# xCollateral/VulkanMod

Vulkan renderer mod for Minecraft.

Repository: https://github.com/xCollateral/VulkanMod
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vulkanmod
Language: Java
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: minecraft, vulkan, minecraft-mod, vulkan-renderer
Last push: 2026-08-13T21:43:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 61, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1602, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 182, "gap_med": 38, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2364, forks 330 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:41.519538+00:00)

## What it is
VulkanMod is a Fabric mod for Minecraft that replaces the default OpenGL renderer with a custom Vulkan-based voxel rendering engine. It aims to reduce CPU and GPU overhead while adding rendering optimizations and features like native Wayland support.

## Use cases
- improve minecraft fps with a vulkan renderer
- replace minecraft's opengl renderer with vulkan
- reduce cpu and gpu overhead in minecraft
- run minecraft natively on wayland
- optimize chunk and entity rendering in minecraft
- get better performance on modern gpus in minecraft

## When to choose
- you want higher framerates and lower CPU overhead in Minecraft
- you are on Linux and want native Wayland support
- your GPU and drivers have good Vulkan support
- you want modern rendering features not possible with OpenGL

## When to avoid
- you rely on OptiFine or Iris shader packs without the Beryl companion mod
- your hardware or drivers lack solid Vulkan support
- you need maximum mod compatibility, since renderer-replacing mods can conflict with other rendering mods

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, game-engine
- domain: graphics, gaming-tools
- platform: cross-platform, windows, jvm
- tags: vulkan, minecraft-mod, fabric, renderer, performance-optimization, voxel-rendering, minecraft, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- xCollateral/VulkanMod (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.519538+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 2026-08-30T02:36:02.293685+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xCollateral/VulkanMod (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.519538+00:00, sha 0c97338392f9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.