( EBE ), where block entities act…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simply-no-shading
- Owner
- StartsMercury
- Published
- 2021-11-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15