While Minecraft is an ever-expansive and fun game to play in its original variant, a lot more can be added to it by installing mods and resource packs. One of the most effective and useful tools (mods) you can install – whether you want to keep the original flavor or add some uniqueness to your game – is the Optifine mod. Optifine is not a resource pack in itself. It does not change any textures in the game. It is, instead, a tool that allows you to adjust Minecraft to increase performance or visuals to your liking. For instance, it provides new settings in the menus that allow you to more freely adjust rendering distance and other factors that might affect how well your computer can run the game. It also allows you to use various resource packs with custom features. If you use HD resource packs and have seen major frame rate drops, see serious lag spikes in your system, or otherwise just need an FPS boost, Optifine HD will provide exactly what you are looking for.
Optifine can be used in both single player games and multiplayer servers. Be warned, though, Optifine HD only works in multiplayer games if the server’s host also has Optifine HD installed on the server. If this is not the case, Optifine will be disabled and you will not be able to use it. Another warning that comes with this is that some of the steps you can take to increase your frame rate will also make Minecraft less visually appealing to look at. You can disable clouds, the sky, stars, fog, and a number of other functions that make the game more visually appealing. All in all, Optifine HD is probably the best way to take more complete control of your Minecraft experience. You can adjust how textured and detailed everything is, from bare bones to top of the line graphics, based on what your personal computer can handle.
OptiFine HD should be compatible with all of these Minecraft versions: 1.17 - 1.16.4 - 1.16.3 - 1.16.2 - 1.16.1 - 1.16 - 1.15.2 - 1.15.1 - 1.15 - 1.14.4 - 1.14.3 - 1.14.2 - 1.14 - 1.13.2 - 1.13.1 - 1.13 - 1.12.2 - 1.12 - 1.11.2 - 1.11 - 1.10.2 - 1.10 - 1.9.4 - 1.9 - 1.8.9 - 1.8.8 - 1.8.1 - 1.8.6 - 1.8
OptiFine HD — Video & Screenshots
How to install Optifine:
- In the download section of this page you will find a link to the official Optifine website. Click this link.
- There you will see many different labels. Make sure to find the right “Minecraft version label” first. – if you are playing Minecraft 1.16.3 find the corresponding label, the same goes for all other Minecraft versions;
- Now that you have found a label with your version of the Minecraft, you will probably see many different Optifine versions and editions under that label. Find the latest version available and click on the “download” or “mirror” text link next to it. – we strongly recommend that you always choose the “OptiFine HD Ultra” editions. They usually have the most features;
- You will be redirected to a page with a certain number of ads on it and a direct download link in the middle between all these ads. Click this link.
- Right-click the newly downloaded Optifine installer file, select “Open With”, and then click “Java (TM) Platform SE binary”.
- A small installer window will appear, just click “Install”. After a while, the message “OptiFine is successfully installed” will pop up. – make sure you have the latest version of Minecraft installed, otherwise you will not be able to successfully install Optifine;
- Start up Minecraft launcher and click the little up arrow next to the green “PLAY” button. From there you want to find a version titled “Optifine”. Click this version.
- Click that green “PLAY” button!
Please pay attention to the fact that:
- None of the resource packs, shader mods or tools you see on this website are hosted on our servers. We use download links (including direct download links) provided by official authors. Therefore, they are completely safe and secure.
- We never modify or edit resource packs in any way.
- Although we are using the official download links, they may stop working after new updates are released. In this case, you can always use the source links from the "Official Links" section until we update the download links. And yes, we update links regularly and manually for every resource pack you see on this site.
- By leaving comments below and voting for the pack, you help the authors improve their project.
Download links:
Download OptiFine HD from Official Website – you will be redirected to the official Optifine website where you will find all download links for versions from 1.7.x to the current minecraft version.
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154 comments
vash
ya this need to have the latest release. i just tried to install it and it says needs minecraft 1.18.2 when im running the newest update.this program will need an update. please and thank you
Caffeine
When is this being updated to 1.19?
junjun
idk its taking its taking them so long to make
Optifine Sucks
Optifine doesn’t work. It just says that my Java installation isn’t complete. Save yourself the annoyance >:(
Admin
From our side everything works fine. Make sure you have Java installed. Also, optifine only works on the Java version of the Minecraft client and does not work on the bedrock version.
konjumsino
yea but is it on 1.19
kiwi
step 5 just doesnt work? no option to open with java platform se binary , help :(
hehehaha
it doesnt work for macOS
kaikou
I got a minecraft version 1.18.30 and optifine only exists in 1.18.20. so he can’t be installed… How can I do ?
