UsefulMods/Performance/Performance117.md

Performance Mods

A list of performance-enhancing mods for 1.17.x forge/fabric versions.

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Fabric 1.17.X

Name	Known Incompatibilities	Description	Author	Performance Improvement	Label	License
Alternate Current	Unknown	Alternate Current is an efficient and non-locational redstone dust implementation.	Space Walker	Server	None	MIT
Better Beds	Unknown	Removes the Block Entity Renderer from the bed and replaces it with the default minecraft model renderer.	Motschen	Client	None	MIT
Better Biome Blend	Sodium	Better Biome Blend is a mod which accelerates the biome color blending algorithm.	FionaTheMortal	Client	none	UNLICENSE
Canvas Renderer	Sodium	Advanced Rendering Engine for Fabric	grondag	Client	none	Apache License 2.0
Concurrent Chunk Management Engine	Unknown	A Fabric mod designed to improve the chunk performance of Minecraft.	ishland	Both	Alpha (1)	MIT
Chunky	Unknown	Pre-generates chunks, quickly and efficiently.	pop4959	Both	Configuration Needed (7)	GPL-3
Clumps	Unknown	Clumps groups XP orbs together into a single entity to reduce lag when there are many in a small area.	jaredlll08	Server	none	MIT
Cull Clouds	Unknown	Fabric mod that adds a small optimization improves clouds building way to not render parts which you cant see to increase fps.	ugamii	Client	none	LGPL-3.0
Cull Leaves	Unknown	Adds culling to leaf blocks, providing a huge performance boost over vanilla.	Motschen	Client	none	MIT
DashLoader	Unknown	This mod launches minecraft faster by caching all of the content on first launch and then loading that cache on the next one	alphaqu	Client	Incompatible (2)	LGPL-3.0
Dimensional Threading	Unknown	Minecraft mod which optimizes the processing of multiple Dimensions, by assigning them independent threads	WearBlackAllDay	Server	Incompatible (2)	MIT
Dynamic FPS	Unknown	Automatically reduces rendering speed when minecraft is not focused (to 1 FPS) or hidden (no renders at all).	juliand665	Client	none	MIT
Dynamic View	APTweaks	This is a small/light serverside utility mod to help balancing lag (TPS) and chunk view/load distance.	someaddon	Server	none	LGPL-3.0
Enhanced Block Entities	Sodium⁴	EBE is a mod which aims to increase the performance of block entity rendering, as well as offer customizability via resource packs.	FoundationGames	Client	none	LGPL-3.0
Entity Distance	Unknown	Allows the user to adjust the (client) distance at which different entities render	capnkork	Client	none	MIT
Entity Culling	Unknown	EntityCulling using async path-tracing to skip rendering Tiles/Entities that are not visible.	tr9zw	Client	none	Custom
FastChest	Unknown	This mod helps by removing dynamic models from chests and making them render as static chunk geometry.	fake_domi	Client	none	MIT
FastFurnace for Fabric	Recipe Cache	Similar to FastWorkbench, it caches the last recipe used, and checks this recipe first before re-scanning the entire registry.	tfarecnim	Server	none	MIT
FerriteCore	Unknown	This mod reduces the memory usage of Minecraft in a few different ways	malte0811	Both	none	MIT
Hydrogen	Unknown	Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios	CaffeineMC	Client	Alpha (1)	LGPL-3.0
Krypton	Unknown	Krypton is a Minecraft mod designed for the Fabric mod loader that implements a suite of optimizations focused on the Minecraft networking stack.	astei	Both	none	LGPL-3.0
Ksyxis	Unknown	Speeds up your world loading by skipping vanilla's unnecessary 441 chunk loading-unloading on every login.	VidTu	Both	Incompatible (1)	MIT
LazyDFU	Unknown	LazyDFU is an optimization mod that makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy"	tr9zw	Both	none	MIT
Lazy Language Loader	Unknown	Lazy Language Loader improves loading times when changing your language by only reloading the language instead of all the game resources!	chachylmao	Client	none	LGPL-3.0
Lithium	Unknown	Lithium is a general-purpose optimization mod for Minecraft which works to improve a number of systems without changing any behavior	jellysquid3_	Server	none	LGPL-3.0
MemoryLeakFix	Unknown	A mod that fixes multiple memory leaks in minecraft. Both server-side & client-side.	FX_PR0CESS	Both	none	LGPL-3.0
Mipmaplevel and Language Fix	Unknown	Makes changing Mipmaplevels and Language faster, by instead of doing a full reload, only reloading the respective part of the game.	KingContaria	Client	none	CCO
Observable	Unknown	Shows what's lagging your world/server by profiling (tile) entities.	tasgon	Server	none	MPL-2.0
Phosphor	Starlight	Phosphor is a Minecraft mod which works to optimize one of game's most inefficient areas, the lighting engine	CaffeineMC	Both	none	LGPL-3.0
Raknetify	Unknown	Allows users to use raknet to connect to servers, which improves network performance. Gives significant boosts on bad connections	ishland	Both	Alpha (?)	Custom
Recipe Cache	FastFurnace, FastBench (?)	Caches recipe lookup for crafting and furnaces to lessen server lag caused by crafting stacks of items and large amounts of furnaces ticking	biom4st3r1	Server	none	MIT
Resolution Control+	Unknown	ResolutionControl+ allows you to change Minecraft's render resolution separately from the HUD elements.	Ultimate Boomer	Client	none	MIT
ServerCore	Unknown	A fabric mod that aims to optimize & add multiplayer features to the minecraft server.	Wesley1808	Server	none	MIT
Simply No Shading	Unknown	This mod mimics OptiFine's Internal Shader with Old Lighting OFF by default. Benefits are less lag as this mod is not a shader, stability, and compatibility with other mods.	StartsMercury	Client	none	MIT
Smoke Suppresion	Unknown	This is to prevent client-side lag and general annoyance when using large numbers of campfires in farms.	supersaiyansubtlety	Client	none	MIT
Smooth Boot	Unknown	Optimize Minecraft loading performance to be smoother on low end systems and scale better on high end systems.	UltimateBoomer	Both	none	MIT
Sodium	Mods that utilize of the FRAPI⁴	Sodium is a free and open-source rendering engine replacement for the Minecraft client that greatly improves frame rates, reduces micro-stutter, and fixes graphical issues in Minecraft.	jellysquid3_	Client	none	LGPL-3.0
Starlight	Unknown	Fabric mod for completely rewriting the vanilla light engine.	Spottedstar	Both	none	MIT
Very Many Players	Unknown	Very Many Players, or VMP for short, is a Fabric mod designed to improve general server performance at high playercount without sacrificing vanilla functionality or behavior.	ishland	Server	none	MIT
Vulkan Mod	Sodium	a fabric mod that rewrites Minecraft OpenGL renderer to use Vulkan API.	x_collateral	Client	Incompatible(6)	LGPL-3.0

