uncap render distance
by aoah
uncap render distance raises the maximum render distance that Minecraft and Sodium allow, from 32 chunks to 512 chunks.
What it does
The vanilla render distance slider stops at 32 chunks, and Sodium sets the same ceiling in its own slider range. This mod lifts both limits to 512 chunks, so the render distance can be set between 2 and 512 chunks in Sodium's settings, including in singleplayer and LAN worlds. It also raises the server-side view distance clamp in the chunk map to 512, so a multiplayer server can allow a larger view distance than before. Only three limits are removed, and the Esc menu and the other video options keep their behavior.
The mod requires Sodium and is published for Fabric only, for game version 26.2, as build 1.0.0. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the public source repository is the only link published for it.
Key features
Render distance up to 512 chunks
The maximum render distance rises from 32 chunks to 512 chunks on the client side.
Sodium slider range
The render-distance slider in Sodium's settings gets a maximum of 512 and a minimum of 2.
Server view distance clamp
The chunk map's server view-distance clamp is raised to 512 for multiplayer servers that allow it.
Load distant chunks
Larger values make the client load chunks much farther away, which the author recommends increasing gradually.
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
Who it’s for: Players who want to see further than the vanilla 32-chunk limit, and server owners who want to allow larger view distances. Machines with limited RAM or CPU should start with a lower value.
How it compares
QuickDistance is released under the MIT License and built for 26.2, but it is not open source, and it cycles preset distances rather than raising the limit. Toggle Render Distance carries a custom license, is not open source and targets 1.21.8 alone, and it changes distance presets instead of raising the limit.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncap render distance | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| QuickDistance | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-20 |
| Toggle Render Distance | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-08-22 |
Questions
Does uncap render distance need Sodium?
Does the server need the mod for players to use high render distances?
Why does a high render distance feel slow?
In the catalog
uncap render distance 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
Raises Minecraft’s render distance limit from 32 chunks to 512. Vanilla caps the client-side render-distance slider at 32 chunks (or 16 on low-RAM installations). Sodium uses the same limit, hardcoding its slider range to setRange(2, 32).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/uncam-render-distance
- Owner
- aoah
- Published
- 2026-08-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15