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  1. Fabulously Optimized is a simple modpack for Minecraft that focuses on performance and graphics enhancements.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft Fabric
    • Minecraft
    Title screen - Version shown in bottom right corner
    Mod menu - Bundled resource pack describes each mod's features and options
    FPS in high render distance - Image by ThePumpkinPigs#0054, FPS indicator can be enabled in video settings
    +6
    Sunrise behind a hill - Image by ThePumpkinPigs#0054, Complementary Reimagined shaders
    9 alternatives
    5.0
    Excellent6 reviews
  2. Sodium icon
     11 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft Fabric
    • Minecraft
    • Minecraft Forge
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  3. Crystal Launcher is an free cracked launcher for Minecraft and easy managing and installing modpacks. It can also run official Minecraft versions (from rd-132211 to Minecraft 1.18.1!)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Minecraft
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    +3
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    28 alternatives
  4. Geyser icon
     4 likes

    Geyser is a bridge between Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and Minecraft: Java Edition which allows you to join Minecraft Java servers with Bedrock Edition servers to enable true cross-platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    • Java
    1 alternatives
  5. OptiFine icon
     6 likes

    OptiFine is a Minecraft optimization mod.

    It allows Minecraft to run faster and look better with full support for HD textures and many configuration options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    OptiFine screenshot 1
  6. We're a community of block friendly creatives sharing everything Minecraft! Even if you don't post your own creations, we appreciate feedback on ours.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Minecraft
    7 alternatives
  7.  Glowstone icon
     8 likes

    Glowstone is a lightweight, from scratch, open source Minecraft server written in Java that supports plugins written for the Spigot (and Bukkit) API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
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     Glowstone screenshot 1
    12 alternatives
  8. Minehut icon
     2 likes

    Minehut makes it extremely easy to start up and create your own Minecraft server free of charge! Check out our website and spend just a few minutes to create your very first Minecraft server today.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
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    23 alternatives
  9. We tweak parts of vanilla Minecraft that we believe can be a little better through resource packs, data packs, and crafting tweaks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Minecraft
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    +2
    Vanilla Tweaks screenshot 3
    6 alternatives
  10. Iris Shaders icon
     4 likes

    Iris Shaders is a Minecraft mod that brings a new era of Minecraft graphics by letting you use shader packs with modern versions of the game while avoiding many of the limitations of traditional shader loaders like OptiFine.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    Iris Shaders screenshot 1
    Iris Shaders screenshot 1
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  11. Pumpkin icon
     1 like

    Minecraft server built entirely in Rust, offering a fast, efficient, and customizable experience. It prioritizes performance and player enjoyment while adhering to the core mechanics of the game.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Minecraft
    • Windows
    • Mac
    10 alternatives
  12. Sponge icon
     4 likes

    The purpose of the Sponge project is to create a plugin development framework for Minecraft. Sponge is being created by a global community, and its open-source nature means anyone can participate.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
    8 alternatives
  13. FTB App icon
     2 likes

    Welcome to the FTB App! Our app is designed to provide our users with a simple and easy way to install, update, and customise their FTB Modpacks. We have built-in support for CurseForge modpacks and mods as well as instance management, pack customisation, and a whole lot more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    FTB App screenshot 1
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    25 alternatives
  14. Litematica is a client-side schematic mod for Minecraft, with also lots of extra functionality especially for creative mode (such as schematic pasting, area cloning, moving, filling, deletion).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    Schematic rendering
    Single layer mode
    All Below rendering mode
    +5
    Schematic overlay
    4 alternatives
  15. Mine-imator icon
     5 likes

    Create animated shorts using blocks, items and the lovable characters from Minecraft. Make your creations pop using particles, lights and camera effects, then share your finished video with the world using sites like YouTube.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Minecraft
    • Linux
    • Mac
    Mine-imator screenshot 1
    Mine-imator screenshot 1
    6 alternatives
  16. MCEdit icon
     10 likes

    MCEdit is an open source world editor for the popular game Minecraft. MCEdit was first created to allow players to preserve anything built with several old versions of Minecraft and take them forward into newer versions of the game.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    • OpenJDK
    • Java
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    MCEdit screenshot 1
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    7 alternatives
  17. LabyMod icon
     4 likes

    It's a free client/mod for Minecraft. In it you can add friends, add mods like Optifine and ... ingame, change the animations between 1.8 and 1.7, and much much more...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Minecraft
    • Linux
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  18. The Badlion Client is an all In one Minecraft launcher with FPS improvements, mods, friends system, cosmetics, emotes and much more. It always supports the latest version (from 1.8 till the newest version of the game). Login is possible via Microsoft or with the Badlion account.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    Louncher
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  19. Spigot icon
     11 likes

    Simply put, Spigot is it. Spigot is the most widely-used modded Minecraft server software in the world. It powers many of the top Minecraft server networks around to ensure they can cope with their huge player base and ensure the satisfaction of their players.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
    8 alternatives
  20. Minecraft Forge is a free, open-source modding API and loader designed to simplify compatibility between community-created game mods in Minecraft: Java Edition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Minecraft
    Screenshot of Minecraft 1.10.2 with Forge installed and 21 mods loaded/active.

From https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Mods/Forge
    8 alternatives
  21. With this mod you're able to display a ghost image of a schematic file inside Minecraft to rebuild a structure or export any part of your world (or a server's world) into a schematic file. You're able to export parts of your world, too!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Minecraft Forge
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
    Ghost Blocks
    6 alternatives