Visual Tweaks (Player Customization)
by tostraight
With Visual Tweaks, a player can change how their own character looks on their screen, from armor and nametags to hands, skin layers and the hurt tint.
What it does
Visual Tweaks is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that runs only on the client, giving each player control over how their own game draws player models and visual effects. It can hide the armor slot, change the enchantment glint, show or hide visual clutter such as arrows, stingers and the fire overlay, and set the hurt tint to custom RGBA colors. Shield-break sounds can be swapped as well, and changes to its config can be applied in-game without restarting. It requires YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), which provides the settings screen.
The mod is aimed at players who want more control over the look of combat, particularly in PvP, where clean visuals and fewer distractions matter. Because it runs only on the client, a server does not need it and players can join servers without installing anything. Files are published for 1.21.11 only, with version 1.3.0 as the latest, released on 2026-04-23. The code is not open source, and the mod is released as All rights reserved.
Key features
Player model customization
Individual parts of the player model and skin layers can be shown or hidden on the local client.
Hurt tint colors
The red flash on taking damage can be set to custom RGBA colors instead of the default.
Armor and enchantment visuals
The armor slot can be hidden and the enchantment glint can be turned off or adjusted.
Hidden visual clutter
Arrows, bee stingers and the fire overlay can be removed from the screen to reduce distractions.
Shield-break sounds
The sound played when a shield breaks can be replaced, with the choice of audio file set in the config.
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
Who it’s for: Players who want to adjust their own visuals for combat or cleaner screens, on any server that does not need the mod.
Questions
Does Visual Tweaks need YetAnotherConfigLib?
Does a server need Visual Tweaks installed?
Which Minecraft versions does Visual Tweaks support?
Can the config be changed without restarting the game?
In the catalog
Visual Tweaks (Player Customization) is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A client-side Fabric mod for 1.21.11 built for players who want more control, cleaner visuals, and extra CPvP-focused customization. Take control of how your client renders: - Armor - Players - Nametags - Overlays - Shield-break sounds
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/visual-tweaks
- Owner
- tostraight
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15