Is Minecraft Optifine 1.21.9 available for download?

With the release of The Copper Age game drop, many players might be searching for Minecraft OptiFine 1.21.9. OptiFine is arguably the most popular performance mod for the block game. It squeezes out a lot of performance out of the game by optimizing chunk rendering and other technical aspects. Since the game has recently been updated, many will search for the mod's updated version.

However, Minecraft OptiFine 1.21.9 is not yet ready. Here is more information about it.

Note: The last section of the article contains speculations solely from the writer. Readers are advised to take the information with a grain of salt.

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Minecraft OptiFine 1.21.9 development progress and when it will be updated

The developers have released several preview versions for every previous game drop (Image via OptiFine)

OptiFine is a performance mod that can be directly downloaded from their official website. When players head to this website and select the "Downloads" tab, they will notice multiple preview versions for several previous game drops. The only stable mod version on the website is for Minecraft 1.21.4 The Garden Awakens game drop.

This clearly shows that OptiFine is behind in their schedules and is not keeping up with Mojang's quick game drop cycles. Of course, it is worth mentioning that constantly updating mods is not an easy job.

OptiFine's development progress can be regularly checked on its official Discord server. As of now, their Discord server shows that they have skipped the mod development a stable version for 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, and 1.21.8. Now, they will likely release a stable version for 1.21.9, The Copper Age.

When can we expect Minecraft OptiFine 1.21.9

OptiFine Discord server states that the mod for Minecraft 1.21.9 is 70% complete (Image via OptiFine/Discord)

When we open OptiFine's Discord server, it will have a text chat that says "update 1.21.9". Many players will be seen discussing the next version's development. In the text chat's description, a live percentage counter of the mod's development progress.

At the time of writing, the devs have completed 70% development for the Minecraft OptiFine 1.21.9. They are currently fixing bugs for their mod.

Hence, we can expect a stable version of the mod to be released sometime in October or November. However, OptiFine has been quite slow with their updates, which could also mean that it might delay till the Mounts of Mayhem game drop.

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Edited by Akshat Kabra