Na, No OptiFine (NANO)

The definitive Fabric performance modpack that aims to eliminate the need for OptiFine, FOREVER.

Modpack Revision: 4.0.0

Tested Fabric Loaders: 0.17.3, 0.18.0, 0.18.1

🔄 Revision 4.0.0 Changelog

Details

📝 General Notes

• Updated all mods to their latest available versions.
• Restructured the mod folder layout and introduced a new section: Proximity Chat & Replay Mods.
• Added NANO support for Minecraft 1.21.10.
• Switched preference to Screencopy as it is more compatible with other mods than Screenshot to Clipboard.
• Moved Falling Leaves to Optional.
• Removed Sound Physics from 1.18.2 because it caused game audio to stop working.

✅ New Inclusions

• BadOptimizations
• Noisium Forked
• pv-addon-flashback
• Rp Vanilla CIT Fix
• ScalableLux

Additional Library Mods:

• Architectury

  • Required for MC 1.21.9+ versions of Better Statistics Screen.

• Forge Config API Port (ForgeConfigAPIPort-v21.10.1+mc1.21.10-Fabric)

  • Required for v5.0.11+ versions of Remove Reloading Screen.

• Text Placeholder API

  • Required for some of Mod Menu's features.

❌ Removals

• Removed Dynamic FPS because it interferes with framerate/refresh rate in windowed/borderless modes:

  • FPS is reported as high, but Minecraft effectively runs at ~60 FPS.

• Phased out Sodium Dynamic Lights now that LambDynamicLights has been updated:

  • Exception: on 1.20.6, still using RyoamicLights.

🧪 Experimental Mods

• Removed Distant Horizons for 1.16.5–1.20.6 due to Iris compatibility issues and because the potentially compatible versions are too outdated.

What is OptiFine & Sodium?

Details

OptiFine is a very popular optimization mod that helps improve Minecraft's performance, and adds extra features that the vanilla client doesn't have. However, even while being a performance mod, it's still very sluggish.

• E.G. Booting up the game or even changing resource packs takes foreverrrrrr...

Furthermore, the closed-source nature and intrusive characteristics of OptiFine pose challenges for other developers aiming to produce mods that are compatible with it.

Sodium is the free & open-source alternative to OptiFine that actually has better performance, and is compatible with a wide range of the Fabric mod ecosystem. However, by itself, it lacks many of the beloved features from OptiFine, such as a zoom key, shader support, dynamic lighting, extreme customization with resource packs, etc., which can make transitioning out of OptiFine very difficult.

So What Does This Modpack Do?

By using the following mods, we're able to incorporate ALL of OptiFine's features, while still using Sodium! In addition, there are many quality of life features & changes that improves the ENTIRE Minecraft experience. However still, the goal of this modpack is to stay as close as possible to "vanilla OptiFine." Hence, there's no need to worry about mods that add content or change core game mechanics (as those are not included). We're just cloning the OptiFine experience, but making it better!

• The mods in this modpack are categorized into Performance, OptiFine Features, Utility, Extra Features, and Libraries.
• There are Optional Mods, Proximity Chat & Replay Mods, and Experimental Mods included in each release that you can add on top of the core mods.

Quick Note

This modpack is actually the personal modpack I use, and I thought it'd be a good idea to share it properly on GitHub so everybody else can use it! (It also makes it easier for me to force it down my friends' throats 😅). Hope you guys enjoy it.

