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Squint Your Eyes

Simulate natural squinting for a highly immersive zoom feature!

ModsFree1.20
by TommonPavou · listed from Modrinth
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Direct download from Modrinth · 26 downloads

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What it does

Squint Your Eyes is a mod made by TommonPavou. Simulate natural squinting for a highly immersive zoom feature!

It supports Minecraft 1.20. It has been downloaded 26 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Nov 9, 2026.

Supported versions

1.20

Release history

The newest is 1.0.0, released on Sep 14, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.20.1. It runs on Fabric. The download is 39 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0.0Sep 14, 20261.20.1Alpha

Latest release on GitHub

Squint Your Eyes is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is Squint Your Eyes 1.0.1 [Fabric], published on Nov 9, 2026.

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Added the possibility to fade out the crosshair while zooming

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Added a config file to customize various zoom aspects

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Improved the overall fluidity of the zoom

Before that: Squint Your Eyes 1.0.0 [Fabric] (Nov 9, 2026).

Description from the author on Modrinth

Squint Your Eyes is a mod designed for immersion and to mimic a realistic perspective. It replaces standard zoom functionalities by simulating the natural narrowing of vision when you squint your eyes, offering a fully adjustable magnification ranging from 1.1x to 3x. Enhanced by two dark vignettes positioned at the top and bottom of the screen which become progressively more pronounced as the zoom increases.

Key features:

  • Simulates natural eye-squinting mechanics with fully adjustable zoom from 1.1x to 3x.
  • Features dynamic top and bottom vignettes that intensify with higher zoom levels.
  • Available exclusively in first-person view for maximum atmospheric fidelity.

Whether you are playing solo with vanilla-like mods or using a realism-based modpack, Squint Your Eyes enhances immersion without sacrificing convenience.

This mod has full compatibility with most mods that introduce new visual effects or alter first-person mechanics.

I will soon release this mod for additional Minecraft versions. To stay up to date for future updates and releases, consider following this mod!

If you found any unintended behaviour, please report it via the provided issue tracker.

Feel free to include this mod in your modpack!

Written by TommonPavou. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Squint Your Eyes

  1. This mod runs only on your own game. Servers do not need it, so you can use it on any server.

  2. Install Fabric for Minecraft 1.20.

  3. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.

  4. Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.

  5. Easier: in Prism Launcher or the Modrinth App, search for Squint Your Eyes in your instance's mods and click Install. It adds the loader and the mods it needs for you.

Full guide: How to install Minecraft mods

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.20
Runs on
Fabric
Where it runs
Client only (your game)
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 12, 2026)

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Questions

Does Squint Your Eyes work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.20.

Is Squint Your Eyes free?

Yes. Squint Your Eyes is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Squint Your Eyes client-side or server-side?

Client-side. Squint Your Eyes goes in your own mods folder and works on any server, including servers without mods.

Is Squint Your Eyes still updated?

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

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