How do I install Sodium?

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 Sodium work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.3. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Sodium

Java mod listed for Minecraft 26.x. File opened and checked on 16 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by jellysquid3 · on Modrinth

A high-performance rendering engine replacement for Minecraft, which greatly improves frame rates and reduces micro-stutter.

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 26.3
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 sodium-fabric-0.9.3-beta.1+mc26.3.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 1.8 MB
Download link checked 22 Oct 2026 — working

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