CurseForge · Minecraft mod
DV Lens
Shows what you're looking at.
Quick answer
Which DV Lens release should I use?
DV Lens dvlens-1.20.1-1.0.0.0.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 1 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is DV Lens required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does DV Lens dvlens-1.20.1-1.0.0.0.jar need?
dvlens-1.20.1-1.0.0.0.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install DV Lib first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add DV Lens without breaking your instance.
Built for DV Lens dvlens-1.20.1-1.0.0.0.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use dvlens-1.20.1-1.0.0.0.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install DV Lib first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside dvlens-1.20.1-1.0.0.0.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does DV Lens add?
- Name, icon and mod of the block or entity you're looking at; mobs show their face
- For blocks that need a tool: the minimum tool's icon with ✔/✘ for your held item
- Crop growth, entity health, dropped item counts
- Animals: baby or adult, time until grown up and until they can breed again
- Villager profession and level, owner of tamed animals
- Redstone: power level, repeater delay and lock, comparator mode, what an observer watches
- Which mob a spawner spawns
- Container contents as icons (chests, barrels, modded inventories), furnace and brewing progress and fuel
- Potion effects on mobs
- Machines from any mod: stored energy (FE/RF) and fluid tanks; Create rotation speed and network stress
- Note block note and instrument, unstable TNT, honey level and bees in a hive, command block command (operators only)
- Painting title and artist, item frame item, armor stand gear
- Progress bar while breaking a block
- Server setting to stop sharing container contents
- Horse, donkey, mule and camel speed (blocks/s) and jump height (blocks)
- Toggle key; every line can be turned off
- Works client-side only; install on the server too for container contents, furnace progress, mob effects, bees, exact animal growth times and offline pet owner names
Part of Darkvolfi's DV mods: small, focused quality-of-life mods that share one library (DV Lib). Every DV mod adds its settings and key bindings to the DV button on the title screen and pause menu. Written from scratch; no code from other mods.
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
DV Lens by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.20.1
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
DV Lens versions and loaders
dvlens-1.20.1-1.0.0.0.jar
6 Nov 2026
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.