How do I install OptiForge?

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 OptiForge work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.16.4, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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OptiForge

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by ZekerZhayard · on CurseForge

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 Forge only.

Minecraft 1.17.1Newest
Minecraft 1.16.5
Minecraft 1.16.4
Minecraft 1.16.3
Minecraft 1.16.2
Minecraft 1.16.1

⬇ Download for 1.17.1 ⬇ Download for 1.16.5 ⬇ Download for 1.16.4 ⬇ Download for 1.16.3 ⬇ Download for 1.16.2 ⬇ Download for 1.16.1

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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OptiForge

This mod can make OptiFine to be compatible with Forge. This is an alternative before OptiFine has been officially compatible with Forge.
This mod doesn't contain OptiFine itself.

How to Use

OptiForge-MC1.13.2: WIP

OptiForge-MC1.12.2: No plan

before 1.16.5: You just need to put OptiFine jar, OptiForge to mods folder, and enjoy the game!

Although OptiFine 1.15.2 has been compatible with forge since G1 pre14, OptiForge will be compatible new forge version faster, and there is an issue between OptiFine and other core mods which OptiForge fixed: https://github.com/cpw/modlauncher/issues/37

About reporting crash

I recommend installing MoreCrashInfo mod. This mod will print more useful information to crash reports, and these can help us locate errors faster.

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.16.4
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 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as OptiForge-MC1.17.1-0.1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 43 KB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

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

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