BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack 1.21 / 1.20

BetterVanillaBuilding is a Minecraft’s resource pack which is specially designed for the builders, who wants more realistic textures which can transform their houses or building look much greater than they often do. Even though the graphics of the vanilla world would make a lot of the gamer bases feel satisfied and contented, they are certainly not created to meet the needs of most building communities in Minecraft since even the greatest constructions have a tendency to look dull because of the effects of many noisy textures. But fortunately, the new release named BetterVanillaBuilding resource pack has performed a great job of dealing with those problems to provide the builder groups of Minecraft accurately what they want to enjoy the game. The BetterVanillaBuilding has been created with the purpose of keeping the main art style in vanilla Minecraft unchanged while enhancing the textures at the same time in different methods to help the gamers have a better playing experience.

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The textures in this set of textures integrate pretty well with the others, have quite plenty of details and come with lively and bold colors which bring everything in Minecraft to a higher level. The most impressive feature of this pack and also the major cause why BetterVanillaBuilding is a great option for most building communities is that it creates a perfect cohesion between all of the textures. Thus, even when you place 2 totally different pieces next to each other, the unique graphics of the texture pack can, in fact, make it seem like that they are blending perfectly together. What’s more, this is true for each mingling of blocks which you might come up with. BetterVanillaBuilding is designed with a standard resolution of 16×16 in Minecraft so gamers will be able to run this pack without any problem as long as their PC can run vanilla minecraft at a stable frame-rate.

BetterVanillaBuilding should be compatible with all of these Minecraft versions: 1.21.10 - 1.21.9 - 1.21.8 - 1.21.7 - 1.21.6 - 1.21.5 - 1.21.4 - 1.21.3 - 1.21.2 - 1.21.1 - 1.21 - 1.20.6 - 1.20.5 - 1.20.4 - 1.20.3 - 1.20.2 - 1.20.1 - 1.20 - 1.19.4 - 1.19.3 - 1.19.2 - 1.19.1 - 1.19 - 1.18.2 - 1.18.1 - 1.18 - 1.17.1 - 1.17 - 1.16.5 - 1.16.4 - 1.16.3 - 1.16.2 - 1.16.1 - 1.16 - 1.15.2 - 1.15.1 - 1.15 - 1.14.4 - 1.14.3 - 1.14.2 - 1.14 - 1.13.2 - 1.13.1 - 1.13 - 1.12.2 - 1.12 - 1.11.2 - 1.11 - 1.10.2 - 1.10 - 1.9.4 - 1.9 - 1.8.9 - 1.8.8 - 1.8.1 - 1.8.6 - 1.8 - Bedrock Edition - PE

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How to install BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack:

  1. Most resource packs require Optifine, so be sure to download and install it. – general recommended step for all packs, Optifine is also needed for most shaders
  2. Download the BetterVanillaBuilding texture pack for Minecraft from the download section below. – if there are many different versions, just choose the one you like, is compatible with your version/edition of Minecraft, the one you think your computer can handle in terms of performance.
  3. Launch the game client through the Minecraft launcher.
  4. On the main menu, click "Options".
  5. On the options menu, click "Resource Packs...".
  6. Click on "Open Resource Pack Folder". – folder titled "resourcepacks" will pop up
  7. Move the .zip file you downloaded in the first step to the newly opened "resourcepacks" folder.
  8. Click "Done".
  9. Click on "Resource Packs..." again.
  10. Your pack should have appeared in the left window, just hover over it and click on the arrow pointing to the right.

    QUICK TIP: Sometimes, when activating a pack, the game may say that the pack is made for a newer or older version of Minecraft. This is just a warning, it does not affect your gameplay in anyway, and you can still activate and enjoy the pack by simply clicking the "Yes" button when prompted.

  11. Click "Done" again.
  12. The pack has now been successfully loaded and ready to be used in your world!
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Optifine is required for this resource pack to work properly since BetterVanillaBuilding uses optifine's connected textures feature. When player places 2 different blocks next to each other, both of the blocks will change their texture. As an example: when player places plank type next to bookshelves, the color of the bookshelves will change. Get optifine here.

