How to Install Sodium in Minecraft

Aug. 12, 2024

If you have installed the Fabric mod loader and want to try out some compatible mods, you should definitely start with Sodium. It’s a rendering engine and optimization mod for the Minecraft client that significantly improves performance and FPS. So, let’s now go over how you can download and install Sodium in Minecraft, so you can then repeat the same process and install Iris Shaders.

How to Download Sodium for Minecraft

First, follow the steps below to download Sodium on your computer:

Now, if you haven’t yetinstalled Fabric in Minecraft, you first need to follow our dedicated guide to do that. Next, let’s go over how you can install Sodium in Minecraft:

To use Sodium, you can simply run Minecraft with Fabric. Open Minecraft Launcher,set Fabric mod loader as the versionon the left, and click on Play to start the game. Jump into the world and see the difference for yourself.

Fabric loader provides no “Mods” tab to see whether a specific mod has made it or not, but Sodium is much easier to determine if it’s working. You can pause the game and go to the Video Settings. If they look different than the vanilla game, that means Sodium is active, as it has a custom UI for this section. Now, you can also learnhow to install Iris Shaders in Minecraft.

With that, you have now installed Sodium, one of the most popular Fabric mods for Minecraft, and can enjoy the amazing graphics Iris provides at high frame rates. Speaking of Fabric mods, if you’re interested in other mods out there, follow our linked guide listing thebest Minecraft Fabric mods.

Yes, Sodium is a free and open-source optimization mod.

Sodium is in most cases better than Optifine when it comes to the FPS performance. However, with shaders, Sodium will have more hiccups than Optifine. Still, the results vary depending on the hardware components you own.

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