CaffeineMC/sodium
A high-performance rendering engine replacement for Minecraft, which greatly improves frame rates and reduces micro-stutter observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2
- age_days: 2405
- days_rel: 56
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 10
Adoption not part of the score
5735 stars · 971 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Sodium is a high-performance rendering engine replacement and optimization mod for the Minecraft client. It significantly improves frame rates and reduces micro-stutter while fixing graphical issues, supporting both Fabric and NeoForge mod loaders.
Use cases
- increase minecraft fps
- reduce stutter in minecraft
- optimize minecraft client performance
- replace vanilla minecraft renderer
- make minecraft run smoothly on low-end pcs
- fix graphical glitches in minecraft
When to choose
- you play Minecraft with Fabric or NeoForge and want better frame rates
- you experience micro-stutter or low FPS in vanilla Minecraft
- you want a well-maintained, widely compatible rendering optimization mod
When to avoid
- you play on a server-side only setup where client rendering mods don't apply
- you use a mod loader or Minecraft version not yet supported by Sodium
- you need mods that are incompatible with Sodium's rendering pipeline
Facets
plugin · maturity active
graphics game-engine gaming-tools performance jvm cross-platform minecraft-mod fabric neoforge rendering-optimization fps-boost minecraft desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium · fetched 2026-08-28 · 587d6df2ceba
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| CaffeineMC/sodium | main | 97 |
For agents
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