How to Install & Use

This is for the Vanilla Minecraft Launcher

1. Download Fabric & install the Minecraft version you'd like to use.
2. Download NANO. Make sure the version you install corresponds with the correct Minecraft version!
3. Unzip the file. (If you don't know how to do this... please Google it).
4. Locate the folder that Minecraft resides in, and go into the mods folder.
   • If there's no mods folder, just create it in the Minecraft directory.
   • If you need help locating the Minecraft folder, see Windows & macOS.
5. DELETE ANY PREVIOUS MODS CURRENTLY IN THE mods FOLDER, OR MOVE THEM INTO A FOLDER INSIDE SO THEY'RE OUT OF THE WAY.
6. Copy & paste the JARs from the NANO folder into mods
   • Make sure the JARs are sitting in mods and not a folder inside mods!
   • Don't forget to copy-paste any JARs from NANO's "Optional" folder as well!
   • Ignore the following folders if they're present: autotip memory_repo
7. Open the Minecraft Launcher
8. Select the Fabric profile you want to run (E.G. fabric-loader-1.19.4) and press play!
   • [Optional] You can give your Minecraft profile more RAM. To do this, find the profile you want to edit in the "Installations" tab. Then click on the three dots to the right, then edit. Finally, change the number in Xmx2G to something like Xmx6G if you'd like to give Minecraft 6GB of RAM.
9. Launch the game & enjoy the frames. 🙂

How To Find mods Folder:

Windows

1. Press Windows + R or open File Explorer.
2. Enter %appdata%.
3. Open the .minecraft folder.

macOS

1. On your desktop, click on Go and press Computer.
2. Click into your storage drive.
3. Navigate: Users → [Your Username] → Library → Application Support → minecraft

Mod List

✅ → Included 🟡 → Awaiting Update ❌ → Not Included

Performance

These mods aim towards making your FPS go brrrr.

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
BadOptimizations	thosea	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	A collection of mostly micro optimizations that add up to something bigger!
Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (Fabric)	ishland	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Designed to improve chunk performance. ⚠️ Crashes on 1.17.1.
Enhanced Block Entities	FoundationGames	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	Increases block entity rendering performance.
Entity Culling	tr7zw	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Skips rendering non-visible Blocks/Entities.
Hydrogen	jellysquid3	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Reduces Minecraft's memory usage.
FerriteCore	malte0811	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Reduces Minecraft's memory usage.
ImmediatelyFast	RaphiMC	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Improves immediate mode rendering performance.
Indium	comp500	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	Sodium addon for rendering optimization.
Krypton	astei	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Optimizes Minecraft networking stack.
LazyDFU	astei	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	Defers unnecessary initialization work.
Lithium	jellysquid3	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Optimizes systems without changing vanilla mechanics.
Memory Leak Fix	fxmorin	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	Fixes multiple memory leaks in Minecraft. ⚠️ Crashes on 1.17.1-1.18.2.
ModernFix	embeddedt	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	Improves performance, reduces memory usage, and fixes bugs. ✏️ 1.21.10 is sourced from here
More Culling	fxmorin	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Improves culling for performance.
Noisium	Steveplays	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	Optimises world-gen for a better performance.
Noisium Forked	Coredex	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	Optimises world-gen for a better performance.
Nvidium	cortex	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	Boosts FPS by using Nvidia black f**king magic. ⚠️ The mod only works on Nvidia 16 series+ systems; will disable itself if the requirements aren't met and/or if shaders are enabled. Mod may also crash the game.
Noxesium	Aeltumn	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Speeds up custom model rendering and UIs.
Sodium	jellysquid3	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Implements modern rendering engine for better performance.
Phosphor	jellysquid3	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Rewrites light engine for performance and fixes. ✏️ Replaces Starlight for 1.16.5.
Starlight	spottedleaf	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Rewrites light engine for performance and fixes. ✏️ Discontinued after 1.20.4
ScalableLux	ishland	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Rewrites light engine for performance and fixes.
Smooth Boot (Fabric)	UltimateBoomer	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Improves and tweaks Minecraft CPU scheduling. ✏️ Replaces ThreadTweak for 1.16.5-1.19.4.
ThreadTweak	getchoo	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	Improves and tweaks Minecraft CPU scheduling. ✏️ Replaces Smooth Boot (Fabric) for 1.20+.

OptiFine Features

These mods should emulate all if not most of OptiFine's features.

