SaturnMods · 1.16 – 1.21A performance mod designed to optimize Minecraft's memory usage.

A performance mod designed to optimize Minecraft's general performance and unofficial fork of Lithium mod for Minecraft Forge.
Canary is a mod made by AbdElAziz. A performance mod designed to optimize Minecraft's general performance and unofficial fork of Lithium mod for Minecraft Forge.
It supports Minecraft 1.18 – 1.20. It has been downloaded 4,871,651 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Feb 8, 2024.
Canary has had 102 releases on Modrinth since Nov 2, 2022. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is mc1.20.4-0.3.3, released on Feb 8, 2024. It is made for Minecraft 1.20.4. It runs on Forge. The download is 580 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
mc1.20.4-0.3.3 | Feb 8, 2024 | 1.20.4 | Release |
mc1.20.1-0.3.3 | Feb 8, 2024 | 1.20.1 | Release |
mc1.19.2-0.3.3 | Feb 8, 2024 | 1.19.2 | Release |
mc1.18.2-0.3.3 | Feb 8, 2024 | 1.18.2 | Release |
mc1.20.1-0.3.2 | Jan 18, 2024 | 1.20.1 | Release |
Server tick time (mspt) graph before and after installing Canary. Measurements made in an existing world at a render distance of 18.
Canary is a general optimization mod and unofficial fork of Lithium mod for Minecraft Forge. It works on both the client and server, and can be installed on servers without requiring clients to also have the mod.
Canary contains the original Lithium optimizations(mob Ai, chunk loading, game physics, etc..) and also, Canary contains new optimizations to make the gameplay smoother, without changing any behavior.
Canary makes use of an unusual configuration system which can be used to enable or disable certain patches. For more information, please read the wiki entry.
Of Course, You can include it in your modpack.
Please use the issue tracker linked at the bottom of the page to report bugs, crashes, and if you want to propose new features or otherwise contribute to the mod, i will gladly accept pull requests, as well!
If you want to support me, use my code AbdElAziz333 to get 25% off your first month and enjoy playing with your friends!
Written by AbdElAziz. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
This mod runs only on your own game. Servers do not need it, so you can use it on any server.
Install Forge for Minecraft 1.18 – 1.20.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.
Start Minecraft with the Forge profile.
With the CraftRank Launcher you can skip these steps: open Mods, search for Canary and click Install.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9M | 1.18 – 1.20 | Feb 8, 2024 | Free | |
| 5.8M | 1.16 – 1.21 | Jan 30, 2025 | Free | |
| 4.2M | 1.18 – 1.20 | Jan 8, 2024 | Free | |
| 41.3M | 1.17 – 26.x | 2 days ago | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.20.
Yes. Canary is free to download from Modrinth.
Client-side. Canary goes in your own mods folder and works on any server, including servers without mods.
Yes: Pluto, Saturn. Install it before Canary.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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