Better Leaves adds additional layers to leaf blocks, making them appear more bushy, dense and natural.
Version 9.0 is focused on performance, with textures being automatically created for every leaf. Unlike 8.1, this is not dynamic, so you have to follow a few simple steps to compile custom versions for use with texturepacks.
In version 8.1 and lower, this resourcepack adds no textures, making it compatible with almost all resourcepacks and mods out of the box (the textures adjust dynamically). This comes at the cost of performance, though.
I strongly recommend installing the Cull Leaves mod alongside Sodium/Embeddium to get more FPS.
Like this pack? Check out my other pack, Round Trees.

Ad Astra, Architect's Pallete, Ars Nouveau, Aurora's Decorations, Croptopia, BetterDefaultBiomes, BetterNether, BetterEnd, BetterEndForge, Bewitchment, Biome Makeover, Biomes O' Plenty, Bloomful, Bountiful Fares, Cobblemon, Colorful Azaleas, Crimson, Druidcraft, Dynamic Trees, Ecologics, Environmental, Fruits Delight, Good Ending, Integrated Dynamics, JavaDungeons, Luminiferous Uplands, Mubble, Natures Spirit, Oh The Biomes You'll Go, Quark, Quek's End, Regions Unexplored, Swamp Expansion, Tech Reborn, Terrestria, Traverse, UpgradeAquatic, Wild Explorer, Woods and Mires
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31.01.2026 · Modrinth
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Published versions and original Modrinth files.
31.01.2026 · 2 799 779 downloads
27.09.2025 · 4 483 176 downloads
27.07.2025 · 1 075 069 downloads
Allow leaves to have different top and bottom textures
Build-Process:
-d <zip-url|modrinth-slug> argument to download resourcepack zips or automatically grab the latest Modrinth release of a pack20.04.2025 · 2 444 462 downloads
Notable changes:
- Add masks for 32px and 64px texture packs
- Randomized masks for each specific leaf block (more texture variation)
- Publish a Programmer Art Edition of the pack
Added support for the following mods:
- Ars Nouveau
- Ars Elemental
- Forbidden and Arcanus
- Integrated Dynamics
- Fruits Delight
- Mystic's Biomes
- Dynamic Trees for Terralith
14.03.2025 · 241 489 downloads
Added compatibility for:
- End's Phantasm
- Ecologics
- Quark
- Tech Reborn
- The Undergarden
- Nether's Exoticism
- Croptopia
- Deeper and Darker
- Environmental
- Biome Makeover
- Aurora's Decorations
- [Let's Do] Beachparty
- Architect's Palette
- The Twilight Forest
- Mariposa
- Blossom
Fix Immersive Weathering and Project Vibrant Journeys Leaf Piles
Additional changes:
- Automatically compile Programmer Art versions
- Automate Upload to CurseForge and Modrinth
26.12.2024 · 2 334 008 downloads
A more optimized version of my Better Leaves pack aiming to be the best-performing of all, while still looking spectacular.
Glad you asked.
First of all, the leaf models use way less elements in comparison, as the round textures are generated in advance instead of being faked as round during rendering.
Yes, probably.
Most other packs use two seperate textures: one for the regular part of the leaves and one for the bushy part.
This is generally not a problem, since Minecraft bakes textures into an atlas (a big texture containing all the smaller block textures), to avoid constant texture rebinds.
However, using two textures in a model can still cause some overhead, as the game has to locate the coordinates of both on the atlas.
Additionally, the atlas size might have to be increased to fit two textures per leaf block – also resulting in performance loss.
This pack mitigates this by just replacing the regular leaf texture with one round version, which contains the default texture in the middle.
As with everything good, there are a couple caviats, but don't worry, as I've designed the pack with them in mind.
The first is the fact that – compared to the regular pack – there is no compatibility with texturepacks that feature custom leaf textures.
You can however easily build your own version of the pack with custom textures by using the script included in this repo (see more below).
This should also work with higher-res textures, though your mileage may wary.
You can even customize the template mask by editing input/mask.png in an image editor of your choice.
The second downside is that certain mods or resourcepacks might use the leaf texture to render something else, resulting in rendering issues.
Make sure to report such cases to me, though not every bug of this nature can get fixed.
Head over to the new wiki :)
17.09.2024 · 323 466 downloads
Fruits Delight compatibility by @Motschen
Updated Aether, BetterEnd and Quark support by @Foozey
19.06.2024 · 335 884 downloads
Huge mod compatibility update!
- Bewitchment compat (closes #10)
- Cobblemon compat (closes #36)
- ColorfulAzaleas compat (closes #40)
- Ecologics compat (closes #26)
- Good Ending compat (closes #44)
- Dynamic Trees compat
- Natures Spirit compat
- Improved Biomes O' Plenty compat
Community contributions: <3
- Near-complete Regions Unexplored support by @evemawrey
- Support for Bountiful Fares, Architect's Pallete, Ad Astra, and Quark 1.20+ by @Liamgrayskull
12.03.2023 · 1 009 728 downloads
08.09.2022 · 2 199 181 downloads
Fix BYG leaves being broken in 1.19