Sodium
by CaffeineMC
The leading rendering optimization mod for Fabric, dramatically improving frame rates through a rewritten rendering engine.
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CaffeineMC keeps every right to Sodium under LicenseRef-Polyform-Shield-1.0.0, so there is no copy of Sodium here. A copy of Sodium would need CaffeineMC's word first. 40,101 people watch that Sodium page for updates. 38 Sodium builds are listed there.
Get Sodium from CaffeineMCOverview
The leading rendering optimization mod for Fabric, dramatically improving frame rates through a rewritten rendering engine. Sodium lists reduced gpu and cpu usage among its features. It rates beginner to pick up. It brings rewritten chunk rendering engine. CaffeineMC files Sodium under Performance.
It rewrites Minecraft's rendering engine for modern GPUs, typically multiplying frame rates while also fixing several vanilla graphical glitches. Sodium counts 5 features across 36 versions. It runs client side only. It needs no companion mod. It covers 36 game versions.
CaffeineMC hands out Sodium from his own page. It includes compatible with most fabric mods. It ships under PolyForm Shield. 5 packs here ship Sodium. 40,101 people watch Sodium for updates.
CaffeineMC tags Sodium as fps, rendering and optimization. It shares Performance with 12 others. It is rated beginner to learn. The Sodium code is open to read. 38 builds carry the Sodium name.
Sodium keeps pace with the game as CaffeineMC publishes it. It spans 1.16.3 to 26.2. Prominence II RPG already ships Sodium in its own list. 1.16.3 is the oldest game version this Sodium list reaches back to. It includes reduced gpu and cpu usage.
Mod Loaders
Sodium ships a separate build for each of Fabric and Quilt. It needs one loader, Sodium ignores the other. It lists reduced gpu and cpu usage among its features. 5 packs and 2 loaders carry Sodium.
Minecraft Versions
36 game versions carry Sodium, 1.16.3 at the oldest and 26.2 at the newest. A Sodium jar built for another version will not load Sodium. It is current with 26.2, the newest the game has. It reaches further than 116 mods here.
26.1.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2 are the newest game versions with a Sodium build. Your launcher version and the Sodium jar version have to match. It has nothing to catch up on. The Sodium packs here sit inside this range.
Sodium compared
Sodium is weighed against 2 other mods here. Each comparison puts the loaders, the game versions and what they need beside each other, without picking a winner.
Mods here that need Sodium
1 mod here will not load without Sodium. Sodium has to match the same game version as the mod that asks for it. Installing Sodium alone changes nothing; it is there for the mods above it. Iris Shaders name Sodium as a file they need.
Release history
CaffeineMC has published 235 Sodium builds, the first on 2021-01-03 and the newest on 2026-08-07. The date says when Sodium last moved, not how long it will keep working. 141 of them are full releases, the rest are test builds of Sodium. 102 Sodium builds went out in 2026.
| Build | Published | For | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| mc1.21.11-0.8.14-beta.2-neoforgebeta | 2026-08-07 | NeoForge · 1.21.11 | 75K · 1.1 MB |
| mc1.21.11-0.8.14-beta.2-fabricbeta | 2026-08-07 | Fabric · 1.21.11 | 572K · 1.8 MB |
| mc1.21.1-0.8.13-beta.2-neoforgebeta | 2026-08-07 | NeoForge · 1.21.1 | 455K · 1.2 MB |
| mc1.21.1-0.8.13-beta.2-fabricbeta | 2026-08-07 | Fabric · 1.21.1 | 244K · 1.5 MB |
| mc26.1.2-0.9.2-alpha.4-neoforgealpha | 2026-08-07 | NeoForge · 26.1.2 | 36K · 1.2 MB |
| mc26.1.2-0.9.2-alpha.4-fabricalpha | 2026-08-07 | Fabric · 26.1.2 | 176K · 1.8 MB |
| mc26.2-0.9.2-alpha.4-fabricalpha | 2026-08-07 | Fabric · 26.2 | 973K · 1.8 MB |
| mc26.2-0.9.2-alpha.4-neoforgealpha | 2026-08-07 | NeoForge · 26.2 | 169K · 1.1 MB |
2026: 102 builds · 2025: 49 builds · 2024: 55 builds · 2023: 13 builds · 2022: 9 builds · 2021: 7 builds
Key Features
Sodium brings a focused set of features to the table. Highlights include rewritten chunk rendering engine, plus significantly improved fps, with the full list below.
- Rewritten chunk rendering engine
- Significantly improved FPS
- Reduced GPU and CPU usage
- Enhanced video settings menu
- Compatible with most Fabric mods
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How to install Sodium
Sodium takes one of Fabric and Quilt. It lists rewritten chunk rendering engine among its features. Nothing else goes in with Sodium. 1.16.3 to 26.2 is the Sodium range.
- 1Install Fabric for the Minecraft version you want Sodium on. It brings significantly improved fps. It lists 36 of them, 1.16.3 to 26.2. Fabric and Quilt each work for Sodium, one at a time.
- 2Nothing has to go in before Sodium. CaffeineMC lists no library under Sodium. No library is listed under Sodium. The Sodium page names its own requirements.
- 3Drop the Sodium jar into the mods folder. One Sodium file, nothing to unpack. Only your own client needs Sodium. A pack with Sodium already has that file in place.
- 4Start the game and look for Sodium in the mods list. The log names the file when Sodium refuses. 5 packs and 2 loaders carry Sodium. No Sodium entry means the loader or the version is off.
Sodium runs on 36 game versions, 1.16.3 to 26.2. Each Sodium jar is built per version. 26.2 is covered by Sodium. It lists 36 game versions.
See our full mod install guideCompatibility & alternatives
Fabric and Quilt run Sodium today. It includes significantly improved fps. It keeps pace with 26.2. 36 versions carry Sodium. It runs client side only.
lithium, iris and ferritecore sit well next to Sodium. It spans 1.16.3 to 26.2. No shared library ties Sodium down. Embeddium and OptiFine cover ground Sodium also covers. Lithium and Embeddium share the shelf with Sodium.
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