Sodium
Mod by jellysquid3
Rebuilds how Minecraft draws the world. Most players see far higher, steadier frame rates, and it is the base of almost every performance setup.
- Fabric
- NeoForge
- Quilt
- MC 1.16.3 to 26.3
- 257M downloads
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14 picks
Best Minecraft performance mods
Mods that make Minecraft run faster: higher frame rates, less stutter, quicker loading and further view distances. Start with Sodium and Lithium, then add the rest to taste.
These are Java Edition mods. Check the loader (Fabric, Forge or NeoForge) and Minecraft version match your setup. How to install mods. On Bedrock? See add-ons.
Lithium
Mod by jellysquid3
Speeds up the game logic behind mobs, redstone, physics and chunks without changing how anything behaves. Great on servers and in single-player.
- Fabric
- NeoForge
- Quilt
- MC 1.16.2 to 26.3
- 145M downloads
Distant Horizons
Mod by jeseibel
Shows simplified terrain far beyond your normal render distance, so mountains and coastlines stay visible for miles.
- Fabric
- Forge
- NeoForge
- MC 1.12.2 to 26.3
- 39M downloads
Entity Culling
Mod by tr7zw
Skips drawing mobs and block entities you can't actually see, such as chests behind walls. A big boost in busy bases.
- Fabric
- Forge
- NeoForge
- Quilt
- MC 1.7.10 to 26.3
- 193M downloads
FerriteCore
Mod by malte0811
Cuts how much memory Minecraft needs, which matters most in big modpacks and on lower-end PCs.
- Fabric
- Forge
- NeoForge
- Quilt
- MC 1.16.5 to 26.3
- 170M downloads
ImmediatelyFast
Mod by RaphiMC
Speeds up the parts of the screen drawn every frame, like text, the HUD and maps.
- Fabric
- Forge
- NeoForge
- Quilt
- MC 1.18.2 to 26.3
- 140M downloads
ModernFix
Mod by embeddedt
An all-in-one bundle of performance fixes and faster loading, especially useful for large modpacks.
- Fabric
- Forge
- NeoForge
- MC 1.16.4 to 26.1.2
- 85M downloads
Dynamic FPS
Mod by juliand665
Lowers Minecraft's frame rate when the game is in the background or idle. Saves battery and keeps laptops cool.
- Fabric
- Forge
- NeoForge
- Quilt
- MC 1.14.3 to 26.3
- 73M downloads
BadOptimizations
Mod by thosea
Small optimisations outside rendering, such as lighting and sky calculations, that add up to smoother play.
- Fabric
- Forge
- NeoForge
- MC 1.19.1 to 26.3
- 49M downloads
Krypton
Mod by astei
Optimises Minecraft's networking code. Mostly helps servers and players on busy multiplayer worlds.
- Fabric
- MC 1.16.2 to 26.3
- 46M downloads
Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (Fabric)
Mod by ishland
Generates and loads chunks using more of your CPU cores, so exploring new land stutters less.
- Fabric
- MC 1.17.1 to 26.3
- 43M downloads
Noisium
Mod
Makes world generation faster, so new terrain appears sooner while you fly or explore.
- Fabric
- Forge
- NeoForge
- Quilt
- MC 1.20 to 1.21.6
- 25M downloads
Bobby
Mod
Keeps chunks you have already seen on screen even when a server limits view distance.
- Fabric
- MC 1.16.2 to 26.3
- 22M downloads
voxy
Mod
Another level-of-detail renderer for huge view distances, built for Fabric and Sodium setups.
- Fabric
- MC 1.20.4 to 26.3
- 8M downloads
Data from Modrinth API (https://api.modrinth.com) plus project pages on CurseForge, checked 30 October 2026.