Forge 1.17.X

Name	Known Incompatibilities	Description	Author	Performance Improvement	Label	License
AI Improvements⁵	None	Simplified AI modification mod focused on performance and low-level modifications to AIs in the game	QueenOfMissiles	Server	none	All Rights Reserved
Better Biome Blend	Sodium	Better Biome Blend is a mod which accelerates the biome color blending algorithm.	FionaTheMortal	Client	none	UNLICENSE
Better Fps - Render Distance	Unknown	Better FPS Render Distance is a mod which adds a few performance improvements to increase fps.	someaddon	Client	none	All Rights Reserved
Connectivity	Unknown	Lightweight mod which solves several connection problems like Login-Timeouts, DecoderException, Packet size limits, Ghostblock issues, Payload too large and more. It also offers commands to analyze network traffic.	someaddon	Both	none	All Rights Reserved
Chunk-Pregenerator	Unknown	Chunk Pregenerator is a tool that allows you to generate your World more efficiently, by Preemptively generating the chunks. It is a Server-side tool that has some optional client features if wanted.	Speiger	Both	Configuration Needed (7)	All Rights Reserved
Chunky	Unknown	Pre-generates chunks, quickly and efficiently.	pop4959	Both	Configuration Needed (7)	LGPL-3.0
Clumps	Unknown	Clumps groups XP orbs together into a single entity to reduce lag when there are many in a small area.	jaredlll08	Server	none	MIT
DrawerFPS	Unknown	Simple, efficient mod which lets you configure at which range Storage Drawers do render items to improve fps.	someaddon	Client	none	LGPL-3.0
Dynamic View	APTweaks	This is a small/light serverside utility mod to help balancing lag (TPS) and chunk view/load distance.	someaddon	Server	none	LGPL-3.0
Entity Culling	Unknown	EntityCulling using async path-tracing to skip rendering Tiles/Entities that are not visible.	tr9zw	Client	none	Custom
FastFurnace	Unknown	Similar to FastWorkbench, it caches the last recipe used, and checks this recipe first before re-scanning the entire registry.	Shadows_of_Fire	Server	none	MIT
FastSuite	Unknown	FastSuite is a mod about improving recipe performance, it improves upon all mods that use the JSON recipe system, rather than just a specific subset of recipes	Shadows_of_Fire	Server	none	MIT
FastWorkbench	Unknown	This is a mod aimed at improving performance of all crafting-related functions.	Shadows_of_Fire	Server	none	MIT
FerriteCore	Unknown	This mod reduces the memory usage of Minecraft in a few different ways	malte0811	Both	none	MIT
Get It Together, Drops!	Unknown	This mod adds two configuration options to control how dropped items combine on the ground. This can significantly improve performance in areas with lots of dropped items	bl4ckscor3	Server	none	MIT
Ksyxis	Unknown	Speeds up your world loading by skipping vanilla's unnecessary 441 chunk loading-unloading on every login.	VidTu	Both	Incompatible (1)	MIT
LazyDFU	Mods that remove the DFU	LazyDFU is an optimization mod that makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy"	Corgi_Taco	Both	none	MIT
Limited Chunkloading	Unknown	Small lightweight-server side mod which controls and limits loaded chunks to only stay X time after player logout.	someaddon	Both	none	All Rights Reserved