How do I install Fornax?

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 Fornax work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Fornax

Java mod listed for Minecraft 26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Icehunter · on Modrinth

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Fornax fixes a problem with high-resolution resource packs, and uses Vulkan. A 256x+ LabPBR pack can have three textures for every block; this unblocks those with 512x regression testing happening now as well.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 26.2
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as fornax-0.5.0+mc26.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 1.9 MB
Download link checked 2 Oct 2026 — working

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

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