Dynamic View Distance

No more manually fiddling with your render distance. Dynamic View Distance monitors your framerate in real time and adjusts the view distance automatically — giving you the best possible view your PC can currently run smoothly.

How it works

The mod measures your FPS at regular intervals and compares it against two thresholds:

• FPS too low → render distance is decreased by one chunk until things run smoothly again.
• FPS high enough → render distance is increased by one chunk to show more of the world.
• FPS in the sweet spot → everything stays as it is.

This way the mod finds the optimal balance between view range and performance on its own — whether you're running across a simple plains biome or standing in a complex redstone base.

Features

• Automatic adjustment of render distance based on your current framerate
• Custom in-game settings menu — no Cloth Config or ModMenu required
• Freely configurable limits: minimum and maximum view distance, lower and upper FPS thresholds
• Cooldown system prevents the view distance from constantly flickering back and forth
• Adjustable check interval — how often your FPS is measured
• Settings are saved to a simple JSON file and persist across game sessions

How to use

Press V in-game to open the settings menu (the key can be rebound under Options → Controls). There you can adjust the following with sliders:

Installation

1. Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 26.1.2
2. Download Fabric API and place it in your mods folder
3. Place Dynamic View Distance in your mods folder as well
4. Launch the game — done!

Notes

• This is a client-side mod — it works on any server, even ones that don't have the mod installed.
• Requires Fabric API.
• Built for Minecraft 26.1.2.