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    # The list is moving out!

    If you share this list, please use this link instead: https://lambdaurora.dev/optifine_alternatives
    **If you share this list, please use this link instead: https://lambdaurora.dev/optifine_alternatives**

    It may still be only a redirection link, but it will have a better web display of the list soon. And the list being on GitHub/GitHub pages improves load times.

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    # Alternatives

    - [Chime] - CIT replacement with a custom format. Allows for extensive item model variation based on different predicates.
    - Available for: 1.16 (1.17 from source, does not support armor override in 1.17)
    - [CIT Resewn] - CIT support mod. Uses the old MCPatcher/OptiFine format.
    - Available for: 1.17
    - [Colormatic][colormatic] - Custom colors.
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - May [require the Fabric Renderer API][requires the Fabric Renderer API] in newer versions.
    - [Connected Block Textures (CBT)][cbt] - CTM
    - To fix glass panes bottom/top go [here][cbt_glass_panes].
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Continuity] - CTM, supports more features than Connected Block Textures.
    - Available for: 1.17 -> 1.18
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API]
    - [LambDynamicLights][ldl] - Dynamic lighting.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.18
    - [LambdaBetterGrass] - Better grass and better snow.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.18
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Raised Clouds] & [Soaring Clouds] - Configurable cloud height.
    - [Varied Mob Textures][vmt] - Random entity textures (uses own format, not currently compatible with OptiFine format).
    - [FabricSkyboxes][fsb] - Custom skybox (not currently compatible with OF format).
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [CullLeaves] - Adds culling to leaf blocks, similar to OptiFine's "Smart Leaves" option.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Fabrishot] - Takes higher resolution screenshots.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Custom Splash Screen] - Change the resource loading screen with custom colors/logo/progress bar.
    - [Dark Loading Screen][dls] - Change the resource loading screen to be darker by default but support custom colors like OptiFine does.
    - [Splash] - Change the resource loading screen to be darker by default but support custom colors like OptiFine does.
    - [Transparent] - Allows transparent textures useful for custom paintings and other stuff.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.16
    - [Clear Skies] - Removes the banding at the horizon of Vanilla Minecraft.
    - Available for: 1.17
    - [ResolutionControl+] - Self-describing.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [MoreMcmeta] - Allows to animate almost any texture.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Animatica] - Allows to animate almost any texture using OptiFine/MCPatcher format.
    - Available for: 1.17

    [Chime]: https://modrinth.com/mod/chime "Chime Modrinth page"
    [CIT Resewn]: https://modrinth.com/mod/cit-resewn "CIT Resewn Modrinth page"
    [colormatic]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/colormatic "Colormatic CurseForge page"
    [cbt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/connected-block-textures "Connected Block Textures CurseForge page"
    [cbt_glass_panes]: https://github.com/Nuclearfarts/connected-block-textures/issues/1 "Connected Block Textures Glass Panes fix resource pack"
    [continuity]: https://modrinth.com/mod/continuity "Continuity Modrinth page"
    [ldl]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lambdynamiclights "LambDynamicLights Modrinth page"
    [LambdaBetterGrass]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lambdabettergrass "LambdaBetterGrass Modrinth page"
    [Raised Clouds]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/raised-clouds "Raised Clouds CurseForge page"
    [Soaring Clouds]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/soaring-clouds "Soaring Clouds CurseForge page"
    [vmt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/varied-mob-textures "Varied Mob Textures CurseForge page"
    [fsb]: https://modrinth.com/mod/fabricskyboxes "FabricSkyboxes Modrinth page"
    [CullLeaves]: https://modrinth.com/mod/cull-leaves "CullLeaves Modrinth page"
    [Fabrishot]: https://modrinth.com/mod/fabrishot "Fabrishot Modrinth page"
    [Custom Splash Screen]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/custom-splash-screen "Custom Splash Screen"
    [dls]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dark-loading-screen "Dark Loading Screen CurseForge page"
    [Splash]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/splash "Splash CurseForge page"
    [Transparent]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/transparent "Transparent CurseForge page"
    [Clear Skies]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-skies "Clear Skies CurseForge page"
    [ResolutionControl+]: https://modrinth.com/mod/resolution-control-plus "ResolutionControl+ Modrinth page"
    [MoreMcmeta]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/moremcmeta-fabric "MoreMcmeta CurseForge page"
    [Animatica]: https://modrinth.com/mod/animatica "Animatica Modrinth page"

    ## Performance

    ### Client

    - [Sodium] - performance improvements [(even better than OptiFine)](https://youtu.be/0fAB6pJK6U4) but no "fancy" options (if you want "fancy" options look for Canvas Renderer)
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17, (1.18 experimental)
    - For Fabric Renderer API, [look here](#compatibility).
    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas] - shaders and performance improvements
    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 -> 1.18 (active)
    - [Cull Particles] - unneeded if Sodium is installed.
    - [Dynamic FPS] - Reduces renders when unfocused to decrease CPU/GPU usage.

