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Smooth Skies

Smooth Skies

Smooths out the skybox colors on far render distances and fixes some other skybox visual issues.

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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.8
1.21–1.21.5
1.20.x
1.19.x

Platforms

Supported environments

Client-side
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Creators

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Details

Licensed LGPL-3.0-only
Published 2 years ago
Updated 2 months ago
With Smooth Skies

With Smooth Skies

The skybox has a proper gradient between the white and blue parts of the skybox (customizable)

February 20, 2024
Without Smooth Skies

Without Smooth Skies

The skybox has a harsh color change between the blue and white part of the skybox, leading to an unnatural and unpleasant skybox

February 20, 2024
Foggy Forest

Foggy Forest

A user submitted screenshot showing the skybox and fog transitioning perfectly with a value of 0

March 1, 2024
Mountain View

Mountain View

Another 0 fog distance screenshot showing how it looks with sea level terrain

March 1, 2024
Lower Sky Void Darkness

Lower Sky Void Darkness

Smooth Skies lowers the void darkness effect to be at the world's minimum build height, which fixes issues like this and in Skyblock-like void worlds.

June 5, 2025
Fix skybox on low render distances

Fix skybox on low render distances

Smooth Skies fixes an issue on lower render distances where the skybox can get clipped and form holes. The screenshot here uses night vision to further show the issue.

June 8, 2025