Install Distant Horizons for Minecraft 1.20.6

Choose Fabric or NeoForge below, then use the official version filter to confirm the exact Distant Horizons file before downloading.

This legacy version page is kept for existing visitors, but its dependency list has not been re-verified for the current DH release. Confirm every file on the official project page.

Install Distant Horizons

Download and set up Distant Horizons for your Minecraft version. Select your version and mod loader to get started.

Distant Horizons 3.2.0-b

For Minecraft 1.20.6 • Fabric • beta

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Dependencies & Optional Rendering Mods

Fabric APIRequired
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SodiumOptional

Highly recommended

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Iris ShadersOptional

Required for shader support

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Quick Installation Steps

1

Back up your world and duplicate your launcher profile before changing an existing modpack.

2

Install Fabric for Minecraft 1.20.6 and launch the empty profile once.

3

Open the official file list above. Choose Minecraft 1.20.6 and Fabric, then check the file’s dependency requirements.

4

Place the DH .jar and its required dependencies in this profile’s mods folder. Do not mix Forge and NeoForge files.

5

Launch without shaders first. Visit terrain and allow LOD generation to finish before testing distant views.

6

For optional shaders, add matching Sodium and Iris files for your loader, then choose a DH-compatible shader. Do not add Indium to Sodium 0.6+.

Download Distant Horizons for Minecraft 1.20.6 on Fabric. Required dependencies come from the selected official file. Performance mods and shader loaders are optional; confirm their exact Minecraft version and loader before installing. Distant Horizons is a free, open-source Minecraft LOD mod that extends your view distance up to 512+ chunks.

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