Fabric-Mod-Spotlight

List of mods that either improve the games performance, fix a bug without a large impact to gameplay, makes the game visually look better, or provide a QOL/mod compatability, mods that do what one mod does but better or has more features will override previous mods unless one has a feature that another does not have.

To test a mod for their performance impact, first download https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/spark by lucko and profile the tickrate, framerate, memory usage change between vanilla minecraft (spark with fabric API) and that mod included.

This takes up a similar style to ReperakPro's list as I liked the style but did not like how mods were handled on the list, seemed slow and too restrictive for a showoff list.

Fabric API should be installed for support for mods and provides some minor fixes itself.

Visit https://adoptopenjdk.net/?variant=openjdk16&jvmVariant=hotspot for the best available version of java.

Mod Name	Description	Credits (Link to credit page or main dev name)	Stable Mod (Non Experimental, Yes, No, Kind of, Mostly)	"Dangerous" (Impacts game behavior heavily or causes the game to simply not load or corrupt a world file.)	Incompatabilities (Mods on this page or off)	Mod Page (Curseforge, Modrinth, Github, Gitlab)

Graphics (Has to do with game rendering)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Sodium	GREATLY improves how minecraft is rendered on an optimization level	CaffieneMC/Jellysquid	Mostly	No	Any mod that uses the fabric rendering API	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium
Canvas	A mod centered around improving how the game is rendered visually, not as focused on optimization as sodium but has features.	grondagthebarbarian	No	No	Sodium	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/canvas-renderer
Entity Culling	Performs entity culling at a rate greater than sodium providing greater performance.	tr9zw	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/entityculling
Sodium Extra	Sodium extras like disabling animations.	FlashyReese	Yes	No	Lack of sodium	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium-extra
Cull Leaves	Smart leaves for fabric.	Motschen	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cull-leaves
Better Beds	Uses the new item render system for beds rather than the old one.	Motschen	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-beds

Lighting (Lighting optimizations)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Phosphor	Computes light rendering faster than default.	CaffieneMC/Jellysquid	Yes	No	Starlight	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/phosphor
Starlight	Complete rewrite of minecraft lighting engine	Spottedleaf	No	No	Phosphor	https://github.com/Spottedleaf/Starlight

Math (Computations)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Lithium	Improves the way minecraft is computed.	CaffieneMC/Jellysquid	Yes	No	Other computation mods that interact with the same code.	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lithium
Hydrogen	Unstable memory optimizations	CaffieneMC/Jellysquid	Kind of	No	Doesn't work with some mod on this list (not figured out yet).	https://github.com/CaffeineMC/hydrogen-fabric
hopperOptimizations	Optimizes the minecraft hopper and comes with a patched version of lithium.	2No2Name	Yes	No	Default lithium.	https://github.com/2No2Name/hopperOptimizations/releases
C2ME	Chunk generation improvement mod.	YatopiaMC	Kind of	No	None	https://github.com/YatopiaMC/C2ME-fabric

Cache (Caching for things)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Recipe Cache	Basically combines fast furnace and fast bench into one mod.	biom4st3r1	Yes	No	Fast Furnace Fast Bench	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/recipe-cache
EBE	Bakes chest animation reducing lag from chests significantly and provides support to do the same thing with other animations.	FoundationGames	Yes	No	Requires Indium	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/enhanced-block-entities
DashLoader	Caches block data on the first launch of the game and saves it for the next time the game boots.	notequalalpha	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dashloader

Boot (Loading)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Pling	Plays a little noise to let you know the game is ready	haykam	Yes	No	Other mods with the same function I assume	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/pling
Lazy DFU	Delays DFU being handled causing reduced CPU usage and nullifying the usefulness of smooth boot	tuxed	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lazydfu
No Fade	Removes the fade animations allowing you to get into the action faster or just remove an annoying animation.	UltimateBoomer	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-fade

