Uglifier
by andeditor7
Uglifier degrades textures on the client, adding pixel swaps, hue shifts, noise and color loss so the game looks deliberately bad.
What it does
Uglifier runs entirely on the client, so only the player who installs it sees the altered textures. Its processes include Pixel Spreading, which randomly swaps nearby pixels, and Noise Injection, which scatters random noise pixels across the image. Hue Shifting moves color tones and raises saturation, while Color Reduction lowers the color resolution of textures.
The mod requires MidnightLib on both Fabric and NeoForge. Files exist for 1.21.11 only, with version 4.0.0 as the latest build for either loader, published 2025-12-14. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are publicly linked.
Key features
Pixel spreading
Nearby pixels in a texture are randomly swapped, so shapes and details shift out of place.
Hue shifting
Color tones are altered and saturation is increased, giving textures an oversaturated look.
Noise injection
Random noise pixels are added across textures, breaking up their original appearance.
Color reduction
Textures are rendered with a lower color resolution, flattening their palette into coarser bands.
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 1
Use cases
Comedic screenshots
The altered textures suit jokes, memes and screenshots meant to look deliberately broken.
Testing visual effects
Heavy distortion shows how a texture pack or shader reacts to unusual input.
Who it’s for: Players who want a deliberately ugly game look, and content creators who need a broken visual style for jokes or tests.
Questions
Does Uglifier need MidnightLib?
Does a server need Uglifier installed?
Which game versions does Uglifier support?
In the catalog
Uglifier is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
These processes make sure that every texture in the game looks terrible.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/uglifier
- Owner
- andeditor7
- Published
- 2025-12-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15