How do I install Simply Optimized Forked?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Simply Optimized Forked work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.1, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Simply Optimized Forked

by omo50 · on CurseForge

An unofficial continuation of Simply Optimized, maintaining the no-bloat, bleeding-edge performance while improving and iterating upon it

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.21.11Newest
Minecraft 1.21.1
Minecraft 1.20.1

⬇ Download for 1.21.11 ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 ⬇ Download for 1.20.1

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Information

Simply Optimized Forked is a continuation of the now discontinued Simply Optimized!

Additionally on top of providing what the pack used to, it now will also provide LTS support for certain Minecraft versions (currently 1.20.1 and 1.21.1) and come with minor fixes for re-occuring issues found on the original pack.

This pack is also utilized internally for modpacks like Re-Console, Simply Legacy and more.

Philosophy

Simply Optimized provided access to bleeding edge Minecraft performance, without any bloat via tuned configs and plenty of testing. Our fork will abide by the same principles as the original modpack.

SO Forked will also be available as an open source Packwiz project on Codeberg, GitHub, and ForgeJo.

What Simply Optimized Forked does

SO Forked improves upon Simply Optimized by fixing a few common user complaints, and providing additional support.

Our current differences include:

LTS Support for Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and 26.1.2, along with latest support
User Options will not be overriden each modpack update
Some specific performance mods have been added, which were not in the original SO due to a variety of reasons (i.e. ParticleCore being excluded due to it having multiple dependencies)
GPU Accelerated World Generation in 26.1.2 and up

Credits

hsza for making the original Simply Optimized
omo50 for maintaining this fork
Cjnator38 for providing branding (based on the original Simply Optimized branding)

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.11, 1.21.1, 1.20.1
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as Simply-Optimized-Forked-26.2-fabric-26.08.2-26.2-cf.zip
Download size: 136 KB
Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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