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Caramel

Caramel is a vanilla-style modpack that offers a unique experience thanks to its visuals and world generation.

ModpacksFree1.21
by hMellowh · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

Caramel is a modpack made by hMellowh. Caramel is a vanilla-style modpack that offers a unique experience thanks to its visuals and world generation.

It supports Minecraft 1.21. It has been downloaded 9 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Oct 5, 2026.

Supported versions

1.21

Release history

The newest is 1.0.0, released on Oct 5, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.11. It runs on Fabric. The download is 55 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0.0Oct 5, 20261.21.11Beta
Description from the author on Modrinth

Caramel : The vanilla version, but better-looking.

How to get there...
Thanks to a slew of mods, textures, and more...
Minecraft comes back to life and looks better than ever, thanks to the magnificent world generation of Tectonic and Terralith.
And visually, you're in for a treat thanks to Photonics, which brings ray tracing to the game.

Spoiler

How do I get these visuals?

The recommended shader for this modpack is Photon main (a version of the shader compatible with Voxy).
And here are the recommended shader parameters to achieve the same result.

AIR_FOG_COLORED_LIGHT_SHAFTS=true
AIR_FOG_MIE_DENSITY_EVENING=0.0060
AIR_FOG_MIE_DENSITY_MORNING=0.0080
AURORA_NORMAL=AURORA_ALWAYS
BLOCK_ENTITY_SHADOWS=true
CLOUDS_ALTOCUMULUS_ALTITUDE=3600.0
CLOUDS_CUMULUS_ALTITUDE=1500.0
CLOUDS_CUMULUS_CONGESTUS_COVERAGE=0.60
CLOUDS_CUMULUS_COVERAGE=0.90
COLORED_LIGHTS=true
DOF=true
DOF_INTENSITY=0.60
GALAXY=true
GRADE_CONTRAST=1.25
GRADE_SATURATION=1.20
GRADE_WHITE_BALANCE=7000
INFO=3
NORMAL_MAPPING=true
SKY_GROUND=true
SPECULAR_MAPPING=true
WATER_CAUSTICS=true

Don't forget to enable the AVPBR texture pack.

This modpack was created by HMellowH and is inspired by the Milk Chocolate modpack by GOATEDMINECRAFT.

Written by hMellowh. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Caramel

  1. This modpack runs on Fabric for Minecraft 1.21. The launcher you install it with sets that up for you.

  2. Download the .mrpack file from Modrinth.

  3. 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.

  4. Give the instance enough memory: most modpacks want 4 to 8 GB.

  5. 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.

Full guide: How to install Minecraft mods

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21
Runs on
Fabric
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 14, 2026)

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Questions

Does Caramel work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is Caramel free?

Yes. Caramel is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Caramel still updated?

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

What are the best alternatives to Caramel?

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