Better Zoom v2.7, allows you to zoom smoothly with wheel scrolling and hotkeys. It offers a simple and efficent zoom with unique customizations. All of that without any mixin/asm, for a faster loading speed..
The goal of this mod is to offer a simple & suitable zoom with smooth wheel/hotkeys zooming. No fancy or complicated parameters included. The mod offers customizations (see screenshots below) and runs without any mixin or any additional library.
While it's called Better Zoom, it's just meant to be simple, compatible, including all the necessary features with a clean configuration GUI without fancy stuff, in order to offer a good zooming experience!
**The mod is actively maintained and receive frequrent updates on github.
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Press "c" by default to toggle zoom. (Configurable keybind)
Press "+"/"-" or scroll with wheel to zoom in/out (Configurable)
Default configuration GUI (Forge 1.20.1 reference):
(open with 'V' keybind by default) and at mods/config...)
You can configure:
"Zoom Increment" - How much zoom it increments per scroll wheel. (useful to zoom/dezoom very quickly)
"Mouse Sensitivity" - The mouse sensitivity that will be multiplited by when you zoom. (adjust as you need so the camera doesn't move too fast when zooming a lot)
"Hold to Zoom" - Require to hold the zoom keybind in order to keep zooming
"Smooth Zoom" - A real Smooth Fade in/out when zooming
"Auto Adjust" - Adjust the mouse sensitivty automatically according to the zoom level
"Easing Factor" - Easing factor for the smooth transitions. Lowers = slower/smoother
"Disable Bobbing while zooming" - Disable the bob biew/bobbing while zooming
(Tooltips are avilable ingame for more informations)
Custom keybinds:
Translations are available for French and English. Feel free to suggest better ond, or add translations on github!
Issues for suggestions/bugs: https://github.com/AwesomeHippo/BetterZoom/issues
Feel free to add this in any modpack published on curseforge! This is highly appreciated.
The code is open source : https://github.com/AwesomeHippo/BetterZoom under MIT license and the mod is available on curseforge: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-zoom
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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 Modrinth — 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.
- Ships as [Neoforge 1.21.1] Better Zoom v2.7.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 20 KB
- Download link checked 26 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.