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Vanillin

Instanced rendering for entities and block entities.

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Quick answer

Which Vanillin release should I use?

Updated 1 year ago

Latest stable file vanillin-forge-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar

Game version 1.20.1

Loader Forge

vanillin-forge-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Vanillin required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say

Dedicated server Source doesn’t say

Loader for this release Forge

Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

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What else does vanillin-forge-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar need?

vanillin-forge-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Vanillin without breaking your instance.

Built for vanillin-forge-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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Stick to this file

Use vanillin-forge-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked

Use the “Get this file” button beside vanillin-forge-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Vanillin add?

How it Works

Vanillin optimizes Minecraft by implementing instanced rendering for entities and block entities through Flywheel.

With Flywheel doing the heavy lifting, Vanillin is able to achieve significant performance improvements on all the game objects it affects. The end result is that ten thousand of something have the same frame time impact as one of something. 64k chests rendering at 7fps without Vanillin, and 271fps with Vanillin.

Shaders

Flywheel 1.0, and therefore Vanillin, is currently incompatible with shaders. Work is underway to make first party compat a reality.

Optimizations

Vanillin does not optimize everything by default. Special support needs to be built for each type of entity and block entity. Those that are currently optimized are listed below.

✅ = Stable, enabled by default

🧪 = Experimental, enabled behind a config

Block Entities

✅ Chests
✅ Shulker boxes
✅ Bells
🧪 Signs

Entities

✅ Minecarts (and all variants)

Project description from CurseForge.

Pick your setup

Vanillin by Minecraft version and loader

Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.

4 available setups

Minecraft version

1.21.1

2 loader builds

Fabric vanillin-fabric-1.21.1-1.1.3.jar 1 stable file · 2 total · 21 Apr 2025 NeoForge vanillin-neoforge-1.21.1-1.1.3.jar 1 stable file · 2 total · 21 Apr 2025

Minecraft version

1.20.1

2 loader builds

Forge vanillin-forge-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar 1 stable file · 2 total · 21 Apr 2025 Fabric vanillin-fabric-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar 1 stable file · 2 total · 21 Apr 2025

Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.

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