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Vanilla Zoom

πŸ” [Client] Adds an on-the-go zoom functionality hotkey using the spyglass item.
by Serilum
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Updated Jul 6, 2026
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A Serilum Mod. Made with love. Lots of active mods for Fabric, Forge and Neo!

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About the mod

Vanilla Zoom is a client-side mod which adds functionality to zoom on-the-go via a hotkey. In 1.17, the Spyglass item was added to Minecraft. If you're like me, you've probably never found a use for it. It's a hassle to bring with you in the hotbar, and selecting it even more so. The zoom function is incredibly useful though. And with this mod, you'll be able to use it anywhere. Think of it as spawning with a spyglass, in any world.

By default the hotkey used to zoom in is Left Alt, but this can be set in the Keybind menu. While pressing this, a spyglass item is temporarily added to the offhand. The spyglass is automatically used, until the hotkey is let go. This will also make the spyglass item disappear again. Any held item in the offhand will return as soon as the hotkey is unpressed.



Dependencies

Requires Collective
Included in The Vanilla ExperienceIncluded in Serilum's Client Bundle
Environment: Client




Showcase

Zooming in with the hotkey:

 


The Hotkey:





Notes and links

You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.

Serilum.com contains an overview and more information on all mods available.

Comments are disabled as I'm unable to keep track of them across so many separate mod pages.
For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!


[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.2.0-3.0 | Vanilla Zoom
MC Client, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt, 26.2
Release 2026-06-18 Get
vanillazoom_1.19.3-1.0.jar
MC 1.19.3, Forge
Release 2022-12-08 Get

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