XP Stream
by Jed-Tech
XP Stream speeds up how fast experience orbs are absorbed by players, keeping vanilla movement, sounds and values for each orb.
What it does
Instead of changing how experience behaves, XP Stream removes the pickup delay so orbs flow smoothly toward nearby players. Large drops from mob farms, spawners and boss fights, which vanilla leaves piled up for a long time, are collected much faster. Each orb still grants its full value, and the motion and sounds stay the same as in vanilla. The mod does not clump orbs together, so fewer orbs linger on the ground and the scene looks cleaner.
The mod is configured through an options box with advanced settings. Its maxBurstOrbs option controls how many orbs can be absorbed in a burst, with a default of 6 higher-speed absorptions. Setting maxBurstOrbs to zero turns the mod's effect off in practice. Because it runs on the server side only, players join without installing anything, while the server owner decides how fast orbs are taken. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, and XP Stream is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, so it is not open source.
Key features
Faster orb absorption
Orbs are absorbed more quickly, which shortens the time spent collecting large experience drops.
Vanilla feel preserved
Orb motion, sounds and the value each orb grants stay as they are in the base game.
No orb clumping
Orbs are not merged into clumps, so each one keeps its normal behavior and the ground stays less cluttered.
Burst limit setting
The maxBurstOrbs option sets how many orbs are absorbed per burst, and a value of 0 turns the effect off.
Advanced configuration
An options box exposes the mod's settings, so server owners can tune absorption speed to their play style.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who run mob farms, spawners or boss encounters and want experience collected faster than vanilla allows. Players can join without installing the mod.
How it compares
FastExpPickup is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.21.3 on Fabric. FastOrbs is also server-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with Fabric files for 26.1 – 26.3. InstantXP runs on client and server, is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21.1 – 26.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. XP Stream is not open source, and it targets 1.21.1 – 26.3 on Fabric and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XP Stream | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-25 |
| FastExpPickup | Fabric | 1.21.3 | Server-side only | 2024-11-20 |
| FastOrbs | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-06-16 |
| InstantXP | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-20 |
Questions
Does XP Stream need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does XP Stream support?
How can the orb absorption rate be turned off?
In the catalog
XP Stream is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Absorbs XP orbs faster without clumping, while preserving the magic feel and core mechanics of normal XP collection. All the orbs with no loss of XP! Large XP drops in vanilla pile up and take too long to absorb. XP Stream removes the pickup delay so XP flows smoothly toward players, without changing how it looks or…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/xp-stream
- Owner
- Jed-Tech
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15