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
Animatica	FundationGames	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	🟡	Adds support for loading MCPatcher/OptiFine animated texture format.
Capes	caelthecolher	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Allows the use of capes from Optifine, LabyMod, and MinecraftCapes Mod. ✏️ 1.16.5 version from CurseForge
CIT Resewn	shsupercm	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	Enables resourcepacks to replace item appearances based on conditions. ✏️ 1.20.6 is sourced from here
Continuity	peppercode1	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Enables connected textures & Optifine-format emissive textures.
(EMF) Entity Model Features	Traben	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds support for OptiFine's Custom Entity Models (CEM).
(ESF) Entity Sound Features	Traben	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Allows the variation of an entity's sounds based on the ETF / OptiFine .properties format.
(ETF) Entity Texture Features	Traben	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds emissive, random & custom texture support for entities.
Fabrishot	ramidzkh	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Enables taking screenshots larger than the game resolution (e.g., 8K).
Nuit	AMereBagatelle	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	🟡	Allows defining custom skyboxes in resource packs.
Nuit Interop	FlashyReese	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	🟡	🟡	Provides FabricSkyBoxes Interoperability for MCPatcher/OptiFine Skies.
Iris Shaders	coderbot	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	A modern shader pack loader for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing OptiFine shader packs
RyoamicLights	thinkingstudio	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	Adds dynamic lights for torches, etc.
LambDynamicLights	LambdAurora	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds dynamic lights for torches, etc.
Colormatic	kvverti	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Offers compatibility with OptiFine's custom colours (color.properties).
Polytone	MehVahdJukaar	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	🟡	Offers backwards compatibility for OptiFine's custom colours (color.properties).
Ok Zoomer	Ennui	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Adds a highly-configurable zoom key. ✏️ Not included in 1.18.2+ as it's basically cheating.
Logical Zoom	LogicalGeekBoy	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds a zoom button similar to OptiFine's.
OptiGUI	opekope2	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Enables texture customization of in-game GUIs with resource packs.
Sodium Extra	FlashyReese	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Brings OptiFine's eye-candy options to Sodium, with performance improvements.

Utility

These are included to improve the existing features in Minecraft.

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
AdvancementInfo	Giselbaer	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	Enlarges the default advancements UI and adds an info panel. (Discontinued after Jun 2024).
AdvancementInfo Reloaded	42atomys	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Enlarges the default advancements UI and adds an info panel.
Audio Output	maximumgame	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Easily change Minecraft's audio output device without restarting the game.
Better Statistics Screen	TheCSDev	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Improves the usefulness of the default statistics screen.
Centered Crosshair	JustAlittleWolf	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Corrects the crosshair misalignment bug (MC-157252).
Language Reload	Jerozgen	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Introduces quality of life changes related to languages.
MixinTrace	comp500	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds mixin details to crash reports for debugging.
Mod Menu	Prospector	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Provides a mod menu to view installed mods.
No Telemetry	kb1000	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Disables telemetry introduced in Minecraft 21w38a.
Not Enough Crashes	natanfudge	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	Allows resuming gameplay after Minecraft crashes. ⚠️ Crashes in 1.18.2 and before.
Reese's Sodium Options	FlashyReese	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Enhances Sodium's Options Screen for better user experience.
Remove Reloading Screen	dima_dencep	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	Loads resource packs in the background & removes its loading screen. ⚠️ Crashes on 1.21.1.
Rp Vanilla CIT Fix	danrus110	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	Fixes vanilla custom item textures (CIT) and model predicates for resource packs in Minecraft 1.21.5+
fast-ip-ping	fallen-breath	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Fixes "Can't connect to server" on refresh.
Server Pinger Fixer	JustAlittleWolf	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Improves how servers in the multiplayer list are pinged.
ToolTipFix	kyrptonaught	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	Corrects tooltips to prevent them from running off the screen.
Your Options Shall Be Respected (YOSBR)	shedaniel	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Preserves settings across different Minecraft versions.

Extra Features

Doesn't add new content and/or change the core game mechanics. They just complement the current experience.

