Optifine Download for Minecraft 1.20.2 : How To Install Optifine On Minecraft

OptiFine is a Minecraft optimization mod. It allows Minecraft to run faster and look better with full support for HD textures and many configuration options.

OptiFine Ultra is the most popular edition.

• OptiFine Ultra has the most optimizations and features that can increase FPS.
• OptiFine Standard is more compatible with other mods.
• OptiFine Light may be more helpful for underpowered laptops and notebooks, but it does not have any advanced features and is not compatible with ModLoader and Forge.

OptiFine comes with many optimizations that should increase the FPS without any configuration. You can further increase the FPS by configuring the Video Settings and finding the trade-off between quality and performance that works best for you.

How can I configure OptiFine for best FPS?

Go to the Video Settings menu and look at the tooltip shown for every setting. It should show which value to set for better FPS and which for better quality.

Why am I getting the same or less FPS with OptiFine installed?

OptiFine generally increases the FPS (200%+ is common) and in the worst case it should be the same as vanilla Minecraft. There are many reasons why in some cases the FPS with OptiFine may be the same or lower than vanilla:

• you might have enabled some higher quality settings that can decrease the FPS (for example: Render Distance Extreme, Antialiasing, Anisotropic Filtering). To reset the Video Settings to their default values go to Video Settings -> Other -> Reset Video Settings.
• you might have enabled the FPS limiter in Video Settings
• if you are using a HD texture pack, it most probably comes with some quality features that are not recognized by vanilla, but are active with OptiFine and can decrease the FPS. For example: Connected Textures, Custom Sky, Random Mobs, Custom Animations, etc. You can turn these OFF in the Video Settings if you do not need them.
• OptiFine may not be installed properly. Make sure to install OptiFine last, so that no other mod is overwriting the OptiFine classes. Exceptions are mods which are specially designed to be installed after OptiFine.
• there may be a mod conflict and Minecraft may be reporting a lot of errors in the error log. Check the Minecraft error log to see if this is the case (Magic Launcher can show the error log).

To test properly make sure that you are using identical test conditions: same texture pack, same render distance, same world, etc.

Even if the average FPS reported in the debug screen is the same as vanilla, the gameplay with OptiFine should feel smoother and more fluid. There are several OptiFine options (Chunk Loading, Smooth FPS, Smooth World, etc) that can further reduce the lag spikes and stabilize the framerate.

How can I change the design of my cape?

You can login at the cape change page and select a new design. The cape change page has a timeout of 2 minutes and the cape has to be changed in this time.

Features

• FPS boost
  – doubling the FPS is common
  – decreases lag spikes and smooths gameplay
• Support for HD Textures
  – HD textures and HD fonts (MCPatcher not needed)
  – custom terrain and item textures
  – animated terrain and item textures
  – custom HD Font character widths
  – custom colors
  – custom block color palettes
  – custom lighting
  – unlimited texture size
• Support for Shaders
  – based on the Shaders Mod by Karyonix
• Dynamic Lights
  – allows handheld and dropped light emitting items to illuminate the objects around them
  – similar, but not related to the Dynamic Lights
• Variable Render Distance
  – from Tiny to Extreme (2 x Far) in 16m steps
  – sun, moon and stars are visible in Tiny and Short distance
• Configurable Smooth Lighting
  – from 1% – smooth lighting without shadows
  – to 100% – smooth lighting with full shadows
• Performance: VSync
  Synchronizes framerate with monitor refresh rate to remove split frames and smooth gameplay
• Smart Advanced OpenGL
  – more efficient, less artifacts
  – Fast – faster, some artifacts still visible
  – Fancy – slower, avoids visual artifacts
• Fog control
  – Fog: Fancy, Fast, OFF
  – Fog start: Near, Far
• Mipmaps
  – Visual effect which makes distant objects look better by smoothing the texture details
  – Mipmap level – OFF, 1, 2, 3, Max
  – Mipmap type – Nearest, Linear
• Anisotropic Filtering
  – Restores details in mipmapped textures
  – AF level – OFF, 2, 4, 8, 16 (depends on hardware support)
• Antialiasing
  – Smooths jagged lines and sharp color transitions
  – AA level – OFF, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 (depends on hardware support)
• Better Grass
  Fixes grass blocks side texture to match surrounding grass terrain
• Better Snow
  Fixes transparent blocks textures to match surrounding snow terrain
• Clear Water
  Clear, transparent water with good visibility underwater
• Random Mobs
  Use random mob textures if available in the texture pack
• Connected Textures
  Connects textures for glass, glass panes, sandstone and bookshelf blocks which are next to each other.
• Natural Textures
  Removes the gridlike pattern created by repeating blocks of the same type.
  Uses rotated and flipped variants of the base block texture.
• FPS control
  – Smooth FPS – stabilizes FPS by flushing the graphics driver buffers
  – Smooth Input – fixes stuck keys, slow input and sound lag by setting correct thread priorities
• Chunk Loading Control
  – Load Far – loads the world chunks at distance Far, allows fast render distance switching
  – Preloaded Chunks – defines an area in which no new chunks will be loaded
  – Chunk Updates per Frame – allows for faster world loading
  – Dynamic Updates – loads more chunks per frame when the player is standing still