    <!-- If you're asking why is Sodium a CurseForge link instead of a Modrinth link,
    it's because CurseForge actually has a reward system for modders, and Jellysquid expressed
    that to keep a high development pace money would be needed, so hope that helps her. -->
    [Sodium]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium "Sodium CurseForge page"
    [canvas]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/canvas-renderer "Canvas CurseForge page"
    [Cull Particles]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cull-particles-fabric "Cull Particles CurseForge page"
    [Dynamic FPS]: https://modrinth.com/mod/dynamic-fps "Dynamic FPS Modrinth page"

    ### General

    - [Lithium] - server optimizations (useful in singleplayer).
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - [Phosphor] - lighting engine performance improvements (incompatible with [Starlight]).
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17. 1.18 is work in progress.
    - [Starlight] - rewrite of the lighting engine (incompatible with [Phosphor]), has a custom format for lighting.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Lithium]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lithium "Lithium CurseForge page"
    [Phosphor]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/phosphor "Phosphor Modrinth page"
    [Starlight]: https://github.com/Spottedleaf/Starlight "Starlight GitHub page"

    ## Fog

    - [ClearView](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clearview)
    - [NoFog](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/nofog)
    - [CustomFog](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/custom-fog)

    ## Shaders

    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas] - A new rendering engine. Incompatible with Sodium.
    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 (active)
    - [Iris] - A new shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing ShadersMod/Optifine shaders.
    Compatible with a custom modified version of Sodium.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.18

    [Iris]: https://modrinth.com/mod/iris "Iris Modrinth Page"

    ## Zoom

    - [Ok Zoomer](https://modrinth.com/mod/ok-zoomer)
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - [Logical Zoom](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/logical-zoom)
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.18

    # Extras

    The mods listed below are not part of the OptiFine alternatives directly but those are still nice to have.

    - [Hydrogen] - Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Krypton] - A mod to optimize the Minecraft networking stack
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.18
    - [LazyDFU] - Makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy". DataFixerUpper (or DFU for short) is the system used by Minecraft to convert old worlds to the current version you're running, in Vanilla it's initialized at startup and is slow (and eats a lot of resources). This mod delays the initialization of DFU by initializing only when needed, if you're playing only on multiplayer it'll never get initialized for example.
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.18
    - [DashLoader] - Attempts to improve loading times by caching the game's content. May be incompatible with some of the mods in this list.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Overworld Two] provides an alternative optimized world generator for overworld and nether. Much faster than Vanilla but isn't identical to Vanilla.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Sodium Extra] - Adds features that should not be in Sodium.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Hydrogen]: https://modrinth.com/mod/hydrogen "Hydrogen Modrinth page"
    [Krypton]: https://modrinth.com/mod/krypton "Krypton Modrinth page"
    [LazyDFU]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lazydfu "LazyDFU Modrinth page"
    [DashLoader]: https://modrinth.com/mod/dashloader "DashLoader Modrinth page"
    [Overworld Two]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/overworld-two "Overworld Two Curseforge Page"
    [Sodium Extra]: https://modrinth.com/mod/sodium-extra "Sodium Extra Modrinth page"

    ### No Dynamic FOV

    **As of 1.16.2 and above, this is now a vanilla feature under the accessibility settings. If you are playing in 1.16.2 or above, the mods for this feature are irrelevant.**

    Those are client-only mod that prevents Minecraft from changing the FOV in all situations.

    - [motioNO] - disables dynamic FOV.
    - [FovLock] - adds dynamic FOV lock button.

    [motioNO]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/motiono "MotioNo CurseForge page"
    [FovLock]: https://github.com/ChloeDawn/FovLock "FovLock GitHub page"

    # Missing

    - custom entity models (might come in Vanilla 1.18)
    - Fishingline and Lead: Custom widths and textures.

    # Compatibility

    Sodium and Canvas Renderer are incompatible.

    Some mods require the Fabric Renderer API to work, Canvas supports it, but Sodium will not support it by default, [Indium] is required to support it.

    - [Indium] - Adds support of the Fabric Renderer API to [Sodium].
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Requires the Fabric Renderer API]: #compatibility

    # Need help?

    If you need help about Sodium, Lithium, Phosphor (any of CaffeineMC's mod to be short), [please check out CaffeineMC's discord server](https://jellysquid.me/discord).

    If you need help related to LambDynamicLights, LambdaBetterGrass, or if you don't want to post in the comments a suggestion you can check out [my own discord server](https://discord.lambdaurora.dev)
    [**\[Read More at https://lambdaurora.dev/optifine_alternatives\]**](https://lambdaurora.dev/optifine_alternatives)

    # Other lists

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    # The list is moving out!

    If you share this list, please use this link instead: https://lambdaurora.dev/optifine_alternatives

    It may still be only a redirection link, but it will have a better web display of the list soon. And the list being on GitHub/GitHub pages improves load times.

    The gist version of this list will stop being updated.

    # Why?

    OptiFine was originally a great mod offering many quality of life improvements for player in the beginning. However, over the years, its benefits have dwindled and has caused many issues for modders. This is due to Minecraft's codebase improving over the years and OptiFine's aggressiveness towards replacing entire swaths of code while being closed source making it very difficult to figure out why OptiFine has broken another modder's mod.
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    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Continuity] - CTM, supports more features than Connected Block Textures.
    - Available for: 1.17
    - Available for: 1.17 -> 1.18
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API]
    - [LambDynamicLights][ldl] - Dynamic lighting.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.18
    - [LambdaBetterGrass] - Better grass and better snow.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.18
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Raised Clouds] & [Soaring Clouds] - Configurable cloud height.
    - [Varied Mob Textures][vmt] - Random entity textures (uses own format, not currently compatible with OptiFine format).
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    ### Client

    - [Sodium] - performance improvements [(even better than OptiFine)](https://youtu.be/0fAB6pJK6U4) but no "fancy" options (if you want "fancy" options look for Canvas Renderer)
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17, (1.18 experimental)
    - For Fabric Renderer API, [look here](#compatibility).
    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas] - shaders and performance improvements
    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 (active)
    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 -> 1.18 (active)
    - [Cull Particles] - unneeded if Sodium is installed.
    - [Dynamic FPS] - Reduces renders when unfocused to decrease CPU/GPU usage.

