Included mods

Here you can find the mod comparison table between the currently supported Minecraft versions (may not be accurate for alphas and betas). Some mods have been obsoleted or superseded by better alternatives in the newer versions.

The selected mods are inspired, but not limited by the list of OptiFine alternatives.

Smooth

Name
Author
Type
1.16.5
1.17.1
1.18.2
1.19.2
1.20.1
1.21.1
1.21.4
1.21.5
1.21.8
Description

AsyncParticles

Harvey_Husky

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Optimizes and culls particles

BadOptimizations

thosea

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Optimizes internal vanilla mechanics

Better Biome Blend

FionaTheMortal

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improves biome blending performance

Better Biome Reblend

Untitled Mod Group

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improves biome blending performance

C2ME (Fabric)

ishland

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improves chunk generation performance

Cull Leaves

Motschen

Both

✅

✅

Stops rendering hidden block faces of leaves

Dynamic FPS

juliand665

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Reduces CPU usage when Minecraft is unfocused

Enhanced Block Entities

FoundationGames

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Speeds up rendering of chests, signs, beds, etc.

Entity Culling

tr7zw

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Skips rendering of hidden entities

Fast IP Ping

fallen-breath

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Speeds up server list pinging

FastQuit

contaria

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Instantly exits singleplayer worlds

FerriteCore

malte0811

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Reduces RAM usage

GPUBooster

Mr.Toad

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Fixes VRAM leaks

Hydrogen

CaffeineMC

Both

✅

✅

Reduces RAM usage

ImmediatelyFast

RaphiMC

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Optimizes rendering and GUI performance

Krypton

astei

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Optimizes networking stack

Language Reload

Jerozgen

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Enables instant language switching and search

LazyDFU

astei

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Speeds up initial game startup

Lithium

CaffeineMC

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improves server-side performance and physics

MemoryLeakFix

FX

Both

✅

✅

Fixes memory leaks in the game

ModernFix

embeddedt

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Reduces memory usage, fixes some performance issues

MoreCulling

FX

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Stops rendering hidden block faces

Noisium

Steveplays

Server

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improves world generation performance

Noxesium

Aeltumn

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improves performance on big multiplayer servers such as MCC Island

Particle Core

fzzyhmstrs

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Optimizes and culls particles

Phosphor

CaffeineMC

Both

✅

Rewrites light engine for better performance

Remove Reloading Screen

dimadencep

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Loads resource packs in background

ScalableLux

ishland

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

Rewrites light engine for better performance

Server Pinger Fixer

JustAlittleWolf

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Fixes multiplayer ping delay

ServerCore

Wesley1808

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improves server performance

Sodium

CaffeineMC

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improves frame rate and rendering efficiency

Starlight

spottedleaf

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

Rewrites light engine for better performance

Very Many Players (Fabric)

ishland

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Optimizes servers for high player count

Cosmetic

Name
Author
Type
1.16.5
1.17.1
1.18.2
1.19.2
1.20.1
1.21.1
1.21.4
1.21.5
1.21.7
Description

AdvancementInfo

Giselbaer

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

UI for advancements: search, requirements, size

Animatica

FoundationGames

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Animated texture support

BetterGrassify

UltimatChamp

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

OptiFine-style grass & snow

Better Mount HUD

Lortseam

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improved mount HUD with food & jump bar

Better Ping Display [Fabric]

vladmarica

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Adds a configurable numerical ping display to the player list

Cape Provider

litetex

Client

✅

✅

✅

OptiFine and other capes support

Capes

caelthecolher

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

OptiFine and other capes support

CIT Resewn

shsupercm

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Custom item textures (CIT) support

Continuity

PepperCode1

Client

✅*

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Connected textures support

Custom Entity Models**

dorianpb

Client

✅

✅

Custom entity models (CEM) support

Custom GUI

omoflop

Client

✅

✅

Custom GUI rendering from resource packs support

Entity Model Features

Traben

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Custom entity models (CEM) support

Entity Texture Features

Traben

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Random/emissive mob textures support

Nuit

AMereBagatelle

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Custom skybox pack support

Nuit Interop

FlashyReese

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

OptiFine skybox pack support

Fabrishot

ramidzkh

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

High-res screenshots with F9

Iris Shaders

coderbot

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Shader support (compatible with OptiFine shaders)

Item Model Fix

PepperCode1

Client

✅

✅

Fixes model gaps in blocks/items

LambdaBetterGrass

LambdAurora

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

Better grass and snow rendering

LambDynamicLights

LambdAurora

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Real-time lighting from held/placed sources

