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A collection of mods designed to enhance your Minecraft thumbnail design workflow.
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A collection of mods designed to enhance your Minecraft thumbnail design workflow.
Thumbnailing is a modpack made by mangofx. It supports Minecraft 1.20 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 44,146 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Aug 19, 2026.
Thumbnailing has had 11 releases on Modrinth since Nov 6, 2025. 10 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.3.1, released on Aug 19, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.11. It runs on Fabric. The download is 43 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.1 | Aug 19, 2026 | 1.21.11 | Release |
2.3.0 | Jul 30, 2026 | 1.21.11 | Release |
2.2.1 | Jul 4, 2026 | 1.21.11 | Release |
2.2.0 | Jun 21, 2026 | 1.21.11 | Release |
2.1.0 | Jun 7, 2026 | 1.21.11 | Release |
Crafted by a thumbnail designer, for thumbnail designers.
This pack includes the essential tools needed to pose characters, build scenes, capture clean renders, and produce professional thumbnails with speed and consistency.
Tool · Purpose
NPC Studio · Spawn, pose, and animate NPCs for character setups.
Voxy · Load and render distant chunks for cinematic backgrounds.
Optimization Mods · Various performance mods to ensure a smooth experience.
Depth Map Shaders · Generate depth maps for realistic atmospheric fog, lens blur, and depth-based effects in post.
Normal Map Shaders · Render normal maps to efficiently shade characters in post.
White Entity Mask Shaders · Render white-masked entities to quickly cut out characters in post.
Better Default Shaders · Render shadows and ambient occlusion while keeping the default vanilla style intact.
How do I use NPC Studio?
Watch this video: youtube.com/watch?v=j3lGA7y5b9o
The NPC Wand isn't working. How do I fix it?
Hold "alt" to bring up the axiom options menu, and ensure the "Tinker" option on the left of the menu is disabled. There may be other Axiom features in that menu that could also impact the NPC Studio tools. If that doesn't fix it, please join the MDH Discord: discord.gg/uE7gFcZ7QB
Can I use this modpack to make commercial thumbnails?
Yes, commercial use is allowed. However, you may not reupload or redistribute the modpack by another name.
How does this compare to software like Blender or Blockbench?
Blender is more powerful, but it comes with a steep learning curve and can be overkill for some Minecraft thumbnails. This modpack is optimized for speed and thumbnail-ready compositions directly in Minecraft, then finished in Photoshop. Furthermore, nearly every prominent thumbnail artist uses some variation of this workflow.
I'm having issues with NPC Studio. Where do I get help?
NPC Mod's Discord: discord.gg/uE7gFcZ7QB
I'm having issues with the modpack in general. Where do I get help?
For troubleshooting or setup questions, please join the Thumbnailers Discord (discord.gg/TTC7Uvm2N8), or DM @mangofx.
Where can I get feedback on my designs?
Feel free to join Thumbnailers, the biggest Minecraft thumbnail design community: discord.gg/TTC7Uvm2N8
Disclaimer: I don't own any mods provided in this pack. All credit goes to the original mod developers. I simply compiled these mods into one unified modpack for ease of use.
Visit mangofx.art to learn more about me and my work.
Written by mangofx. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
This modpack runs on Fabric for Minecraft 1.20 – 1.21. The launcher you install it with sets that up for you.
Download the .mrpack file from Modrinth.
Open it with a launcher that reads .mrpack files, such as the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher: it makes a new instance with every mod and setting of the pack.
Give the instance enough memory: most modpacks want 4 to 8 GB.
To play it with friends on a server, use the server files of the modpack if its page offers them; otherwise install the same mods on the server.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thumbnailingthe one you looked at | 44K | 1.20 – 1.21 | Aug 19, 2026 | Free |
| Spunky Optimizedspunkyinsaan | 512K | 1.16 – 26.x | 12 days ago | Free |
 DB's Minecraft PLUSdisruptivebuilds | 155K | 1.21 | Sep 9, 2024 | Free |
 Simply CraftedGorillo_ | 58K | 1.21 – 26.x | Oct 10, 2026 | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.
Yes. Thumbnailing is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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