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    - [Lithium] - server optimizations (useful in singleplayer).
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - [Phosphor] - lighting engine performance improvements (incompatible with [Starlight]).
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17. 1.18 is work in progress.
    - [Starlight] - rewrite of the lighting engine (incompatible with [Phosphor]), has a custom format for lighting.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

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    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 (active)
    - [Iris] - A new shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing ShadersMod/Optifine shaders.
    Compatible with a custom modified version of Sodium.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.18

    [Iris]: https://modrinth.com/mod/iris "Iris Modrinth Page"

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    - [Ok Zoomer](https://modrinth.com/mod/ok-zoomer)
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - [Logical Zoom](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/logical-zoom)
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.18

    # Extras

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    - [Hydrogen] - Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Krypton] - A mod to optimize the Minecraft networking stack
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.18
    - [LazyDFU] - Makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy". DataFixerUpper (or DFU for short) is the system used by Minecraft to convert old worlds to the current version you're running, in Vanilla it's initialized at startup and is slow (and eats a lot of resources). This mod delays the initialization of DFU by initializing only when needed, if you're playing only on multiplayer it'll never get initialized for example.
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.18
    - [DashLoader] - Attempts to improve loading times by caching the game's content. May be incompatible with some of the mods in this list.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Overworld Two] provides an alternative optimized world generator for overworld and nether. Much faster than Vanilla but isn't identical to Vanilla.
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    - [Cull Particles] - unneeded if Sodium is installed.
    - [Dynamic FPS] - Reduces renders when unfocused to decrease CPU/GPU usage.

    [Sodium]: https://modrinth.com/mod/sodium "Sodium Modrinth page"
    <!-- If you're asking why is Sodium a CurseForge link instead of a Modrinth link,
    it's because CurseForge actually has a reward system for modders, and Jellysquid expressed
    that to keep a high development pace money would be needed, so hope that helps her. -->
    [Sodium]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium "Sodium CurseForge page"
    [canvas]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/canvas-renderer "Canvas CurseForge page"
    [Cull Particles]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cull-particles-fabric "Cull Particles CurseForge page"
    [Dynamic FPS]: https://modrinth.com/mod/dynamic-fps "Dynamic FPS Modrinth page"
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    - [Starlight] - rewrite of the lighting engine (incompatible with [Phosphor]), has a custom format for lighting.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Lithium]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lithium "Lithium Modrinth page"
    [Phosphor]: https://modrinth.com/mod/phosphor "Phosphor Modrinth page"
    [Lithium]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lithium "Lithium CurseForge page"
    [Phosphor]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/phosphor "Phosphor Modrinth page"
    [Starlight]: https://github.com/Spottedleaf/Starlight "Starlight GitHub page"

    ## Fog
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    - [Dark Loading Screen][dls] - Change the resource loading screen to be darker by default but support custom colors like OptiFine does.
    - [Splash] - Change the resource loading screen to be darker by default but support custom colors like OptiFine does.
    - [Transparent] - Allows transparent textures useful for custom paintings and other stuff.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.16
    - [Clear Skies] - Removes the banding at the horizon of Vanilla Minecraft.
    - Available for: 1.17
    - [ResolutionControl+] - Self-describing.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [MoreMcmeta] - Allows to animate almost any texture.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Animatica] - Allows to animate almost any texture using OptiFine/MCPatcher format.
    - Available for: 1.17

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    [Phosphor]: https://modrinth.com/mod/phosphor "Phosphor Modrinth page"
    [Starlight]: https://github.com/Spottedleaf/Starlight "Starlight GitHub page"

    ## No Dynamic FOV

    **As of 1.16.2 and above, this is now a vanilla feature under the accessibility settings. If you are playing in 1.16.2 or above, the mods for this feature are irrelevant.**

    Those are client-only mod that prevents Minecraft from changing the FOV in all situations.

    - [motioNO] - disables dynamic FOV.
    - [FovLock] - adds dynamic FOV lock button.

    [motioNO]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/motiono "MotioNo CurseForge page"
    [FovLock]: https://github.com/ChloeDawn/FovLock "FovLock GitHub page"

    ## Fog

    - [ClearView](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clearview)
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    [Overworld Two]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/overworld-two "Overworld Two Curseforge Page"
    [Sodium Extra]: https://modrinth.com/mod/sodium-extra "Sodium Extra Modrinth page"

    ### No Dynamic FOV

    **As of 1.16.2 and above, this is now a vanilla feature under the accessibility settings. If you are playing in 1.16.2 or above, the mods for this feature are irrelevant.**

    Those are client-only mod that prevents Minecraft from changing the FOV in all situations.

    - [motioNO] - disables dynamic FOV.
    - [FovLock] - adds dynamic FOV lock button.

