How to setup a performant, beautiful Minecraft client in 2023

Please don't use the default launcher

Last updated by Tak on July 6, 2023

Helpful links

I was thinking of creating an indepth guide but there's already so much helpful content available, I thought it would make more sense to compile some here.

Prerequisite: Java JDK version 17 or higher

If you already have JDK 17 or higher, you shouldn't need to install anything further, though it doesn't hurt to stay up to date.
JDK 17 runtime provided by Adoptium
or if you'd prefer
Oracle JDK

Quick intro to modern performance mods + install guide

The above video walks through an Install using the ATLauncher launcher and the Simply Optimized modpack.
These Should work great, however I personally use and recommend the Fabulously Optimized Modpack as it has more features out of the box such as Shader support, connected textures, and Optifine Zoom

More useful links

Modrinth Shader List : Browse shaders on Modrinth (and texture packs)
Vanilla Tweaks resource packs : Customize your own texture pack
Gamma Utils : To quickly and easily boost gamma in-game