Fabulously Optimized

A simple modpack for people who are used to having Forge and OptiFine and are curious to see what equivalents Fabric has to offer. You could consider this modpack a "starting point" to optimize your game before adding more functional mods or you could just play this as if it was vanilla - the choice is yours.

The pack only adds performance and graphics enhancements to the client, so it works on every world and server.

Download from Curseforge - supports Curseforge, MultiMC, GDLauncher and vanilla launcher*.

Auto-updating MultiMC pack (read more)

*For vanilla, download the MultiMC variant and unpack manually.

Reviews

Another review by KoPlexis MC

Gameplay by Just Oj

Review of some mods on the pack by PD

Old review by Niche Duck

Chunk smoothness showcase by Kogasa

Included mods

The selected mods are inspired, but not limited by the list of Optifine alternatives. Starting with 2.0, the modpack also improves the default settings.

List of mods as of 2.0.0b4 are below. Crossed out ones are not yet updated to 1.17; for a stable 1.16 list, please see the Curseforge page.

Smooth

• Sodium by CaffeineMC - optimizes general rendering to improve FPS, adds some graphics options
• Lithium by CaffeineMC - optimizes game physics and chunk loading
• Phosphor by CaffeineMC - optimizes light rendering
• Hydrogen¹ by CaffeineMC - reduces RAM usage
• FerriteCore by malte0811 - reduces RAM usage
• EntityCulling Fabric/Forge by tr9zw - stops rendering entities that are behind a wall, useful in large servers and mobfarms
• FastChest by fake_domi - makes chest rendering less intensive (more FPS on chest rooms!)
• Better Beds by Motschen - makes bed rendering less intensive (more FPS on villager farms!)
• LazyDFU by tuxed - makes the game startup faster
• No Fade by UltimateBoomer - makes game startup and resourcepack switch faster by removing fade animations
• Smooth Boot by UltimateBoomer - improves the overall responsiveness of the game (aka less likely to freeze)
• Dynamic FPS by juliand665 - renders Minecraft slower if it is in the background to save RAM
• Smooth Scrolling Everywhere by shedaniel - makes the scrolling smooth on various menus

Pretty

• Iris Shaders by coderbot - adds support for Optifine shaders
• Sodium Extra by FlashyReese - adds many toggles to Sodium settings: animations, particles, weather, FPS indicator and more
• LambDynamicLights by LambdAurora - lets you light up the area by holding a torch, lights up TNT and creeper flashing
• Fabric Capes by VictorKohler - shows Optifine's and other custom capes in-game, see "I want a cape!" above
• Cull Leaves by Motschen - optionally makes fancy leaves more see-through, which could improve FPS (enable in mod settings)
• Colormatic by kwertiTheCats - adds Optifine custom colors support, clear skies and clear void options
• 'Slight' Gui Modifications by shedaniel - adds fancy animations to the menus and containers, optional FPS counter
• Item Model Fix by Pepper_Bell - fixes transparent gaps in held items
• Custom Fog by Setadokalo - lets you customize the fog distance and density
• Fabrishot by ramidzkh - lets you take a high-res screenshot (press F9)

Functional

• WI Zoom by alexander9892 - adds a scrollable zoom feature
• AntiGhost by Giselbaer - fixes getting stuck in blocks with the press of G
• Your Options Shall Be Respected by shedaniel - keeps your mod settings and vanilla settings in case the modpack updates
• Mod Menu by TerraformersMC - gives you the list of mods and lets you adjust their configuration
• Not Enough Crashes by NatanFudge - lets you play after a crash and report it comfortably
• Fabric API by modmuss50 - makes most mods work
• Cloth Config API by shedaniel - makes many mods' config work
• Cloth API (Fabric) by shedaniel - makes some mods work
• Architectury by shedaniel - makes some mods work
• Fabric Language Kotlin by modmuss50 - makes some mods work

¹ The mod is not from Curseforge, but the license and Curseforge allow usage in modpacks

Help

Help is provided by:

• Curseforge listing comments
• Wiki
• Issues (mod suggestions, bug reports)

Disclaimer

The modpack has been set up to be compatible with the rules of most public third-party servers, but it is your responsibility to verify whether you are allowed to use it or not. By installing this modpack you agree that the the modpack author, the mod developers and Mojang provide no warranties for using this modpack, every action you do with it is your own.

This modpack disables the in-game third-party server disclaimer, so if you are using the multiplayer function, you also agree to the following: "Caution: Online play is offered by third-party servers that are not owned, operated, or supervised by Mojang Studios or Microsoft. During online play, you may be exposed to unmoderated chat messages or other types of user-generated content that may not be suitable for everyone.". You must also be aware that you can use the "social interactions" screen by pressing the key P in-game.