TruePearls
by Yashh-labs
TruePearls changes how thrown ender pearls look, so a player in a fight can tell their own pearl from an opponent's at a glance.
What it does
The mod is a client-side Fabric mod that gives a player's own thrown pearls one look and every other player's pearls another. It was started as a personal fix for losing track of pearls during PvP fights, and a config screen was added later so others can tune the look to their taste. Every change is visual only: hitboxes, trajectories and gameplay values stay as they are, and the server does not check for it.
Three pearl modes can be switched at any time from the config screen. In the default mode, a player's own pearl stays untouched vanilla while other players' pearls show an animated custom texture. The reverse mode gives opponents a simpler look, and a third mode shows animated textures for all pearls. Textures are set per thrower and can be changed live in the config. Cloth Config API and Mod Menu are required dependencies, and the mod is released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license with its source code public, so it is not open source.
The mod is published for Fabric only, for 1.21.11, with the current file v1.0.0 released on 2026-07-15. It was first published on 2026-07-13. Only the client needs it, so players join servers without installing anything.
Key features
Per-thrower pearl textures
Each thrower's pearls get a texture of their own, so pearls from different players can be separated mid-fight.
Three switchable pearl modes
Vanilla for own pearls with animated opponents, animated for own pearls with simpler opponents, or the reverse, changeable from the config screen.
Invisible own pearl
An option hides the player's own thrown pearl while other players still see it, useful when the own pearl is distracting.
Optional pearl trail
A faint particle trail can follow flying pearls. It is purely cosmetic and turned off by default.
Adjustable pearl scale
The thrown pearl icon can be resized from 0.25x up to 3x for players who want it smaller or less prominent.
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 2
How it compares
AuraPearl is a client-side Fabric mod under All rights reserved, with builds for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, and it is not open source. Pearls-Plus is also client-side on Fabric for 1.21.11 and is open source under the MIT License. Key Pearl covers only 1.21.1 and is client-side under All rights reserved. TruePearls differs by targeting 1.21.11 alone and by offering per-thrower textures with three switchable modes.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TruePearls | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-15 |
| AuraPearl | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-11 |
| Pearls-Plus | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-15 |
| Key Pearl | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-05-15 |
Questions
Does TruePearls need Cloth Config API?
Does Mod Menu have to be installed?
Do other players need TruePearls to see its effects?
In the catalog
TruePearls is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Ever thrown an ender pearl in a PvP fight and lost track of it in the middle of all the particles and screen shake? That's basically why this mod exists. TruePearls is a small client-side Fabric mod that changes how thrown ender pearls look based on who threw them. Your own pearls get one look, everyone else's get…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/truepearls
- Owner
- Yashh-labs
- Published
- 2026-07-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15