    [motioNO]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/motiono "MotioNo CurseForge page"
    [FovLock]: https://github.com/ChloeDawn/FovLock "FovLock GitHub page"

    # Missing

    - custom entity models (might come in Vanilla 1.18)
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    - Available for: 1.16
    - [MoreMcmeta] - Allows to animate almost any texture.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Animatica] - Allows to animate almost any texture using OptiFine/MCPatcher format.
    - Available for: 1.17

    [Chime]: https://modrinth.com/mod/chime "Chime Modrinth page"
    [CIT Resewn]: https://modrinth.com/mod/cit-resewn "CIT Resewn Modrinth page"
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    [Clear Skies]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-skies "Clear Skies CurseForge page"
    [ResolutionControl+]: https://modrinth.com/mod/resolution-control-plus "ResolutionControl+ Modrinth page"
    [MoreMcmeta]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/moremcmeta-fabric "MoreMcmeta CurseForge page"
    [Animatica]: https://modrinth.com/mod/animatica "Animatica Modrinth page"

    ## Performance

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    # Missing

    - overlay textures
    - custom entity models (might come in Vanilla 1.18)
    - Fishingline and Lead: Custom widths and textures.

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    If you need help about Sodium, Lithium, Phosphor (any of CaffeineMC's mod to be short), [please check out CaffeineMC's discord server](https://jellysquid.me/discord).

    If you need help related to LambDynamicLights, LambdaBetterGrass, or if you don't want to post in the comments a suggestion you can check out [my own discord server](https://discord.gg/abEbzzv)
    If you need help related to LambDynamicLights, LambdaBetterGrass, or if you don't want to post in the comments a suggestion you can check out [my own discord server](https://discord.lambdaurora.dev)

    # Other lists

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    [optifabric_issue]: https://github.com/modmuss50/OptiFabric/issues/242

    # This list

    This list will list recommended OptiFine alternatives by me (LambdAurora), so it has some requirements for mods to be listed here:
    - They must be publicly available, if it's only accessible through Discord they are not eligible.
    - Mods must respect the Minecraft's EULA.
    - Mods must not refer to a cheat client.
    - Mods that change gameplay in a way (e.g. zoom) that have a way for servers to disable them will be favored.

    This list now has a fancy URL: https://lambdaurora.dev/optifine_alternatives

    # Alternatives

    - [Connected Block Textures (CBT)][cbt] - CTM
    - To fix glass panes bottom/top go [here][cbt_glass_panes].
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is compile only from a [fork](https://github.com/HyperCubeMC/connected-block-textures).
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Chime] - CIT replacement with a custom format. Allows for extensive item model variation based on different predicates.
    - Available for: 1.16 (1.17 from source, does not support armor override in 1.17)
    - [CIT Resewn] - CIT support mod. Uses the old MCPatcher/OptiFine format.
    - Available for: 1.17
    - [Colormatic][colormatic] - Custom colors.
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - May [require the Fabric Renderer API][requires the Fabric Renderer API] in newer versions.
    - [Connected Block Textures (CBT)][cbt] - CTM
    - To fix glass panes bottom/top go [here][cbt_glass_panes].
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Continuity] - CTM, supports more features than Connected Block Textures.
    - Available for: 1.17
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API]
    - [LambDynamicLights][ldl] - Dynamic lighting.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - [LambdaBetterGrass] - Better grass and better snow.
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    - [MoreMcmeta] - Allows to animate almost any texture.
    - Available for: 1.16

    [cbt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/connected-block-textures "Connected Block Textures CurseForge page"
    [cbt_glass_panes]: https://github.com/Nuclearfarts/connected-block-textures/issues/1 "Connected Block Textures Glass Panes fix resource pack"
    [Chime]: https://modrinth.com/mod/chime "Chime Modrinth page"
    [CIT Resewn]: https://modrinth.com/mod/cit-resewn "CIT Resewn Modrinth page"
    [colormatic]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/colormatic "Colormatic CurseForge page"
    [cbt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/connected-block-textures "Connected Block Textures CurseForge page"
    [cbt_glass_panes]: https://github.com/Nuclearfarts/connected-block-textures/issues/1 "Connected Block Textures Glass Panes fix resource pack"
    [continuity]: https://modrinth.com/mod/continuity "Continuity Modrinth page"
    [ldl]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lambdynamiclights "LambDynamicLights Modrinth page"
    [LambdaBetterGrass]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lambdabettergrass "LambdaBetterGrass Modrinth page"
    [Raised Clouds]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/raised-clouds "Raised Clouds CurseForge page"
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    - [Useful Fabric server-side mods](https://github.com/comp500/fabric-serverside-mods/blob/main/README.md)
    - [The future of Optifabric and Recommended alternatives](https://gist.github.com/modmuss50/deff1658c4550ca8b16cb5d40ceaa468)
    - [Calloatti's list](https://gist.github.com/calloatti/6220c04e136d329298fd35066dfcc9b0)

