Zocular

Zocular

Zocular gives you a smooth zoom, a film-style cinematic camera, and a full freecam - all in one client-side mod, configurable in-game.

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Screenshots

Zoom feature
Cinematic Mode
Zoom out feature
Freecam control your speed with mouse wheel

About this Mod

Zocular

A zoom and cinematic camera mod for Minecraft, developed by Bhored.

Zocular gives you a smooth zoom, a film-style cinematic camera, and a full freecam - all in one client-side mod, configurable in-game.

✨ Features

🔍 Zoom

  • Smooth, eased zoom with hold-to-zoom (first person) and toggle (third person).
  • Zoom in/out keys and scroll-wheel zooming.
  • Reduced look sensitivity while zoomed for steady aiming.
  • (Prefer another zoom mod like OkZoomer? Turn the built-in zoom off in the config and keep just the cinematic camera.)

🎬 Cinematic Camera (press O)

  • Smooth zoom-out to a wide, far third-person view - like a cinematic chase cam.
  • Letterbox bars that slide in/out with a smooth transition.
  • Locked camera: holds still so you ride across a fixed frame, then smoothly pans to re-center you when you reach the screen edge.
  • Re-frame when hidden: the camera moves to find you again if you slip behind terrain.
  • Auto-Orbit: slowly arc the camera around yourself.
  • Scenic Cut (press X): instantly cut to a fresh random angle.
  • Vignette: optional edge darkening (Subtle / Medium / Heavy).
  • Shader control: automatically turn your Iris shaders on (or off) in cinematic view, restored on exit.
  • HUD hidden (F1-style) for a clean shot - your player and name tag still show.
  • Adjustable turn speed, pan duration, zoom-out distance, and more.

🎥 Freecam (press K)

  • Detaches a real camera so the world loads and renders around it like spectator mode.
  • Fly with WASD, Space (up), Shift (down); hold Sprint to go faster, or Sprint + scroll to fine-tune speed.
  • Strict mode (collides with blocks) or Noclip mode (fly through walls) — toggle in the config.
  • Your player freezes in place and stays visible with its name tag so you can frame yourself.

⌨️ Default Keybinds (all rebindable)

Action Key
Zoom Z
Zoom In =
Zoom Out -
Cinematic Camera O
Scenic Camera Cut X
Freecam K

⚙️ Configuration

Everything is tweakable in Mod Menu → Zocular → Configure, or in config/zocular.json5 (hot-reloads on save).

📦 Requirements

  • Minecraft 26.1.2 (Fabric)
  • Fabric API
  • Java 25+

🔌 Optional integrations

  • Mod Menu — in-game settings screen
  • Iris — automatic shader on/off in cinematic mode

🙏 Credits

  • Based on Zume by Nolij (OSL-3.0).
  • Cinematic/freecam features inspired by OkZoomer and the Freecam / Fair Freecam mods.

📄 License

Licensed under OSL-3.0.

Available Versions

Zocular 1.0.1release
MC 26.1.2fabric
May 30, 2026
Zocular 1.0.0release
MC 26.1.2fabric
May 28, 2026

How to Install Zocular on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Zocular". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Zocular server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Zocular compatible with fabric?

Zocular officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Zocular – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Zocular consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
LicenseRef-Open-Software-License-3.0
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

26.1.2