# CaffeineMC/sodium

A high-performance rendering engine replacement for Minecraft, which greatly improves frame rates and reduces micro-stutter

Repository: https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sodium
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: minecraft, fabric, neoforge
Last push: 2026-08-23T16:56:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2405, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 56, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5735, forks 971 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:28.386555+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, game-engine
- domain: gaming-tools, performance
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: minecraft-mod, fabric, neoforge, rendering-optimization, fps-boost, minecraft, desktop

## Member repositories
- CaffeineMC/sodium (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.386555+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:53:22.298290+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.386555+00:00, sha 587d6df2ceba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.