Bedrock Edition:

Download BetterVanillaBuilding Bedrock Edition Resource Pack

Java Edition:

[16x] [1.21.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

[16x] [1.20.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

[16x] [1.19.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

[16x] [1.18.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

[16x] [1.17.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

[16x] [1.16.x – 1.14.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

[16x] [1.13.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

[16x] [1.12.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

[16x] [1.11.x – 1.8.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Resource Pack

BetterVanillaBuilding Datapack:

This datapack allows you to craft BetterVanillaBuilding and Stefan’s Armors’N custom items using the Stonecutter without the need for mods.

[1.21.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Datapack

Bushy Leaves Add-on (Java Edition):

Adds bushy leaves and biome variation to your game.

[1.20.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Bushy Leaves Addon

[1.19.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Bushy Leaves Addon

[1.18.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Bushy Leaves Addon

[1.17.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Bushy Leaves Addon

[1.16.x – 1.15.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Bushy Leaves Addon

Overlays Add-on (Java Edition):

As of BetterVanillaBuilding Update V2.65 connected textures for grass, dirt, sand and other natural blocks have been removed. This add-on pack brings these overlays back to your game.

[1.19.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Overlays Addon

[1.18.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Overlays Addon

[1.17.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Overlays Addon

Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items Add-on (Java Edition):

Adds over 20 new armors and hundreds of new items using anvil renaming.

[1.21.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items Addon

[1.20.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items Addon

[1.19.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items Addon

[1.18.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items Addon

[1.17.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items Addon

[1.16.x] Download BetterVanillaBuilding – Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items Addon

Official Server IP/URL:

  • play.bettervanillabuilding.com – optifine is needed to join;
Download instructions:

Curseforge: download starts automatically after a few seconds;

Mediafire: click the big blue button with the text "DOWNLOAD";

Google Drive: in the top right corner you will see a small download icon (down arrow), click it and the download should start;

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Author: StefanJ2
Last updated: 24 October 2025
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Category: Default
Compatibility: Java Bedrock

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  1. a

    skeleton texture is bugged. i can only see their heads. is there any way to fix this because this texture pack is great but i cant play with it on my survival worlds?

    1. Ghost

      I’m having the same problem! my friend’s texture is fine but the skeletons are bugged because all I see is the head and the bow it holds onto when I use it. Im glad I’m not alone but also sad someone else has this bug!

  2. Mats van Bork

    can this be in bedrock edition?

  3. Ylfa

    can this work with fabric with sodium installed?

  4. Ghost

    i had a question how do i fix a skeleton texture bug? i used optifine and this texture pack back in 1.17 and everything worked fine but since 1.18 the skeleton texture won’t work. I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it but it didn’t fix the problem. the optifine is updated too, the weird thing is for me I gave the same file to a friend and it works just fine, hope you could help because its hard to fight a skeleton that’s almost invisible ( I mean this in the fact of you can see the bow and maybe the head.

  5. Skye Mullaley

    Is there a pack for just the items so I could use a different texture pack for the world? And sorry if this is an uninformed question I’m kinda new to playing Minecraft with textures

    1. phoonfrag

      If you really want to, you can go in to the resource pack file and take out the item files, then replace them in the texture pack youd prefer

  6. Woven

    I wanna download this pack, it looks amazing, but I’m just confused about the connecting textures. Will textures always connect to another block when you place them, or is there a way to place them without them connecting without using slabs?

    1. Admin

      They will be if you have optifine installed. This is a feature of optifine.

  7. AggeKing110

    i cant use the “combined blocks” or the “name to get the tools” in bedrock edition

    1. Xiaro

      It’s probably to late to answer but It’s for java

  8. Marco

    Hi, for some reason can’t my PC handle the connected textures. When I turn them on, most of the Blocks won’t get load and so do I have lots of Chunk errors. Without connected textures it works (mostly) fine. I have a NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 graphic card (which isn’t that bad and I gave Minecraft 5GB of RAM. I also installed “immersive portals” and my render distance is 15 chunks.

  9. Astralux

    Could you add something like amethyst armour as a custom armour set I think that would look amazing

  10. Smithy

    Can you make this work for Item Holders

  11. Amalphia

    Hi! The textures are not blending for me on 1.17.1, and I have OptiFine loaded for the same version. Help?

