How do I install Prefer OpenGL?

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 Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Prefer OpenGL work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.2-snapshot-2, 26.2-snapshot-3, 26.2-snapshot-4, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Prefer OpenGL

by MaxJubayerYT · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build
Mod loader Quilt1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 26.2Newest

Minecraft 26.2Newest

Minecraft 26.2Newest

⬇ Download for 26.2 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 26.2 · Forge ⬇ Download for 26.2 · Quilt

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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Prefer OpenGL

This project includes loader-specific entrypoints for:

Fabric
Quilt
Forge
NeoForge (in development)

All variants call the same shared logic to force an OpenGL renderer preference by editing options.txt.

Shared behavior

On client startup, each loader entrypoint ensures one of these keys is set to OpenGL:

graphicsApiPreference:prefer_opengl
graphicsApi:prefer_opengl (legacy fallback)

If neither exists, it appends graphicsApiPreference:prefer_opengl.

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Important note!

This mod fixes crash on Amethyst Launcher (and other mobile java launchers) which does have vulkan but doesn't have some librarys. So, Minecraft switchs to Vulkan API and crashes. More ever what this mod does is it forces OpenGL as the renderer API. And if you're device supports Vulkan API please don't use this mod first try if Vulkan works or not.

Amethyst launcher

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 26.2-snapshot-2, 26.2-snapshot-3, 26.2-snapshot-4
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 preferopengl-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 87 KB
Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working

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

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