Admin
Just install the latest version of optifine available. It should work.
darren
I have MacBook Air and it worked to download java and it does work
NOWONE
how to download java?
A Been Boi
does not work on macbook air
markita
good mod but it does not work for chromebooks…
Guest
i have a chromebook, im gonna cry WHYYYYY
Nefi
Good mod
Just2turtles
it does not work on macbook air
Maazzixx
its a .jar
every .jar goes into the mods folder
don’t need to follow the instruction up there, its completly off.
Sayyad Adil
The process is really cool but shader is so pretty
Niklbac
bruh what in the * is this process JUST LET ME DOWNLOAD A SHADER!
PVpman
The process is so confusing bruh
zoodigamer
bruh all i want is a shader
hannah
says i must download and launch minecraft in the official launcher at least once? ive opened it multiple times. i dont understand
zoodigamer
i know just watch a youtube vid if it does’ent work idk what will
lyssa
Having the same issue
Ben
Make sure you have downloaded java first before installing optifine
dtkluuvr
okay so I have minecraft 1.18.2 and Optifine doesn’t have an option for that yet. I tried downloading 1.18.1 and I downloaded java and everything but it says it cannot find my Minecraft download. Can anyone help?
Dull_Demon47
what do i do if “Java (TM) Platform SE Binary” just isn’t a option?
yes
So can someone explain to me why the window immediately closes when i click java platform se binary
Iamconfusion672
Is optifine compatible with 1.18.1 yet? Ive been looking at downloading it but dont want to got through the process for it to be outdated and then have to do it all over again.
Swiggity, soggety I’m coming for that booty
I play minecraft edu does optifine work?
shader
its good i guess
Cube
I have try it but its doesnt function: error binary encounter or something like this
ru
i tried to download & unpackage it but it doesn’t let me use java, it says open with microsoft explorer or winrar pls help (i have java installed)
lily
so cool
Dirtyjar38
when i click open with i dont get the Java (TM) Platform SE binary option pls help
JarJarMineCC
You may need to install Java. I had to in order to get that option.
KoregaRequiem.Da
It’s happening to me and Java is my minecraft version. Do I have to do something else?
thekingval
Help i can install optifine it always says: Java cannot be installed
There are errors in the following switches ….
SnookiWookiee
same thing happened to me, i just googled the error and i just had to download something called jarfix and it fixed all the .jav stuff
Stryke
Oh my god, thank you so much! Can’t believe all these tutorials and stuff didn’t suggest that sooner.
Dull_Demon47
i still can’t get it to work, even after downloading jarfix :/
lost
Have you opened jarfix yet?
yarnec
why i cant get optifine i will dowload it for the shader pack
bloop
im trying to open it with java but it wont let me pick that option. im on a mac, it only allows me to save the file whih doesnt work
paulthienadedt
I love shader
circles
I have used optifine for 1 year + (which is not that long tbh im ngl) and i can say it’s 100% worth it to use, especially for low end pcs!
pogboi
i like the shaders
LouieMitchell
When i try to open the preview optifine. It comes up with a blank black window which flickers on and off. Anyone knows how to fix it?
Ciara
Use jarfix it installs fast and it works immediately :]
Mohammed al faqsh
i like the shader
levi
when i download optifine, it says i need to open it with java binary se, but i dont have that option, what can i do to make it work?
levi
im fine
Yeet_Elite
how did you fix that???
Freddo
How did you do it may I ask?
circles
U need to download java first, u can just download it from a tutorial. Then u need to pick open with java.
Allelya
When clicking on Optifine 1.17, their website is giving me version 1.16.5 instead, so I can’t use any RP made for 1.17 on it. I have emailed the creator.
Admin
There is dropdown button “+ Preview versions”, click it.
NurseStudent113
help i just want download Optifine but all I keep getting is “preview OptiFine 1.17.1.jar” i have tried what the video but i just cant get it to download.
Frank
download jarfix
Frosty
When ever I pull up the launcher, Optifine has no profile, despite playing with nothing else installed but it.
Mona
Is there a version of this for bedrock?
Lisa
No, I don’t think there is, but if there is, It isn’t the original Optifine. Hope this helps!
i dont want to show my name
i cant find the java (TM) Platform SE binary file
Lia
I installed it as directed, but hit a brick wall the moment i load up minecraft. Everything was fine til that point. It stops before the game launches and says “Can not update Native Minecraft”. It stops right there, and the game doesnt launch. What could be the issue?
everett
this looks so nice
ImportedK
I downloaded optifine for 1.16.5 and i installed jave and jar fix, when i try to open with the java platform thingy, it shows and eeror.