  12. Rando Younger Sibling

    Is it possible to change what you name it to change the texture? I play on a realms with my siblings and I want to name my elytra something somewhat normal to avoid being judged by them.

    1. LaLaPerish

      Will bedrock get the biome color leaves like java?

  13. zoe

    it won’t work for 1.17 for me. help!

  14. DUCC

    i used this before but downloaded again for 1.17 and the leaves for trees when theyre different colors (yellow, orange, red, etc) theres a wave of color changement in the trees like something is wrong

  15. Rasan_n

    BetterVanillaBuilding Armor and tools list
    Creator of this list: Rasan_n
    There might be some mistakes n_n

    ELYTRA’S Example: Angel Elytra
    ———
    Angel
    Fly
    Ladybug
    Bee
    Dark
    Glass
    Phantom
    Ender
    Void
    Soulfire
    Fire
    ————
    ————
    DIA AND NETH ARMOR AND TOOLS Example: Emerald Sword
    ————
    Emerald:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Honey:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Energy:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Bow
    Crossbow
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Glass:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Angel and Rename helmet to Halo:
    Sword
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Bow
    Crossbow
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————-
    Candy tools, Santa armor, Elf armor :
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Shears
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    ————-
    Nova:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Bow
    Crossbow
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————-
    Ender:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Bow
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Shroom:
    Sword
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Kyanite:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Space:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ———–
    Snow:
    Sword
    Spear
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Bow
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Crimson:
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Cactus:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Spear
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Scuba:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Fire:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Bow
    Crossbow
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————–
    Cobalt:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Spear
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Bow
    Crossbow
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————-
    Ruby:
    Sword
    Cleaver
    Spear
    Pickaxe
    Axe
    Battleaxe
    Shovel
    Hoe
    Bow
    Crossbow
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Invisible:
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Green:
    Helmet
    Chestplate
    Leggings
    Boots
    ————
    Elven:
    Bow
    Crossbow
    ————
    Netherite and Diamond: Example: DIA sword turns into a spear When renamed to: Diamond Spear
    Spear
    Cleaver
    Battleaxe
    ————

    (MASK) DIA OR NETH HELMET
    —————————
    Example: Moobloom Mask
    ——–
    Iceologer
    Glowsquid
    Stefan
    Pumpkin

  16. Kat

    I love this texture!! But the only problem is when I try to download the bedrock edition, it downloads a .Zip file. But other then that this is a really good texture!

    1. Anicolye

      How do you use the bedrock version of the download? did you get it to work for bedrock?

  17. Jack Starthum

    Is there a way to edit the textures? I tried changing netherite armor textures to match the weapons but whenever I put it in the resource pack folder it doesn’t show up on Minecraft.

  18. help

    why dont i have the connected blocks? i downloaded the 1.17 one but it didnt work. can someone help me?

    1. Admin

      We have said several times that you need an optifine for this feature. There is a lot of information on this page, but be sure to read the How to Install and Important sections. Sometimes the comments section can also help, as we always try to answer people’s questions.

  19. Why

    I feel pretty stupid for asking this but no idea how to get to 1.12.2 I know I can put in 1.12 but I want to use 1.12.2 just in case I miss anything. I want to have everything matching in my different add-ons list.

    1. Admin

      You can always donwload the 1.17.x version of the pack. It will work just fine on minecraft 1.12.2 and will contain all up-to-date textures. It will say “made for a newer version”, but you can simply ignore this message and install it like any other pack.

  20. Tivon

    is there a way to get the connected path textures on bedrock?

  21. Miukuku

    THIS IS THE BEST TEXTURE

  22. apisit thongtan

    that pig bugs

  23. The_Softie

    How do I get the moobloom variants?? I’m desperate I voted for them when minecraft asked but dream made the glowsquids win. I was really looking forward to that but now I can’t figure it out.

    1. StefanJ2

      They show up in flower forest biomes!

  24. pope

    you guys used sildurs shaders in the photos im having a weird issue with the trees leaves wiggling and there being a brownish leaf block stationary in the same place. so its causing this waving of brown and green in the trees and i really dislike that. is there some way to make them compatible because the trees in the showcase look normal. thank you