How do I install Smoke Signals?

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 Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Smoke Signals work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Smoke Signals

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

by boyonk · on Modrinth

Allows campfire smoke to be coloured based on the block placed below. Revolutionize long-distance communication!

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.21.9–1.21.11Newest
Minecraft 1.21.2–1.21.8
Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1
Minecraft 1.20.5–1.20.6
Minecraft 1.20–1.20.4
Minecraft 1.19–1.19.4
Minecraft 1.18–1.18.2
Minecraft 1.17.1

⬇ Download for 1.21.9–1.21.11 ⬇ Download for 1.21.2–1.21.8 ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 ⬇ Download for 1.20.5–1.20.6 ⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.4 ⬇ Download for 1.19–1.19.4 ⬇ Download for 1.18–1.18.2 ⬇ Download for 1.17.1

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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A wide view, showing coloured campfire smoke illuminating the night sky in different places

Smoke Signals

Get ready for some seriously smokin' communication. Transform your campfires into a symphony of colours. Say goodbye to dull chat messages and say hello to a playful way of communicating with your pals across large distances!

✅ Features

Coloured Smoke can be created by placing any wool block under a campfire
Configuration allows for any block to generate particles from a campfire
Client-side, so that only you and your friends need to have the mod, not the server

📖 Configuration

All particles and the blocks that emit particles can be changed in config/smoke_signals.json. A config screen will be available in the future.

📷 Visuals

A comparison of all colored smoke particles, side by side, with their respective wool block

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as smoke-signals-1.1+1.21.9.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 368 KB
Download link checked 7 Oct 2026 — working

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

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