How do I install See Through Water/Lava?

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 See Through Water/Lava work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.3, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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See Through Water/Lava

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by spoorn · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric4 builds
Mod loader Quilt2 builds

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.19–1.19.4
Minecraft 1.18–1.18.2
Minecraft 1.16–1.16.5

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.19–1.19.4

⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.19–1.19.4 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.18–1.18.2 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.16–1.16.5 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Quilt ⬇ Download for 1.19–1.19.4 · Quilt

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Before vs After Water (fog density fully configurable)

waterbefore waterafter

Before vs After vs Fully Clear Lava (Fog density fully configurable)

lava before Lava after lavafullyclear

Let's you see through lava or water with configurable densities/opacities/transparencies

Fog in lava/water is configurable in config/seethroughlava.json5 with config documentation at https://github.com/spoorn/SeeThroughLava/blob/main/config-documentation.json5 or in your game menu if you have ModMenu installed. Mod is only required client side.

modmenu

Conflicts

This mod is incompatible with Optifine - it won't crash, but the fog levels won't change
Origins is also invasive in changing the fog code. I've been keeping up compatibility with Origins, but if you are having trouble, try removing Origins and seeing if See Through Water/Lava works again, then please submit an Issue with your Origins version and See Through Water/Lava version so I can try to fix it
This mod is incompatible with Sodium Extra which overwrites the fog code so See Through Water/Lava won't apply

Requirements

This mod requires Cloth Config API: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cloth-config

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.3
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 seethroughlava-5.0-26.2-neoforge.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 53 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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