THIS IS NOT AN OPTIMIZATION MOD! IT ONLY EXISTS TO MAKE THE GAME ABLE TO LAUNCH! This should work with most mods, but if they use OGL 3.2+ functions (ex. Sodium) the game WILL crash
Ever since Minecraft 1.17 the HD 3000 and other OpenGL 3.0 and 3.1 GPUS have not been able to run Minecraft on Windows without software rendering. I made a hacky mod to fix that.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.18
- 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 Modrinth — 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
- Ships as oldgl-0.3.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 41 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.