How To Download & Install Optifine

Do you want to know how to download and install Optifine in Minecraft? Well, this is our complete, in-depth guide on how to get Optifine for Minecraft. We cover everything from how to download OptiFine to how to use OptiFine for Minecraft and get better FPS, shaders, and more. So, without anymore delay, here is how to install OptiFine in Minecraft.

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About this video: Optifine is one of the most popular Minecraft mods ever made. With Optifine, you can increase FPS in Minecraft, and you can also add in shaders, get more smooth lighting effects, add in connected textures, and so much more. There truly are tons of different graphics style options that Optifine adds into Minecraft.

Luckily, you have found our in-depth and complete guide on how to get Optifine for Minecraft. We cover everything, and the goal is for this video to work for years into the future.

First things first, we need to go over how to download Optifine. You can find a link in the description above to download Optifine. Clicking that will actually take you to our complete, in-depth guide on how to get Optifine. That guide is always kept up-to-date with the most recent version of Minecraft ensuring that you will be able to get Optifine no matter what.

Once you are there, click on the “Download Optifine” button to go to the official Optifine download page. Here, find the version of Optifine you want and click the “mirror” link next to it. That will take you to that versions download page where finally, you can find the “Download” button on this page to start downloading Optifine. You may need to keep or save the file depending on your browser.

Now that you have Optifine downloaded, we should talk about Java. For Minecraft older versions of Minecraft, you will need Java 8. For newer versions of Minecraft, you will need newer Java versions. We have a link in the description above that will go over which version of Java you need for the most recent version of Minecraft.

With Optifine and Java downloaded, we can move on to how to install Optifine in Minecraft. This is really simple. Just right-click on the Optifine file you downloaded, select “Open With”, click “Java”, and click “Okay”. The Optifine installer will then open up. Click “Install” and Optifine will install in Minecraft.

The only reason this won’t work is if Minecraft or the Minecraft Launcher is open or you have never played the version of Minecraft you are installing Optifine for.

After Optifine is successfully installed, we can move on to how to use Optifine on Minecraft. Start off by opening the Minecraft Launcher. In the launcher, click “Installations” at the top and check the modded box in the top right if you haven’t already.

You should have a modded installation. Hover over this, and click “Play”. Click “Play” again on the window that appears, and Minecraft will open up with Optifine installed.

To setup Optifine, go to options, video settings, and you will see all of Optifine’s settings. From there, you can access shaders and change all of Optifine’s different settings. There are a ton of different settings that you can change with Optifine, so feel free to customize it however you like.

With that being said, you now know how to download and install Optifine in Minecraft. If you have any questions about how to get Optifine in Minecraft, let us know in the comments. We will try our best to help you out.

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[TheBreakdownXYZ]

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[Noono]

is it odd with every single update that i go to you even though the process is the same every single time?

[Lotrollo]

You should make a video about the connector mod

it lets you run fabric mods on forge, it is in beta but it deserves a video
you can even run fabric mods with the forge counterpart of their dependencies

[BeekPlayZ]

can you write down how to do it i didnt understand any of this and the java app wont show the option for open with and there is a little blue and yellow shield on the bottom right of it and its not optifine the optifine logo is the opera gx logo

[marktorres]

How do I add the current optfine to a modpack I already have in the works?

[matthewstaana]

i downloaded optifine 1.20.1 but it wont let me play realms, can anyone help?

[luisclark]

is this the same process as getting it for 1.20.2

[jackblu]

@TheBreakdownXYZ Pretty sure your website is NOT up to date. Otherwise it would have 1.20.2 and I would be able to play on relams with it...

[Jaden_Robertson]

Cant use Optifine with realms, do i have to wait for 1.20.2, it only works with 1.20.1 rn

[braydenkieran]

it doesnt show me the optifine installer when i try to open optifine with java

[Ghostface_mc]

for me it wont downloead when i click open with the nothing happens does someone knows how to fix this?

[JamesKeiling]

It STILL wont intsall no matter what i tried. Ive tried installing and reinstalling and using different links and crap. It wont install

[salamiman]

I have minecraft v 1.20.2 and it seems like optifine only works for 1.20.1... is there any fix for this or am i stuck until they update optifine to the newest version?

[cosddtee]

Thank you very much. I spent 3 hours trying to do this. I wish I would have found this video sooner!!!

[InsanityLMAO]

Hey, is there a version for 1.20.2 because when I run the file it says I need 1.20.1 for it

[Mguelll]

where do i find optifine 1.20.2 theres only 1.20.1

[iykdnrb]

it says something about one drive how do i fix it plz :<

[eight_is_here]

Does somebody know how to fix Exit Code -1? Ive been getting it for a few months now and because of it i couldnt play with Mods anymore since then

[Elliotocompany]

when im installing Java it just says rolling back ction

[mattrook]

PLEASE HELP! Minecraft for Windows won't open!?