A Vulkan-based renderer for Minecraft: Java Edition 1.8.9

Overview

Graphite is a Fabric mod that replaces Minecraft’s default OpenGL renderer with a fully rewritten Vulkan 1.3 renderer.

This is not a wrapper or translation layer. It is a complete rewrite of the rendering system, built to better match modern GPU architectures and reduce CPU overhead.

Why Graphite?

• Replaces the legacy OpenGL 2.1 renderer with Vulkan 1.3
• Lower CPU overhead and better frame pacing
• Designed for modern GPUs and drivers
• Opens the door for more advanced rendering techniques

Installation

Requirements

• Ornithe modloader

Steps

1. Install Ornithe
2. Download the latest Graphite release from this repository
3. Place the jar file into your .minecraft/mods folder
4. Launch the game

Links

• Download: https://modrinth.com/mod/graphite
• Discord: https://discord.gg/gMHVnMBEMh

Notes

• This project is experimental and still in development
• Expect bugs, crashes, and incomplete features
• Please report issues with logs attached

Licensing

This project includes code derived from Sodium.

Both Graphite and Sodium are licensed under Polyform Shield 1.0.0.

• Graphite license applies to original code in Graphite
• Sodium license applies to any reused or adapted portions from Sodium
• Graphite's modifications and additions are licensed under the same terms as Sodium, but those protections apply to us as well

An exception to this is the vulkan-api module, which is licensed under a custom license.