Particles (Reduces or optimizes particles)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Fat Experience Orbs	Combines smaller experience orbs into one big orb for easier collection and performance savings	NinjaPhenix	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fat-experience-orbs
No Weather Effects	Removes the weather effects from the game without stopping their functionality, providing a performance boost.	Lortseam_	Yes	No	Mods that change the particles in weather.	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-weather-effects
Smoke Suppression	Makes blocks common in farms block camp fires from producing smoke, saving performance.	muteone2	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/smoke-suppression
No Beacon Beams	Removes beacon beams, saving performance, functions the same.	colderlavalamp	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-beacon-beams

Visual improvement (Visual improvement mods, note some of these mods are taxing on your system and are marked with a ! for a bit taxing and a !!! for very taxing.

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
!!!Immersive Portals	Removes the loading screen between going through the nether and removes the actual portal, making it a walkthrough experience.	qouteall	Yes	No	Sodium by default (Patched version on mod page.)	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/immersive-portals-mod
Better Biome Blend	Optimizes the biome blending algorithm and allows up to 29x29	FionaTheMortal	Yes	No	Sodium	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-biome-blend
!!!Physics Mod	Adds Physics to minecraft in the form of ragdolls and ground left after destroying a block	haubna	Mostly	No	None (Doesn't work on modded mobs and blocks unless coded)	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/physics-mod
Better Third Person	Gives greater control of the third person camera	Socolio & DreenDexTwitch	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-third-person
!Better Dropped Items	Makes dropped items have physics	Draylar1	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-dropped-items
!Illuminations	Adds particles that make the world feel more alive, pairs excellently with Canvas providing bloom.	doctor4t	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/illuminations
!LambDynamicLights	Adds dynamic lighting to minecraft, lags a bit with Canvas but looks good.	LambdAurora	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lambdynamiclights
Not Enough Animations	Adds first person animations to the third person viewport, pairs well with Better Third Person and First-person Model.	tr9zw	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/not-enough-animations
First-person Model	Adds the third person model to the first person.	tr9zw	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/first-person-model
Blur	Adds a gaussian blur to menus.	Motschen & PyrofabTheModsmith	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/blur-fabric
Dynamic Sound Filters	Adds sound filters depending on position in the world	andre111_	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dynamic-sound-filters
Clear Skies	Changes fog color to match the sky (unrealistic)	grondagthebarbarian	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-skies
!Falling Leaves	Adds falling leaf particles come from leaf blocks.	RandomMcSomethin	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/falling-leaves-fabric
LambdaBetterGrass	Better grass for fabric	LambdAurora	Yes	No	Sodium	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lambdabettergrass
!Visual Overhaul	Adds animations to some blocks.	Motschen	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/visual-overhaul
Clear Despawn	Adds a despawning flash to alert you when items are close to despawning	Giselbaer	Yes	No	Better Dropped Items	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-despawn-fabric
Damage Tint	Adds a red vignette to you when low on HP or upon being damaged	DeadlyMC_	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/damage-tint
!Particle Rain	Replaces default rain with a particle effect and makes the desert cause a sandstorm effect when raining.	PigCart	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/particle-rain
Fade In Chunks	Adds bedrock style chunk fade in.	Johni0702	Yes	No	Requires sodium	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fade-in-chunks
Custom Selection Box	Customize the selection box around blocks	shedaniel	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/custom-selection-box-port
Low Fire	Lowers fire for better visibility	UltimateBoomer	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/low-fire
BedrockWaters	Adds bedrock water variety.	2retr0	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/bedrockwaters
FabricSkyboxes	Adds custom skybox support.	AMereBagatelle	Yes	No	None	https://modrinth.com/mod/fabricskyboxes
Time Changer	Allows you to change the time for yourself and not the server.	Motschen	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/time-changer
Boring Tweaks	Adds a bunch of random tweaks that mostly don't effect gameplay in a meaningful way (clientside).	boredomh1	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/boring-tweaks
ResolutionControl+	Allows for anti aliasing or reducing graphics for greater performance and allows you to configure screenshot size.	UltimateBoomer	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/resolutioncontrol
!Smoke Extender	Makes smoke go higher into the air.	AfterRebelion	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/smoke-extender
Sneak Tweak	Makes sneak smooth animation duration configurable or disables it.	Lortseam_	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sneak-tweak
Drip Sounds	Adds water drip sounds to rain that falls.	PieKing1215	Yes	No	Maybe particle rain.	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dripsounds-fabric
Iris	Adds support for optifine shaders.	IrisShaders	Kind of	No	Sodium by default (Patched version available.)	https://github.com/IrisShaders/Iris