Model Gap Fix

MehVahdJukaar

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Fixes model gaps in blocks/items

Numeral Ping

TheKodeToad

Client

✅

Adds a configurable numerical ping display to the player list

Paginated Advancements

DaFuqs

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

Larger, paginated advancement screen

Polytone

MehVahdJukaar

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

OptiFine-style colors and pack features support

Puzzle

Motschen

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Custom splash screen through RPs support

Optiboxes

Legacy Visuals Project

Client

✅

✅

OptiFine/custom skybox pack support

OptiGUI

opekope2

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Custom GUI rendering from resource packs support

Reese's Sodium Options

FlashyReese

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Improved layout for Sodium settings

Sodium Extra

FlashyReese

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Extra visual options for Sodium

Sodium Shadowy Path Blocks

Rynnavinx

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Fixes shadowy path rendering

*1.16.5 uses Continuity Unofficial Port 1.16.

**Modrinth link does not exist for these MC versions.

Functional

Name
Author
Type
1.16.5
1.17.1
1.18.2
1.19.2
1.20.1
1.21.1
1.21.4
1.21.5
1.21.7
Description

'Slight' Gui Modifications

isxander

Client

✅

✅

NO version on title screen

Blanket

KosmX

Client

✅

✅

✅

Fixes some bugs

Borderless Mining

comp500

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Allows full screen while using other windows

Clean F3

tyrannus

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Cleans and simplifies F3 debug screen

Cubes Without Borders

Kir_Antipov

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

Allows full screen while using other windows

Debugify

isxander

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Fixes Mojang bugs, disables telemetry

Longer Chat History

Bruv Network

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Expands chat history limit to over 65000

Main Menu Credits

isxander

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

NO version on title screen

MidnightControls

Motschen

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Controller & touchscreen support

MixinTrace

comp500

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Helps find cause of crashes

Mod Menu

Terraformers

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Mod list with descriptions

More Chat History

JackFred

Client

✅

✅

✅

Expands chat history limit to 16384

No Chat Reports

Aizistral

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Chat indicator and protection

No Resource Pack Warnings

Space Walker

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Disables warning screen when applying RPs

Ok Zoomer

Ennui

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Scrollable and customizable zoom

Resourcify

DeDiamondPro

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

RP, DP, Map and shader in-game browser

StackDeobfuscator

booky10

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Deobfuscates stack traces for debugging

YOSBR

shedaniel

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Keeps settings after modpack updates

Zoomify

isxander

Client

✅

✅

Scrollable and customizable zoom

Libraries

Mods that make other mods work. Hidden from in-game mod menu, but should not be removed.

Name
Author
Type
1.16.5
1.17.1
1.18.2
1.19.2
1.20.1
1.21.1
1.21.4
1.21.5
1.21.7
Description

Architectury API

shedaniel

Both

✅

✅

Makes some mods work

Cloth API*

shedaniel

Both

✅

Makes some mods work

Cloth Config API

shedaniel

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Makes many mods' config work

Fabric API

modmuss50

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Makes most mods work

Fabric Language Kotlin

modmuss50

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Makes some mods work

Forge Config API Port

Fuzs

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

Makes RRLS' config work

Fzzy Config

fzzyhmstrs

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Makes Particle Core’s config work

Indium

comp500

Client

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Adds support for the Rendering API (more parity mods)

MidnightLib

Motschen

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Makes some mods work

Text Placeholder API

Patbox

both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Required by Mod Menu

YetAnotherConfigLib

isxander

Both

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Makes some mods' config work

*Modrinth link does not exist.

Alternative mods

Mods that are usually not included in the latest modpack (may be on alpha or beta versions), but can be used as a replacement for some included ones, if these do not satisfy your needs.

Name
Author
Alternative for
Description

Better Beds

Motschen

Enhanced Block Entities

Makes only the beds render faster

Cape Provider

litetex

Capes

OptiFine and other capes support

Custom Entity Models

dorianpb

Entity Model Features

A slightly less compatible custom entity models mod

Cull Less Leaves

isxander

MoreCulling

Makes only the leaves cull faster

Item Model Fix

PepperCode1

Model Gap Fix

Uses a different, potentially more intensive method for fixing models

MoreMcmeta

soir20

Animatica

Adds OptiFine's animated textures support

More Chat History

JackFred

Longer Chat History

Expands chat history limit to 16384

Numeral Ping

TheKodeToad

Better Ping Display [Fabric]

Adds a configurable numerical ping display to the player list

Optiboxes

Legacy Visuals Project

Nuit/Nuit Interop

OptiFine/custom skybox pack support

PreviousGoals and principles

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