Better Block EntitiesMods · 1.21 – 26.xA Minecraft optimization mod for Fabric-Sodium that improves framerates by improving block entity rendering via a hybrid renderer

Changes the renderer of the bed to use json models instead of a block entity renderer!
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Better Beds is a mod made by Motschen. Changes the renderer of the bed to use json models instead of a block entity renderer!
It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 9,885,049 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Jan 27, 2025.
Better Beds has had 8 releases on Modrinth since Feb 6, 2021. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.4.1-fabric, released on Jan 27, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.4. It runs on Fabric and Quilt. The download is 42 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.1-fabric | Jan 27, 2025 | 1.21.4 | Release |
1.4.1-neoforge | Jan 27, 2025 | 1.21.4 | Release |
1.4.0-fabric | Jun 17, 2024 | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Release |
1.4.0-neoforge | Jun 17, 2024 | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Release |
1.3.0 | Jan 28, 2023 | 1.19.3 – 1.20.4 | Release |
Better Beds is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is Better Beds 1.2.0 - 1.17, published on Jun 7, 2021.
Update to 1.17-pre1
Fix missing texture in fancy beds resourcepack
Before that: Better Beds 1.1.0 - 1.16+ (Feb 8, 2021), Better Beds 1.0.0 - 1.16+ (Feb 6, 2021).
Removes the Block Entity Renderer from the bed and replaces it with the default minecraft model renderer.
This results in increased performance and resourcepack support!
(Completely clientside mod)
But where's the catch, you may ask.
Well, there is almost no catch, everything behaves the same as vanilla.
The only mod that's incompatible so far is Bedspreads, since that mod uses the block entity renderer of the bed.
Also, mods that add custom beds using the default renderer need model files provided for them.
Mods that add beds using a custom block entity renderer are untouched.
Why does the bed use a block entity renderer in the first place?
When beds were added in 1.12, the game was still using the old block id system, which only allowed for a limited amount of ids.
Because 1.12 added many new blocks, the game was running out of ids, so the developers made the bed a block entity + renderer to save ids.
In 1.13 (The Flattening) a new id system was introduced, allowing for an unlimited amount of ids, but the bed block entity and it's renderer weren't touched.
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By default this pack includes models that perfectly mimic vanilla behavior, to change the look of the bed,
install one of the example resource packs from here or create your own pack based on the examples.
Written by Motschen. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
This mod runs only on your own game. Servers do not need it, so you can use it on any server.
Install Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge for Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21.
Add the mods it needs: Fabric API.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.
Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.
Easier: in Prism Launcher or the Modrinth App, search for Better Beds 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
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.9M | 1.16 – 1.21 | Jan 27, 2025 | Free | |
| 11.6M | 1.21 – 26.x | 3 days ago | Free | |
| 5.7M | 1.17 – 26.x | 9 days ago | Free | |
| 33.8M | 1.18 – 1.21 | Oct 14, 2025 | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.
Yes. Better Beds is free to download from Modrinth.
Client-side. Better Beds goes in your own mods folder and works on any server, including servers without mods.
Yes: Fabric API. Install it before Better Beds.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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