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
Controlling	jaredlll08	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds a search bar to the Key-Bindings menu.
Disable Custom Worlds Advice	rdvdev2	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Disables the "Experimental Features" warning for custom dimensions or settings.
More Chat History	JackFred2	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Increases the maximum length of chat history.
No Chat Reports	Aizistral	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Removes cryptographic signatures from chat messages in Minecraft 1.19.1+ (when possible).
ObsidianUI	thinkingstudio	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	Required for RyoamicLights.
Screenshot to Clipboard	comp500	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Copies screenshots to the clipboard.
Screencopy	imurx	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	Copies screenshots to the clipboard. ⚠️ Crashes on 1.21.5.
ViaFabricPlus	FlorianMichael	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Allows seamless switching between Minecraft versions in Multiplayer.
Technopig	thecolonel63	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds a crown to any pig named "Technoblade". ⚠️ Doesn't boot properly on 1.17.1.

Libraries

These are needed for some mods to work properly.

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
Architectury	shedaniel	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	Required for 1.21.9+ versions of Better Statistics Screen.
Cloth Config API	shedaniel	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Required for Falling Leaves, More Culling & Screencopy.
Fabric API	modmuss50	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Required for most mods.
Fabric Language Kotlin	modmuss50	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Required for Capes & OptiGUI.
Forge Config API Port	Fuzs	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	Required for v5.0.11+ versions of Remove Reloading Screen.
Searchables	jaredlll08	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Required for Controlling.
Sodium Options API	Txni	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌	Makes the Sodium options menu much more bearable.
TCDCommons API	TheCSDev	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Required for Better Statistics Screen.
Text Placeholder API	Patbox	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Required for some of Mod Menu's features.

Optional

Fun mods that can be useful, and don't really belong in the core NANO package.

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
AppleSkin	squeek502	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Enhances food/hunger HUD with saturation display.
CraftPresence	CDAGaming_	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Customizes how you appear on Discord's Rich Presence while playing Minecraft.
UniLib	CDAGaming	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Library mod required for CraftPresence.
Dark Loading Screen	A5b84	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Darkens the loading screen for a sleeker look.
Falling Leaves	randommcsomethin	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Introduces a particle effect to leaf blocks.
LambdaControls	LambdAurora	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Enables controller support. ⚠️ Doesn't seem to support Dualsense controllers.
MidnightControls	Motschen	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Enables controller support.
Presence Footsteps	Sollace	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds dynamic block sound effects to player movement.
Sound Physics	thedocruby	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	Adds realistic sound attenuation, reverberation, and absorption through blocks.
Sound Physics Remastered	henkelmax	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Adds realistic sound attenuation, reverberation, and absorption through blocks.
World Edit	me4502	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	In-game map editor for Minecraft. ✏️ 1.16.5 to 1.19.4 versions are downloaded from CurseForge

Proximity Chat & Replay Mods

• While you technically can use all the mods in this section together, it is recommended to choose either Flashback or Replay Mod for the best experience.

• If you use Flashback, you must remove both Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (Fabric) and ViaFabricPlus

Replays

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
Replay Mod	Johni0702	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Record, replay, and share your Minecraft adventures.
pv-addon-replaymod	kpids	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Records voice chat in ReplayMod recordings.
Flashback	Moulberry	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	A more modern and practical replacement for Replay Mod. 📝 Includes built-in proximity chat recording support for Simple Voice Chat!
pv-addon-flashback	Apehum	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Records voice chat in Flashback recordings.

Proximity Chat

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
Plasmo Voice	kpids	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Proximity voice chat with advanced features.
Simple Voice Chat	henkelmax	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	A simpler but more widely supported proximity voice chat mod.

Experimental Mods

A folder containing alternative/experimental mods (in regard to the modpack) that may be of interest.

Name	Author	1.16.5	1.17.1	1.18.2	1.19.4	1.20.6	1.21.1	1.21.4	1.21.5	1.21.10	Description
Distant Horizons	jeseibel	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Increases view distance with black f**king magic. ⚠️ See shader compatibility here.