Bugfix (Bug fix mods)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Auth Me	Fixes the minecraft error that forces you to restart your game due to an account verification failure	Axieum	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/auth-me
Dimension FIx	Fixes data pack dimensions being deleted causing the nether and end to be deleted as well.	shedaniel	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dimension-fix-some-forge-patches-ported
Save My Stronghold	Fixes ravines and caves intersecting the stronghold and destroying part of it.	YUNGNICKYOUNG	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/save-my-stronghold-fabric
RandomPatches	Includes many bugfixes and optional additional features.	TheRandomLabs	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/randompatches-fabric
DamageTilt	Returns the damage tilt feature from 1.2.5 that got broken in 1.3.1, only works on singleplayer or servers with the mod.	Charles445	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/damage-tilt
AntiGhost	Adds a command and keybind to remove ghost blocks around the player	Giselbaer	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/antighost
Fabrication	Adds a lot of bug fixes and optionally extra game content that's vanilla friendly.	unascribed	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabrication
Item Model Fix	Removes the weird seams on some items with a performance friendly method.	Pepper_Bell	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/item-model-fix
Colormatic	Removes hard coded colors so resource packs can change things beyond textures.	kwertiTheCats	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/colormatic
ToolTipFix	Fixes long tooltips going off screen.	Kyrptonaught	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tooltipfix
Giant AI	Adds an AI to the giants (I assume this is a bug so I'm adding this here.) and adds them into the spawn pool on a rare occurence. (Can be disabled.)	Flytre7	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/giant-ai
Why Am I on Fire?	Removes the fire overlay with fire res and in creative mode.	Ellivers	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/why-am-i-on-fire

Libraries (Libraries required by other mods on this list.)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
TRansliterationLib	Library for tr9zws mods.	tr9zw	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/transliterationlib
Fabric Language Kotlin	Adds Kotlin to minecraft.	modmuss50	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-language-kotlin
Fabric API	Fabric API					https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api
Architectury API	For lightoverlay	shedaniel	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/architectury-fabric
Konkrete	Fancy Menu	Keksuccino	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/konkrete-fabric

Extra (Doesn't fit into a specific category but does have one of the core functions)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Dynamic FPS	When minecraft is not the primary window, it stops rendering or renders at 1FPS	juliand665	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dynamic-fps
Chunk Pregenerator	Pregenerates chunks in a radius around the player	SuperCoder79	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/chunk-pregenerator-fabric
Not Enough Crashes	Lets you keep playing if the game were to crash.	NatanFudge	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/not-enough-crashes
Carpet	Adds some functionality from bedrock (Moveable tile entities) and more.	gnembon	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/carpet
Borderless Mining	Converts fullscreen to borderless window for improved alt tab functionality.	comp500	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/borderless-mining

