Pair two Minecraft mods together

OptiFabric – Minecraft Mod is a free video game utility that allows you to fuse two powerful Minecraft mods for more versatility in loading other mods. Developed by Chocohead, this mod deals with OptiFine and Fabric and specifically adds OptiFine compatibility to a Fabric modded environment. 

Take note that OptiFabric doesn’t include the two aforementioned mods so you have to download and install them yourself. Additionally, this mod isn’t an overall solution to OptiFine’s compatibility issues with other mods. Some alternative mods work better if you just want to use OptiFine for its performance boost and dynamic lighting.

What is OptiFabric?

Minecraft is a 2011 sandbox video game first created by Markus “Notch” Persson and eventually developed by Mojang Studios. A voxel art adventure game, it offers a pixelated procedurally-generated 3D world wherein you can explore, build, and survive for as long as you want. The vastness and versatility of this game inspired numerous mods for it—from new content to optimizations. Some are even loaders to help with your growing collection.

Fabric is one such mod loader and is designed to load in mods and their updates much faster compared to the base game and other loaders like Minecraft Forge. On the other hand, OptiFine is a mod that helps in the game loading and enhances its graphics—supporting HD textures and various configuration options. Most of the time, you can mix and match mods like these but some issues will persist between updates.

At this point, you can either simply use alternatives for OptiFine—like Sodium—or just use a mod like OptiFabric. This safely runs OptiFine on the Fabric mod loader so you won’t encounter any loading issues for mods using both of them. Simply add OptiFine and OptiFabric to the mods folder to install. Take note that you need to have Fabric installed first, as well as its API.

For a specific functionality

All in all, OptiFabric – Minecraft Mod is an important tool for those who use both mods beyond their graphic and performance-enhancing capabilities. While this requires other programs to even work, it’s a great utility on hand if you have dozens of Minecraft mods and you need them to load faster. Otherwise, however, there are numerous alternatives to both optimization mods that you can download.