TransparentMods · 1.16 – 1.21Allows resource packs to make certain entities support transparency.

Customise the transparency of all held items, with support for item states such as shield blocking, compatible with all your resource packs.
Transparency is a mod made by PuddingIV. Customise the transparency of all held items, with support for item states such as shield blocking, compatible with all your resource packs.
It supports Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 6 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Oct 28, 2026.
Transparency has had 4 releases on Modrinth since Oct 21, 2026. 4 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.3.1+1.21.11, released on Oct 28, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.11. It runs on Fabric. The download is 69 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.1+1.21.11 | Oct 28, 2026 | 1.21.11 | Release |
1.3.1+26.2 | Oct 28, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
1.3.1+26.3 | Oct 28, 2026 | 26.3 | Release |
1.1.0+26.3 | Oct 21, 2026 | 26.3 | Release |
Transparency is a lightweight client side mod that allows you to customise the transparency of all held items to reduce visual obstruction while pvping, building, etc; with support for custom item states such as shield blocking.
By default, totems and blocking shield are enabled.
Transparency settings can be edited through the config file or via Mod Menu.
For any suggestions, bug reports or requests; join my discord.
Written by PuddingIV. 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 for Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.
Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.
With the CraftRank Launcher you can skip these steps: open Mods, search for Transparency and click Install.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1.21 – 26.x | 13 days ago | Free | |
| 5.3M | 1.16 – 1.21 | May 28, 2025 | Free | |
| 14.4M | 1.16 – 26.x | 20 days ago | Free | |
| 26M | 1.17 – 1.21 | Oct 18, 2024 | Free |
Yes. Transparency supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21.
Yes. Transparency is free to download from Modrinth.
Client-side. Transparency goes in your own mods folder and works on any server, including servers without mods.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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