MimosaVendetta
Is there a particular location the OptiFine installer is supposed to be? I’ve downloaded “preview OptiFine 1.17 HD U G9 pre24”. I tried having it in the download folder, the a folder on the same drive as my MC installation, and inside the Minecraft “Install” folder. I have selected “Open with” and navigated here: …\Curse\Minecraft\Install\runtime\java-runtime-alpha\windows-x64\java-runtime-alpha\bin Then I selected java.exe to open the file with.
It took forever but I finally nabbed a screenshot of the error message that flickers for a millisecond: Error: Could not find or load main class …\Curse\Minecraft\Install\preview_OptiFine_1.17_ HD_U_G9_pre24.jar
What am I doing wrong?
Robert
I agree with Joe, I’m able to use 7-zip on everything. I have java, restarted the computer, black box shows for 1 sec and then nothing. Ive seen multiple people with the same problem as me with no replies, please respond on how to continue from here.
Patrick
I have a problem too and it is the same like the most of them… if i try to open it with java platform SE binary then a black window pops up short and nothing happend afterwards no installer.. nothing and yes i checked my latest java version, i checked my minecraft version and i try it with older versions too but always the same happend and yes i restarted my pc everytime but always the same problem came up so do u have a fix for that or wahts wrong with it ?
Patrick
I installed Java the way it is supposed to, and everything is fine. Now, when I downloaded Optifine, I clicked “Open with” but Java Platform SE Binary or whatever, didn’t show up. There was an option to look for another program in the computer, but it didn’t show up there neither. Any help? (Note: I could actually install optifine with the installer, but the resource packs I had didn’t work as they should.)
Admin
What exactly do you mean “didn’t work as it should”. If optifine is installed correctly, you will see the new profiles in the Minecraft launcher in the version selection dropdown. Select the Optifine profile.
zurple
Jave Platform SE binary? it doesnt come up… was i supposed to do something before?
gamer
I try to instal optifine but it does not open and just comes up a a black box
Admin
Install java first.
mastarules
Hello i have v1.17 but the Previous Versions for this don’t show me the little arrow next to the play button. what could be wrong?
joe
DEVELOPERS PLEASE, commons sense – EASE of USE!!!, this needs to be a zip file like all other resource packs that we can place in the resource pack folder!, not some convoluted process to make it difficult to install.
Hence this long thread of complaints and confusion from everyone!
Admin
Who EVER said it is a resource pack? It is a tool / mod needed for many resource packs. You cannot install a mod or a tool full of various features the way you install a resource pack. Resource packs are EASY TO USE simply because they are a collection of images, sounds, some text files and nothing else, while mods are standalone software that must later be integrated into Minecraft itself.
dominick
I have a unique problem (maybe you’ve gotten this before) but when I click open with Java(TM) Platform SE Binary it flashes a black box and quickly closes the black box window, when I click Java Platform SE Binary it displays this EXACT message,
Unable to install Java There are errors in the following switches:
“C:/User/Dominick/OneDrive/Documents/preview _O
ptifine_1.17.1_HD_U_H1_pre1.jar”;.
check the commands are valid and try again
CS
I have Minecraft on Lubuntu (Ubuntu light basically). The instructions for installing OptiFine do not work for my setup. Since Minecraft was installed via Snap the OptiFine installer thinks Minecraft isn’t even installed.
Admin
Our instructions are for Minecraft: java edition installed on Windows. Other operating systems are not that much suitable for gaming, and the “general” instructions may not work on your side depending on your configuration.
Phoenix
i checked the website, and there’s no complete version for 1.17. Should I just install the pre-release or would it be okay to install the 1.16.5 edition till there’s a 1.17 edition?
Admin
On the official page, you can see a drop-down list of preview versions in the “Minecraft 1.17” section. You can try them, they are compatible with version 1.17.
HelpImDumb
I still dont understand something
I’ve tried downloading java like 5 times now, but I still cant open the file in java for no reason
Admin
After downloading, did you install Java and restart your computer?
bogey
I did everything it told me to do but I can’t open it, it says “Optifine_1.16.5_HD_U_G8.jar” cannot open because it is from an unidentified developer. can I have some help?
ProjectX11
i’m pretty sure you have to system preferences, security and privacy and you should see optifine wasn’t opened because it is from a unidentified developer. do you still want to open it?”
Thorchu
It took surprisingly long to download, but the outcome was fun + awesome!
Elijah
the optifine version doesnt pop up for me but everything successfully downloaded
bull
when i downloaded it it didnt work when ever i tried to put it in.
Admin
What you mean “to put it in”? Read the installation guide on this page..