    [Indium]: https://modrinth.com/mod/indium "Indium Modrinth's Page"
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    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - [Phosphor] - lighting engine performance improvements (incompatible with [Starlight]).
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.
    - [Starlight] - rewrite of the lighting engine (incompatible with [Phosphor]), has a custom format for lighting, currently in Beta.
    - [Starlight] - rewrite of the lighting engine (incompatible with [Phosphor]), has a custom format for lighting.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Lithium]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lithium "Lithium Modrinth page"
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    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is compile only from a [fork](https://github.com/HyperCubeMC/connected-block-textures).
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Chime] - CIT replacement with a custom format. Allows for extensive item model variation based on different predicates.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - Available for: 1.16 (1.17 from source, does not support armor override in 1.17)
    - [CIT Resewn] - CIT support mod. Uses the old MCPatcher/OptiFine format.
    - Available for: 1.17
    - [Colormatic][colormatic] - Custom colors.
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - [LambDynamicLights][ldl] - Dynamic lighting.
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    [cbt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/connected-block-textures "Connected Block Textures CurseForge page"
    [cbt_glass_panes]: https://github.com/Nuclearfarts/connected-block-textures/issues/1 "Connected Block Textures Glass Panes fix resource pack"
    [Chime]: https://modrinth.com/mod/chime "Chime Modrinth page"
    [CIT Resewn]: https://modrinth.com/mod/cit-resewn "CIT Resewn Modrinth page"
    [colormatic]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/colormatic "Colormatic CurseForge page"
    [ldl]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lambdynamiclights "LambDynamicLights Modrinth page"
    [LambdaBetterGrass]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lambdabettergrass "LambdaBetterGrass Modrinth page"
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    - [Chime] - CIT replacement with a custom format. Allows for extensive item model variation based on different predicates.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Colormatic][colormatic] - Custom colors.
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.16
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - [LambDynamicLights][ldl] - Dynamic lighting.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - [LambdaBetterGrass] - Better grass and better snow.
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    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 (active)
    - [Iris] - A new shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing ShadersMod/Optifine shaders.
    Compatible with a custom modified version of Sodium.
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Iris]: https://modrinth.com/mod/iris "Iris Modrinth Page"

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    - Available for: 1.17
    - [ResolutionControl+] - Self-describing.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [MoreMcmeta] - Allows to animate almost any texture.
    - Available for: 1.16

    [cbt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/connected-block-textures "Connected Block Textures CurseForge page"
    [cbt_glass_panes]: https://github.com/Nuclearfarts/connected-block-textures/issues/1 "Connected Block Textures Glass Panes fix resource pack"
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    [Transparent]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/transparent "Transparent CurseForge page"
    [Clear Skies]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-skies "Clear Skies CurseForge page"
    [ResolutionControl+]: https://modrinth.com/mod/resolution-control-plus "ResolutionControl+ Modrinth page"
    [MoreMcmeta]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/moremcmeta-fabric "MoreMcmeta CurseForge page"

    ## Performance

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    - [Transparent] - Allows transparent textures useful for custom paintings and other stuff.
    - [Clear Skies] - Removes the banding at the horizon of Vanilla Minecraft.
    - Available for: 1.17
    - [ResolutionControl+] - Self-describing.
    - Available for: 1.16

    [cbt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/connected-block-textures "Connected Block Textures CurseForge page"
    [cbt_glass_panes]: https://github.com/Nuclearfarts/connected-block-textures/issues/1 "Connected Block Textures Glass Panes fix resource pack"
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    [Splash]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/splash "Splash CurseForge page"
    [Transparent]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/transparent "Transparent CurseForge page"
    [Clear Skies]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-skies "Clear Skies CurseForge page"
    [ResolutionControl+]: https://modrinth.com/mod/resolution-control-plus "ResolutionControl+ Modrinth page"

    ## Performance

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    The mods listed below are not part of the OptiFine alternatives directly but those are still nice to have.

    - [Hydrogen] - Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios.
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Krypton] - A mod to optimize the Minecraft networking stack
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [LazyDFU] - Makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy". DataFixerUpper (or DFU for short) is the system used by Minecraft to convert old worlds to the current version you're running, in Vanilla it's initialized at startup and is slow (and eats a lot of resources). This mod delays the initialization of DFU by initializing only when needed, if you're playing only on multiplayer it'll never get initialized for example.
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    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Overworld Two] provides an alternative optimized world generator for overworld and nether. Much faster than Vanilla but isn't identical to Vanilla.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Sodium Extra] - Adds features that should not be in Sodium.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Hydrogen]: https://modrinth.com/mod/hydrogen "Hydrogen Modrinth page"
    [Krypton]: https://modrinth.com/mod/krypton "Krypton Modrinth page"
    [LazyDFU]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lazydfu "LazyDFU Modrinth page"
    [DashLoader]: https://modrinth.com/mod/dashloader "DashLoader Modrinth page"
    [Overworld Two]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/overworld-two "Overworld Two Curseforge Page"
    [Sodium Extra]: https://modrinth.com/mod/sodium-extra "Sodium Extra Modrinth page"

    # Missing

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    Some mods require the Fabric Renderer API to work, Canvas supports it, but Sodium will not support it by default, [Indium] is required to support it.

    - [Indium] - Adds supper for the Fabric Renderer API to [Sodium].
    - [Indium] - Adds support of the Fabric Renderer API to [Sodium].
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Requires the Fabric Renderer API]: #compatibility
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    - [Sodium] - performance improvements [(even better than OptiFine)](https://youtu.be/0fAB6pJK6U4) but no "fancy" options (if you want "fancy" options look for Canvas Renderer)
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - For Fabric Renderer API, [look here](#compatibility).
    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas] - shaders and performance improvements
    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 (active)
    - [Cull Particles] - unneeded if Sodium is installed.
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    Sodium and Canvas Renderer are incompatible.

    Some mods require the Fabric Renderer API to work, Canvas supports it, but Sodium will not support it by default, [Indium](https://github.com/comp500/Indium/) is required to support it.
    Some mods require the Fabric Renderer API to work, Canvas supports it, but Sodium will not support it by default, [Indium] is required to support it.

