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FartherViewDistance

Forked version of a plugin that extends the player's view distance without ticking or updating the chunks

PluginsFree1.21 – 26.x
by EuSouVoce · listed from Hangar
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Direct download from Hangar · 679 downloads

What it does

FartherViewDistance is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by EuSouVoce. Forked version of a plugin that extends the player's view distance without ticking or updating the chunks.

It supports Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 679 times on Hangar. That puts it at #60 of the 118 world and map plugins listed here. The last update came out on Sep 21, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.21

Release history

FartherViewDistance has had 16 releases on Hangar. 5 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 10.6.0, released on Sep 21, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.3. It runs on Paper. The download is 149 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
10.6.0Sep 21, 202626.3Release
10.5.0Jul 12, 202626.1 – 26.2Release
10.4.0Jun 30, 202626.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2Release
10.3.2Jan 17, 20261.21.11Release
10.3.1Dec 18, 20251.21.11Release

Latest release on GitHub

FartherViewDistance is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is v10.6.0 - 26.3, published on Sep 21, 2026.

Bump Paper Version to 26.3 by @justlofe

What's Changed

Full Changelog: 10.5.0...10.6.0

Before that: V10.5.0 - 26.1.2 - 26.2 (Jul 12, 2026), v10.4.0 - 26.1.2 (Jun 30, 2026).

Description from the author on Hangar

Farther View Distance

author: xuancat0208

Contributors: [`xuancat0208, EuSouVoce, Lumine1909, Mapacheee, justlofe, HauserGrim`]

Special thanks to DarkChroma admin of CatCraft for the support.


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How-to?

  1. Open each branch, compile it's corresponding pom.xml (mvn package)
Note: on the main pom.xml, on the branch 1.19 and branch 1.20 you must run the mvn paper-nms:init in order to mojang and paper mappings to work.
  1. Compile main pom.xml
  2. run pack.bat (needs 7zip installed)
  3. \ Rename pack.jar -> FartherViewDistance.jar

Since v10.0.0 it now:

  • Uses: Java 21 Java 25+
  • Every version will be compiled against a paper version, if you are seeking retro-compatibility, use an older version,
  • If the server is running in an incompatible version it will disable the plugin and log this info.

If you wish to build it yourself:

  1. run ./gradlew build
  2. Add the resulting jar from build/libs to your plugins folder and be happy.

Older versions

For older versions please look through the Releases tab and search for the version you need.

Written by EuSouVoce. Read it with pictures on Hangar.

How to install FartherViewDistance

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x.

  2. Download the .jar file from Hangar and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: FartherViewDistance should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 13, 2026)

FartherViewDistance compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

ResourceDownloadsRatingVersionsLast updatePrice
FartherViewDistancethe one you looked at679–1.21 – 26.xSep 21, 2026Free
ViewDistanceTweaksLucasTHCR190–1.21 – 26.x7 days agoFree
WorldEditSelectionVisualizerMrMicky824K4.81.8 – 26.xMay 30, 2026Free
ImageOnMapAmauryPi659K4.11.17 – 1.18Jan 15, 2022Free

Questions

Does FartherViewDistance work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. FartherViewDistance supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21.

Is FartherViewDistance free?

Yes. FartherViewDistance is free to download from Hangar.

Which server software does FartherViewDistance run on?

FartherViewDistance runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is FartherViewDistance still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to FartherViewDistance?

The closest ones are ViewDistanceTweaks, WorldEditSelectionVisualizer and ImageOnMap. Compare all alternatives

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