Visual Snowy Leaves
Visual Snowy Leaves changes how leaves look during snowfall, fading their colors to white over time on Fabric.
What it does
Leaves slowly fade to snowy colors while snow falls, a effect comparable to the one found in Minecraft Bedrock Edition. The transition is driven by core shader changes rather than repeated chunk rebuilds, which the author describes as smoother than earlier snowy leaves mods. Timings and transition conditions are configurable, and the fade still works when Iris shaders are enabled.
The mod is client-side only, so only the client needs it and servers run without it. Players can join servers without worrying about registry mismatches or unfamiliar blocks, because nothing new is added to the game's registries. Texture changes let leaves reach a true white frosted state instead of gray. The config screen opens with a keybind when Fabric API is installed, or through ModMenu when that is present instead.
Installation needs Fabric. Visual Snowy Leaves is published for Fabric across 17 release versions, 1.17.1 – 1.21.11, and snapshot builds are published too. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source. Version 0.6.0 Beta is noted as coming soon in the author text.
Key features
Gradual snowy fade
Leaves fade toward snowy colors gradually as snowfall continues, rather than switching instantly.
Configurable transitions
Timing and the conditions that start a transition can be adjusted in the config screen.
Shader compatibility
The effect keeps working with Iris shaders enabled, since the mod modifies core shaders.
Frosted leaf texture
Modified textures let leaves reach a true white frosted state rather than a gray tone.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want snowy leaf visuals in their own game, including those using Iris shaders, and players on servers that do not install the mod.
How it compares
Better Snowy Leaves is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and is built for client and server, versions 1.20.1 – 26.2. Dark Mode Everywhere is also open source under the MIT License, supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.1 – 26.1.2, and is client-side only. Visual Snowy Leaves covers Fabric alone, with 1.17.1 – 1.21.11 and client-side only environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Snowy Leaves | Fabric | 1.17.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-06 |
| Better Snowy Leaves | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-07 |
| Dark Mode Everywhere | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-01 |
Questions
Does Visual Snowy Leaves need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Visual Snowy Leaves require?
Does Visual Snowy Leaves work with Iris shaders?
In the catalog
Visual Snowy Leaves is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Snowy leaves that works for you, everywhere (especially servers). Leaves will slowly fade into their snowy colors during snowfall comprable to the same feature found at Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Timings ang transition conditions are fully configurable!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/visual-snowy-leaves
- Owner
- StartsMercury
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15