    - [Indium] - Adds supper for the Fabric Renderer API to [Sodium].
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Requires the Fabric Renderer API]: #compatibility

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    - [Useful Fabric server-side mods](https://github.com/comp500/fabric-serverside-mods/blob/main/README.md)
    - [The future of Optifabric and Recommended alternatives](https://gist.github.com/modmuss50/deff1658c4550ca8b16cb5d40ceaa468)
    - [Calloatti's list](https://gist.github.com/calloatti/6220c04e136d329298fd35066dfcc9b0)
    - [Calloatti's list](https://gist.github.com/calloatti/6220c04e136d329298fd35066dfcc9b0)

    [Indium]: https://modrinth.com/mod/indium "Indium Modrinth's Page"
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    ### Client

    - [Sodium] - performance improvements [(even better than OptiFine)](https://youtu.be/0fAB6pJK6U4) but no "fancy" options (if you want "fancy" options look for Canvas Renderer)
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas] - shaders and performance improvements
    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 (active)
    - [Cull Particles] - unneeded if Sodium is installed.
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    [Sodium]: https://modrinth.com/mod/sodium "Sodium Modrinth page"
    [canvas]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/canvas-renderer "Canvas CurseForge page"
    [Cull Particles]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cull-particles-fabric "Cull Particles CurseForge page"
    [Dynamic FPS]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dynamic-fps "Dynamic FPS CurseForge page"
    [Dynamic FPS]: https://modrinth.com/mod/dynamic-fps "Dynamic FPS Modrinth page"

    ### General

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    - [Dark Loading Screen][dls] - Change the resource loading screen to be darker by default but support custom colors like OptiFine does.
    - [Splash] - Change the resource loading screen to be darker by default but support custom colors like OptiFine does.
    - [Transparent] - Allows transparent textures useful for custom paintings and other stuff.
    - [Clear Skies] - Removes the banding at the horizon of Vanilla Minecraft.
    - Available for: 1.17

    [cbt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/connected-block-textures "Connected Block Textures CurseForge page"
    [cbt_glass_panes]: https://github.com/Nuclearfarts/connected-block-textures/issues/1 "Connected Block Textures Glass Panes fix resource pack"
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    [dls]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dark-loading-screen "Dark Loading Screen CurseForge page"
    [Splash]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/splash "Splash CurseForge page"
    [Transparent]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/transparent "Transparent CurseForge page"
    [Clear Skies]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-skies "Clear Skies CurseForge page"

    ## Performance

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    ## Fog

    - [Sodium] allows toggling overworld terrain fog. (not in current releases, only in dev versions)
    - [ClearView](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clearview)
    - [NoFog](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/nofog)
    - [CustomFog](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/custom-fog)
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    - [Connected Block Textures (CBT)][cbt] - CTM
    - To fix glass panes bottom/top go [here][cbt_glass_panes].
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is compile only from a [fork](https://github.com/HyperCubeMC/connected-block-textures).
    - Requires the Fabric Renderer API.
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Chime] - CIT replacement with a custom format. Allows for extensive item model variation based on different predicates.
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Colormatic][colormatic] - Custom colors.
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    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - [LambdaBetterGrass] - Better grass and better snow.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - Requires the Fabric Renderer API.
    - [Requires the Fabric Renderer API].
    - [Raised Clouds] & [Soaring Clouds] - Configurable cloud height.
    - [Varied Mob Textures][vmt] - Random entity textures (uses own format, not currently compatible with OptiFine format).
    - [FabricSkyboxes][fsb] - Custom skybox (not currently compatible with OF format).
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    Some mods require the Fabric Renderer API to work, Canvas supports it, but Sodium will not support it by default, [Indium](https://github.com/comp500/Indium/) is required to support it.

    [Requires the Fabric Renderer API]: #compatibility

    # Need help?

    If you need help about Sodium, Lithium, Phosphor (any of CaffeineMC's mod to be short), [please check out CaffeineMC's discord server](https://jellysquid.me/discord).
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    # Alternatives

