# \ud83c\udf3f Feather | Lightweight Vanilla+ Modpack<\/p>\n
**Feather** is a sleek and minimal **Vanilla+ modpack** designed for players who want a little extra\u2014without losing the charm of the vanilla Minecraft experience.<\/p>\n
Built for both **Fabric and Quilt**, Feather includes a handpicked selection of **client-side only** mods that enhance visuals, improve performance, and add subtle quality-of-life upgrades. Whether you’re playing in **singleplayer** or on a **multiplayer server**, Feather makes your game feel smoother, snappier, and just a bit smarter.<\/p>\n
It also replicates (and improves on) the **OptiFine experience** with modern alternatives\u2014like **Iris** for shaders, **Sodium** for performance, and **Dynamic Lights** for immersive lighting\u2014plus tons of features you won\u2019t find in OptiFine or clients like Lunar or Badlion.<\/p>\n
> \ud83d\udcac *Have a suggestion or ran into an issue? Leave a comment or hop in our Discord to get involved!*
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## \u2699\ufe0f Getting Started<\/p>\n
Feather is designed to be easy to install and play. Just follow the steps below for your platform of choice and you’ll be in-game in minutes!<\/p>\n 1. Click the `Install` button on Curseforge. 1. Search Feather in the **Modrinth App** and click `Install`. 1. Download the `.mrpack` file from Modrinth. —<\/p>\n ### \u2753 FAQ<\/p>\n Not at all! All mods in Feather are 100% client-side, so you can safely join vanilla or multiplayer servers without any compatibility issues.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n Absolutely. Feather is designed to be modular, so feel free to add more mods as long as they\u2019re compatible with your chosen loader. However, we cannot guarantee support for all mods!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n Nope \u2014 but that\u2019s a good thing! Feather uses modern, better-performing alternatives like **Iris (for shaders)**, **Sodium (for FPS boosts)**, and **Dynamic Lights** to replicate and even improve on the OptiFine experience.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n Yes, for almost everyone! Feather includes performance-focused mods like **Sodium**, **Lithium**, **FerriteCore**, and more \u2014 especially helpful for lower-end machines or laptop users.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n Yes! Feather includes **Iris**, which supports most OptiFine shaders. Just drop your `.zip` shader packs into the `shaderpacks` folder and enable them in-game.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n Join the conversation on Discord: https:\/\/discord.gg\/McB4eXxkqB A sleek and minimal Vanilla+ modpack designed for players who want a little extra\u2014without losing the charm of the vanilla Minecraft experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":69625,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"feather","_minecraft_project_id":"BHSdOzJg","_minecraft_author":"SamLolo","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":27197,"_minecraft_follows":11,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"feather.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":120697257,"_minecraft_version_count":21,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T23:15:18.583520Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2023-07-11T02:02:49.502264Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-08-13T20:20:51.483325Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/feather","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":69625,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-03T23:15:47+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"973be358f0ad25cb7860993b4b42d9a9","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,97,157,105,90,98,123],"mod_loader":[99],"minecraft_version":[48,50,36,60,93,94,62,37,73,74],"class_list":["post-69624","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-lightweight","mod_category-multiplayer","mod_category-optimization","mod_category-quilt","mod_category-technology","mod_loader-fabric","minecraft_version-1-16-5","minecraft_version-1-17-1","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3"],"yoast_head":"\nCurseForge Launcher<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n2. Launch Minecraft via the **CurseForge Launcher**.
\n3. You’re good to go \u2014 no setup required!<\/p>\n<\/details>\nModrinth Launcher<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n2. Launch Minecraft from the installed profile.
\n3. Feather will auto-configure everything \u2014 jump right in!<\/p>\n<\/details>\nPrism Launcher<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n2. In Prism, click **Add Instance \u2192 Import from zip\/Modrinth**.
\n3. Select the `.mrpack`, and Prism will auto-install the pack.
\n4. Launch and enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/details>\nDo I need anything on the server?<\/strong><\/summary>\n
Can I add more mods?<\/strong><\/summary>\n
Does Feather include OptiFine?<\/strong><\/summary>\n
Will this boost my FPS?<\/strong><\/summary>\n
Can I use shaders with Feather?<\/strong><\/summary>\n
Where can I get help or suggest mods?<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nYou can also leave a comment on the modpack page or open an issue on GitHub if applicable.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"