Soft Foliage
by kmv
Soft Foliage changes how leaves, lily pads, bamboo, sweet berry bushes and flowering azalea behave, so players can walk, swim or ride through them instead of being stopped by them.
What it does
Foliage that is normally solid can be set to support the player or a vehicle from above while staying passable from the sides and below. Per plant type, the mod offers modes such as Disabled, Crouch Only, Always and an optional Soft Platform behavior that supports the player for a set duration before recovery. Sweet berry bushes can be given a configurable slowdown and damage, and lily pads follow the same platform settings.
The mod is configured through a Soft Foliage Settings screen in the Pause Menu and World Options, and the server controls the settings for every connected player. Soft Foliage is client and server, so the server and every player who joins a multiplayer world must install it. It is released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, is open source, and publishes its source code; files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with 2.1.0+26.2-fabric as the latest Fabric file and 2.0.0+26.2-forge and 2.0.0+26.2-neoforge for the Forge and NeoForge lines, all for 26.2.
Key features
Per-plant foliage modes
Each foliage type can be set to Disabled, Crouch Only, Always or an optional Soft Platform behavior.
Timed platform support
Under Soft Platform behavior, foliage supports weight above for a set duration, then recovers before it is supported again.
Vehicle and mount passage
Players who ride a boat, horse or other controlled mount can pass through leaves and bamboo that the settings have marked as passable.
Sweet berry bush slowdown
Slowdown and damage from sweet berry bushes can be tuned, with a setting that removes their thorns.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Passable Foliage is client and server, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Passable Leaves is server required with client optional, is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, is not open source, and covers 1.21 – 26.2 on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. Sizeable Foliage is client and server on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3, under All rights reserved, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Foliage | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-18 |
| Passable Foliage 🌳 | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-24 |
| Passable Leaves | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-20 |
| Sizeable Foliage | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does Soft Foliage need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Soft Foliage support for 26.2?
Can players walk through leaves?
In the catalog
Soft Foliage is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Instead of treating foliage like solid walls, Soft Foliage lets you move through supported plants without being obstructed. Optional Soft Platform behavior also lets foliage support you from above for a short time while still staying passable from below and from the sides.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/soft-foliage
- Owner
- kmv
- Published
- 2026-06-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15