    - [Connected Block Textures (CBT)][cbt] - CTM (will not work with Sodium yet)
    - [Connected Block Textures (CBT)][cbt] - CTM
    - To fix glass panes bottom/top go [here][cbt_glass_panes].
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is compile only from a [fork](https://github.com/HyperCubeMC/connected-block-textures).
    - Requires the Fabric Renderer API.
    - [Chime] - CIT replacement with a custom format. Allows for extensive item model variation based on different predicates.
    - [Colormatic][colormatic] - Custom colors
    - [LambDynamicLights][ldl] - Dynamic lighting
    - Available for: 1.16
    - [Colormatic][colormatic] - Custom colors.
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.16
    - [LambDynamicLights][ldl] - Dynamic lighting.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - [LambdaBetterGrass] - Better grass and better snow.
    - [Raised Clouds] & [Soaring Clouds][soaring_clouds] - Configurable cloud height
    - [Varied Mob Textures][vmt] - Random entity textures (uses own format, not currently compatible with OptiFine format)
    - [FabricSkyboxes][fsb] - Custom skybox (not currently compatible with OF format)
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - Requires the Fabric Renderer API.
    - [Raised Clouds] & [Soaring Clouds] - Configurable cloud height.
    - [Varied Mob Textures][vmt] - Random entity textures (uses own format, not currently compatible with OptiFine format).
    - [FabricSkyboxes][fsb] - Custom skybox (not currently compatible with OF format).
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [CullLeaves] - Adds culling to leaf blocks, similar to OptiFine's "Smart Leaves" option.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Fabrishot] - Takes higher resolution screenshots.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Custom Splash Screen] - Change the resource loading screen with custom colors/logo/progress bar.
    - [Dark Loading Screen][dls] - Change the resource loading screen to be darker by default but support custom colors like OptiFine does.
    - [Splash] - Change the resource loading screen to be darker by default but support custom colors like OptiFine does.
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    [ldl]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lambdynamiclights "LambDynamicLights Modrinth page"
    [LambdaBetterGrass]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lambdabettergrass "LambdaBetterGrass Modrinth page"
    [Raised Clouds]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/raised-clouds "Raised Clouds CurseForge page"
    [soaring_clouds]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/soaring-clouds "Soaring Clouds CurseForge page"
    [Soaring Clouds]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/soaring-clouds "Soaring Clouds CurseForge page"
    [vmt]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/varied-mob-textures "Varied Mob Textures CurseForge page"
    [fsb]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabricskyboxes "FabricSkyboxes CurseForge page"
    [CullLeaves]: https://github.com/TeamMidnightDust/CullLeaves "CullLeaves GitHub page"
    [Fabrishot]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabrishot "Fabrishot CurseForge page"
    [fsb]: https://modrinth.com/mod/fabricskyboxes "FabricSkyboxes Modrinth page"
    [CullLeaves]: https://modrinth.com/mod/cull-leaves "CullLeaves Modrinth page"
    [Fabrishot]: https://modrinth.com/mod/fabrishot "Fabrishot Modrinth page"
    [Custom Splash Screen]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/custom-splash-screen "Custom Splash Screen"
    [dls]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dark-loading-screen "Dark Loading Screen CurseForge page"
    [Splash]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/splash "Splash CurseForge page"
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    ### Client

    - [Sodium] - performance improvements [(even better than OptiFine)](https://youtu.be/0fAB6pJK6U4) but no "fancy" options (if you want "fancy" options look for Canvas Renderer)
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.
    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas] - shaders and performance improvements
    - [Cull Particles][cull_particles] - unneeded if Sodium is installed.
    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 (active)
    - [Cull Particles] - unneeded if Sodium is installed.
    - [Dynamic FPS] - Reduces renders when unfocused to decrease CPU/GPU usage.

    [Sodium]: https://modrinth.com/mod/sodium "Sodium Modrinth page"
    [canvas]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/canvas-renderer "Canvas CurseForge page"
    [cull_particles]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cull-particles-fabric "Cull Particles CurseForge page"
    [Cull Particles]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cull-particles-fabric "Cull Particles CurseForge page"
    [Dynamic FPS]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dynamic-fps "Dynamic FPS CurseForge page"

    ### General

    - [Lithium] - server optimizations (useful in singleplayer).
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17
    - [Phosphor] - lighting engine performance improvements (incompatible with [Starlight]).
    - [Starlight] - rewrite of the lighting engine (incompatible with [Phosphor]), currently in Beta.
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.
    - [Starlight] - rewrite of the lighting engine (incompatible with [Phosphor]), has a custom format for lighting, currently in Beta.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17

    [Lithium]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lithium "Lithium Modrinth page"
    [Phosphor]: https://modrinth.com/mod/phosphor "Phosphor Modrinth page"
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    ## Shaders

    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas] - A new rendering engine. Incompatible with Sodium.
    - 1.16 (abandonned), 1.17 (active)
    - [Iris] - A new shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing ShadersMod/Optifine shaders.
    Compatible with a custom modified version of Sodium.
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.

    [Iris]: https://github.com/IrisShaders/Iris
    [Iris]: https://modrinth.com/mod/iris "Iris Modrinth Page"

    ## Zoom

    - [Ok Zoomer](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ok-zoomer)
    - [Ok Zoomer](https://modrinth.com/mod/ok-zoomer)
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - [Logical Zoom](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/logical-zoom)
    - Available for: 1.15 -> 1.17

    # Extras

    The mods listed below are not part of the OptiFine alternatives directly but those are still nice to have.

    - [Hydrogen] - Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios
    - [Hydrogen] - Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios.
    - Available for: 1.16. 1.17 is work in progress.
    - [Krypton] - A mod to optimize the Minecraft networking stack
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [LazyDFU] - Makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy". DataFixerUpper (or DFU for short) is the system used by Minecraft to convert old worlds to the current version you're running, in Vanilla it's initialized at startup and is slow (and eats a lot of resources). This mod delays the initialization of DFU by initializing only when needed, if you're playing only on multiplayer it'll never get initialized for example.
    - Available for: 1.14 -> 1.17
    - [DashLoader] - Attempts to improve loading times by caching the game's content. May be incompatible with some of the mods in this list.
    - Available for: 1.16 -> 1.17
    - [Overworld Two] provides an alternative optimized world generator for overworld and nether. Much faster than Vanilla but isn't identical to Vanilla.
    - Available for: 1.16

    [Hydrogen]: https://modrinth.com/mod/hydrogen "Hydrogen Modrinth page"
    [Krypton]: https://modrinth.com/mod/krypton "Krypton Modrinth page"
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    # Compatibility

    Sodium and Canvas Renderer are incompatible.
    Sodium currently doesn't implement Fabric renderer API which makes some mods incompatible like CBT.

    Some mods require the Fabric Renderer API to work, Canvas supports it, but Sodium will not support it by default, [Indium](https://github.com/comp500/Indium/) is required to support it.

