How do I install Block Gradients?

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 Block Gradients work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.20.4, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Block Gradients

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by orlouge · 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 Fabric3 builds
Mod loader NeoForge1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest
Minecraft 1.20.4
Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20.4 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Forge

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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Block Gradients — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 1

This mod helps you find a gradient between two blocks by showing you various combinations of blocks that could be used inbetween.

To use it, press B while holding a block in the main hand and another one in the off hand to view the gradients, press B again to switch between the two modes (dominant color is generally better but only shows block that are somewhat uniformly colored).

Navigate/zoom with the mouse. The topmost gradients are the ones with the least deviation, as you go down you will start seeing blocks that are less similar to the two chosen ones.

Translucent/transparent blocks are not supported.

Modded blocks are supported, but it will take some time to generate the first gradients if there are thousands of blocks. You might want to blacklist certain mods from the config to speed up the process (Every Compat is already blacklisted). Resource packs are also supported.

Block Gradients — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 2 Modded example

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.20.4
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 blockgradients-1.20-1.0.2-forge.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 45 KB
Download link checked 26 Sept 2026 — working

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

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