How do I install [Fabric] Simple Sound Muffler?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does [Fabric] Simple Sound Muffler work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.16.3, 1.16.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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[Fabric] Simple Sound Muffler

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by arxen1x · on CurseForge

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The author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.2–1.16.3 on Fabric. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.

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Simple Sound Muffler

This is a Minecraft mod for the Fabric Modloader, currently compatible with 1.16.2 and 1.16.3

The mod adds a single item and block to the game - the Sound Muffler. When placed, this block mutes all noises that originate within 3 blocks.

screenshot

The recipe is one note block surrounded by 8 wool (any color)

recipe

The block can also be right-clicked to open up a UI where you can configure it further.

gui

Settings

DENY mode - do not muffle any sounds except for the selected ones

ALLOW mode - muffle all sounds except for the selected ones

Muffle % - how much the sounds should be muffled by. 100% = muted, 0% = no effect

Radius - radius to muffle sounds in

Dependencies

fabric modloader
fabric API
fabric-language-kotlin >=1.3.60, <=1.4.0

Demo Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWYyhK7ld-s

TODO

improve gui
optimize more
add sound by manually entering ID

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.3, 1.16.2
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as simplesoundmuffler-1.16.2_0.2.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 863 KB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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