    # Need help?

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    - [Hydrogen] - Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios
    - [Krypton] - A mod to optimize the Minecraft networking stack
    - [LazyDFU] - Makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy". DataFixerUpper (or DFU for short) is the system used by Minecraft to convert old worlds to the current version you're running, in Vanilla it's initialized at startup and is slow (and eats a lot of resources). This mod delays the initialization of DFU by initializing only when needed, if you're playing only on multiplayer it'll never get initialized for example.
    - [DashLoader] - Attempts to improve loading times by caching the game's content. May be incompatible with some of the mods in this list.
    - [Overworld Two] provides an alternative optimized world generator for overworld and nether. Much faster than Vanilla but isn't identical to Vanilla.

    [Hydrogen]: https://modrinth.com/mod/hydrogen "Hydrogen Modrinth page"
    [Krypton]: https://modrinth.com/mod/krypton "Krypton Modrinth page"
    [LazyDFU]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lazydfu "LazyDFU Modrinth page"
    [DashLoader]: https://modrinth.com/mod/dashloader "DashLoader Modrinth page"
    [Overworld Two]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/overworld-two "Overworld Two Curseforge Page"

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    # Need help?

    If you need help installing any of these mods feel free to ask in the [fabric discord server](https://discord.gg/v6v4pMv) in the player-support channel.

    If you need help about Sodium, Lithium, Phosphor (any of CaffeineMC's mod to be short), [please check out CaffeineMC's discord server](https://jellysquid.me/discord).

    If you need help related to LambDynamicLights, LambdaBetterGrass, or if you don't want to post in the comments a suggestion you can check out [my own discord server](https://discord.gg/abEbzzv)
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    ## Shaders

    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas]
    - [Iris] - A new shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing ShadersMod/Optifine shaders.

    **Note:** Sodium is not compatible with any mods in this section.
    - [Canvas Renderer][canvas] - A new rendering engine. Incompatible with Sodium.
    - [Iris] - A new shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing ShadersMod/Optifine shaders.
    Compatible with a custom modified version of Sodium.

    [Iris]: https://github.com/IrisShaders/Iris

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    - custom entity models (might come in Vanilla 1.18)
    - Fishingline and Lead: Custom widths and textures.

    # Compability
    # Compatibility

    Sodium and Canvas Renderer are incompatible.
    Sodium currently doesn't implement Fabric renderer API which makes some mods incompatible like CBT.
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    # Missing

    - overlay textures
    - custom entity models (might come in Vanilla 1.17)
    - custom entity models (might come in Vanilla 1.18)
    - Fishingline and Lead: Custom widths and textures.

    # Compability
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    # Other lists

    - [Useful Fabric server-side mods](https://gist.github.com/comp500/12417ee3685f6204362e933c9bcde603)
    - [Useful Fabric server-side mods](https://github.com/comp500/fabric-serverside-mods/blob/main/README.md)
    - [The future of Optifabric and Recommended alternatives](https://gist.github.com/modmuss50/deff1658c4550ca8b16cb5d40ceaa468)
    - [Calloatti's list](https://gist.github.com/calloatti/6220c04e136d329298fd35066dfcc9b0)
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    - custom entity models (might come in Vanilla 1.17)
    - Fishingline and Lead: Custom widths and textures.
    - Lightmap: Custom lighting for the sun, torches, lighting and raining for the different dimensions.

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    [Hydrogen]: https://modrinth.com/mod/hydrogen "Hydrogen Modrinth page"
    [Krypton]: https://modrinth.com/mod/krypton "Krypton Modrinth page"
    [LazyDFU]: https://modrinth.com/mod/lazydfu "LazyDFU Modrinth page"
    [Overworld Two]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/overworld-two "Overworld Two Curseforge Page"

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    The mods listed below are not part of the OptiFine alternatives directly but those are still nice to have.

    - [Hydrogen] - Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios
    - [Krypton] - A mod to optimize the Minecraft networking stack
    - [LazyDFU] - Makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy". DataFixerUpper (or DFU for short) is the system used by Minecraft to convert old worlds to the current version you're running, in Vanilla it's initialized at startup and is slow (and eats a lot of resources). This mod delays the initialization of DFU by initializing only when needed, if you're playing only on multiplayer it'll never get initialized for example.
    - [Overworld Two] provides an alternative optimized world generator for overworld and nether. Much faster than Vanilla but isn't identical to Vanilla.

    [Hydrogen]: https://modrinth.com/mod/hydrogen "Hydrogen Modrinth page"
    [Krypton]: https://modrinth.com/mod/krypton "Krypton Modrinth page"
    [Overworld Two]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/overworld-two "Overworld Two Curseforge Page"

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    If you need help installing any of these mods feel free to ask in the [fabric discord server](https://discord.gg/v6v4pMv) in the player-support channel.

    If you need help about Sodium, Lithium, Phosphor (any of JellySquid's mod to be short), [please check out her discord server](https://jellysquid.me/discord).
    If you need help about Sodium, Lithium, Phosphor (any of CaffeineMC's mod to be short), [please check out CaffeineMC's discord server](https://jellysquid.me/discord).

    If you need help related to LambDynamicLights or if you don't want to post in the comments a suggestion you can check out [my own discord server](https://discord.gg/abEbzzv)
    If you need help related to LambDynamicLights, LambdaBetterGrass, or if you don't want to post in the comments a suggestion you can check out [my own discord server](https://discord.gg/abEbzzv)

    # Other lists