Tami
Can this be downloaded for bedrock windows 10?
Admin
No, optifine is for Java only.
speedzzick
no
Est0
idk how install kuda shearders
galaxy boy
me too
Amanda Rose
wait am I supposed to download java? if so then how? and can I do it on Windows 10? (I apologize for the amount of questions)
Ninjateddy
Idk if you figured it out already, but you just look up the java thing they’re talking about, go to the official java website to download their latest software, and then you’re set to do exactly what this is saying.
WAT
I think Optifine is only for Java edition
Sami
I dunno How to run it there is no such option JAVA TM PLATFORM SE BINARY i already have java version of minecraft but i can’t find a way to install it…any idea ??????
Admin
First you need to download and install java itself.
hwhhwh1
Ok i have downloaded the optifine but in will only let run with winRAR or paint.net? How do you run it with java?
Admin
Download & install java first?
Andi
dude i already have optifine version in minecraft launcher
pogchamp
not pog i cant use it on mine craft
Epic
does this give nightvision?
Cameron Davidson
yes
Rafael
NICE
robko2423
its not on
Oliver/Bat
optifine just wont work for me. ittl download but when i try and open it, it goes to another download! Can someone help?
Tyler Holifield
Ok so i can download OptiFine but when i try to open it it just takes me the the website to redownload it
FiredHawk66
yeah same, i cant even find one in curse forge to download, when i try to copy it to forge it doesnt work
Blake Rustad
ok so i have java minecraft but when i try to open the folder with an app it just says look for app in app store PLZZ help
Admin
To install optifine (.jar file) you need java.
Clueless joe
same for me it does not pop up with minecraft java it just is like “sry you dont really have minecraft you just have completly nothing worth anything to us”
dawd
dud this is so cool
leo
Can someone tell me how to download it on mac?
adam
Im also on mac and I don’t know how
Julian
Just click on the download link. If that does not work, you have to install java
mattypo
This latest version of Optifine does not support this shader, this is why your game is crashing. The shader needs to be updated to G7.
Dylan Anderson
it always crashes my game
AnimixYT
that sucks, i cant even install it :/
no
me also I have no chance of getting the texture pack:(
Augustas
you have a bad pc/laptop
Peter-Pater-Poo
So do you.
kanker123
i can download the file and i have java but when i want to open the file in java it opens and auto closes
Reivalken
same over here
Superkrat
I got the the point of installing java to it, but it give me the message
“Unable to install Java
There are errors in the following switches:
C:\users\name\Downloads\OptiFine_1.16.5_HD_U_G6.jar
Check that commands are valid and try again.” and I have no clue what to do with that, or how to fix it.
Kass
I am having the same problem.
Vivisoop
Same
ana
same and i cant seem to find how to fix this.
serenaaa
does it work with mac?
ElectroCreep
yes it does
Dartleis
I’m on iMac
p
is this available for mac or is it PC only?
Helper
It works for both.
Z
It doesnt work for mac because it says the file type isnt supported
corruptedCrossbow
I love optifine
S
I have Java edition, but when I try to download this it doesn’t work. When I try to open in it makes me open it in the microsoft store, and instead of opening the actual thing, it just opens a page with a search for the word “jar”. I do not understand what I am doing wrong.
Admin
You need to install Java.
HumbledBeanz
I have the same problem but then if I try to open optimise with Minecraft java (I already have it) it physically won’t show up and when I type it in it’s just says “catastrophic error” :(
T
Does this work for PE?
macallan green
nope 😕sorry
Gale
Having some trouble– I try to open Optifine with Java and it opens a window just to immediately close it. It’s not there when I open minecraft. Any solutions? I am doing my Open With from the java application within the minecraft folder
AA
Thanks for the mod. You could have added that a noob NEEDS JAVA or something like that. You didn’t even include that in the description (you should).
Johanna
what do i do if it says ”innstallation has been modified and might not support the latest player safety features.”
When I go on any server there is no changes.
xSeungyeon
I dont see a arrow next to the play button..
logan
me either
Fratooty
what do we open the file with?
bLuE cHeEsE
If you have problems downloading optifine i had the same problems aswell make sure to dowload java_platform just type in java minecraft itll come up. after you set up the program simply just redownload optifine and say “open with” and java should pop up when you press java it will automatically insall optifine into the game and when you open the launcher it should be there! i hope this helps you!
YaBoiNick
how do you find it when i type java minecraft it just says how to get minecraft java edition
Darkstan.
How come Charged Creepers look weird with the effect around them?
Fajar_Awesome
Nah Its Not Resource Pack
Thorchu
True, true.