OptiFine Lite contains the fewest features and is designed to be installed directly into Minecraft itself OptiFine Lite was not compatible with Minecraft Forge. In Minecraft 1.7.10 and earlier, OptiFine had three separate versions: Lite, Standard, and Ultra. As a result, OptiFine is almost always one of the first mods to advance to new Minecraft versions (although its initial releases are usually incompatible with subsequent initial Forge releases). jar file (and will create its own profile in the vanilla launcher). It can be added to a Forge mod pack as any other mod, but it can also be manually installed into an unmodified Minecraft. OptiFine is somewhat unique among mods in that it is not actually reliant upon Minecraft Forge. Unfortunately, due to some unorthodox ways the mod functions, many modders will refuse to accept bug reports if OptiFine is also present in a pack, and will fervently argue against the use of OptiFine. However, because of its general performance improvements, many players recommend using it in most mod packs so long as it does not cause other problems. OptiFine is not included by default in any FTB mod packs, as its author requires express written permission to redistribute the mod outside of its forum thread or.

As a related point, a small number of mods use custom-made rendering systems that may not work alongside OptiFine Chisel in particular has been known to intermittently have its textures become invisible in OptiFine's presence. As with all mods intended to improve performance, although it is rare, it is possible for it to decrease performance.

OptiFine is a purely client-side mod and will crash if loaded by a server. It was designed to overhaul Minecraft's lighting and rendering systems to increase their efficiency and visibility. OptiFine is a utility mod created by sp614x.

Optifine 1.13