Prefer OpenGL
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- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #365 of 874 fabric mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
# 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`. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/b313736876c44dc969562561d874f118716ab6b3.png) <details> <summary>Important note!</summary> 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. </details> !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/b5ed471bc7a6dc96ba42dbd52c7ec5044ef540c5.jpeg)
# 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`.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/b313736876c44dc969562561d874f118716ab6b3.png)
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.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/b5ed471bc7a6dc96ba42dbd52c7ec5044ef540c5.jpeg)
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- MaxJubayerYT
- Version
- fabric-26.2-v1.0.0
- Downloads
- 1,877
- Endorsements
- 2
- Category
- fabric
- Created
- 4/29/2026
- Updated
- 4/25/2026
- Game Versions
- 26.2-snapshot-2, 26.2-snapshot-3, 26.2-snapshot-4, 26.2-snapshot-5, 26.2-snapshot-6
- Tags
- utility
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Prefer OpenGL support?
The author lists 26.2-snapshot-2, 26.2-snapshot-3, 26.2-snapshot-4, 26.2-snapshot-5, 26.2-snapshot-6, 26.2-snapshot-7. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Prefer OpenGL?
Version fabric-26.2-v1.0.0, published 2026-04-25 with 1,877 downloads recorded at the source.
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