GUI (UI Mods)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Appleskin	Shows food saturation and food data on tooltip.	squeek502	Yes	No	None (actually supports a large variety of texture packs)	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/appleskin
Hwyla	Shows block data and status on a seperate tooltip.	TehNut	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/hwyla
Light Overlay	Shows light level on blocks around the player.	shedaniel	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/light-overlay
Mod Menu	Puts the mod configs into a in game UI center similar to forge.	Terraformers (ProspectorDev)	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/modmenu
ToroHealth Damage Indicators	Shows a damage number when you injure a mob.	Torocraft	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/torohealth-damage-indicators
REI	Creative inventory view+ for survival to view crafting recipes without the wiki or in game inventory view and to be a creative inventory/give simplifier to give items with cheats on.	shedaniel	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/roughly-enough-items
Name Pain	Customizable Nametags	naqaden	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/name-pain
ShulkerBoxTooltip	Shows the contents of your shulkerbox in a tooltip	MisterPeModder	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/shulkerboxtooltip
'Slight' Gui Modifications	Improves the default game UI and adds customization	shedaniel	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/slight-gui-modifications
BetterF3	Improves the debug menu	cominixo	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/betterf3
Health Overlay	Causes hearts over 10 to change the color of the bar rather than add a new row	Terrails	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/health-overlay-fabric
Giselbaer's Durability Viewer	Durability Bar for items in your inventory.	Giselbaer	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/giselbaers-durability-viewer
Notes	In game notepad on a by world basis.	reeve567	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/notes-fabric
No Angled Brackets	Removes brackets from player names in chat	Flytre7	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-angled-brackets
Chat Heads	Adds the players front face on their skin to chat, looks appealing.	dzwdz	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/chat-heads
FancyMenu	Lets you add animations to the loading screen and a background.	Keksuccino	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fancymenu-fabric
Ugly Scoreboard Fix	Removes numbers on the side of the scoreboard.	Lortseam_	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ugly-scoreboard-fix
Better World List	Adds a grid layout for world select.	YanisBft	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-world-list
Better Mount HUD	Properly displays all elements of the HUD while on a mount.	Lortseam_	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-mount-hud
Splash	Uses hexcode to color loading screen.	LoganDark	Yes	No	Requires Kotlin	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/splash
Clear Hitboxes	Cleans up F3 + B	splzhh	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-hitboxes

QOL (Support for controllers, better sound changing etc.)

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Convenient mobGreifing	Splits the mobGriefing gamerule into 4, one for hostiles, one for passive mobs, one for the wither, and one for the ender dragon.	Neecko5b84	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/convenient-mobgriefing
Audio Output	Adds the option to swap the audio output from a menu.	Maximumgame	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/audio-output
LambdaControls	Adds improved controller support and experimental touchscreen support to java.	LambdAurora	Mostly	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lambdacontrols
Command Macros	Bind a command to a keybind.	Kyrptonaught	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/command-macros
AutoReconnect	Reconnects automatically upon being kicked or a server crashes.	bstn02	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/autoreconnect
Continue Button	Adds a continue button for the last world you were on on the main menu	umollu	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/continue-button
Better Local Server	Adds similar functionality to bedrock local servers.	rederpz	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-local-server
Disable Custom Worlds Advice	Removes the annoying experimental settings label when using mods.	rdvdev2	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-disable-custom-worlds-advice
Helpful Hitboxes	Adds similar placement strategies scaffolding uses to other blocks.	abigailfails	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/helpful-hitboxes-fabric
Steelseries Gamesense	Steelseries lights support.	JayJay1989BE	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/steelseries-gamesense-fabric

Networking (Net stack improvements )

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Krypton	Networking improvements	tuxed	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/krypton
Client Side Noteblocks	Makes sounds played by noteblocks clientside, greatly reducing lag generated for the end user of this mod (can even help on singleplayer).	DaCubeKing	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/client-side-noteblocks

Up and Coming (1.17 mods or unfinished but incoming mods )

Mod Name	Description	Credits	Stable Mod	"Dangerous"	Incompatabilities	Mod Page
Underground Ambient Light	Improves visibility underground without nulifying the use of torches.	andantet	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/undergroundambientlighting
!!!WorldHeightBooster	512 world blocks from up and down, even larger.	soapyxm	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/worldheightbooster
All Dimension Height Increase	Increases the build limit within the end and nether as well, does not effect terrain generation.	colderlavalamp	Yes	No	None	https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/all-dimension-height-increase