A list of performance-enhancing mods for 1.8.9.
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| Name | Known Incompatibilities | Description | Author | Performance Improvement | Label | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BetterFPS   |
None | BetterFps is a Minecraft mod that add a few performance improvements, trying to be compatible with other mods. | Guichaguri | Both | None | LGPL-2.1 |
| Chunk-Pregenerator |
Unknown | Chunk Pregenerator is a tool that allows you to generate your World more efficiently, by Preemptively generating the chunks. It is a Server-side tool that has some optional client features if wanted. | Speiger | Both | Configuration Needed (7) | All Rights Reserved |
Entity Culling  |
Unknown | EntityCulling using async path-tracing to skip rendering Tiles/Entities that are not visible. | tr9zw | Client | None | Custom |
| FoamFix |
None | FoamFix is a mod designed to optimize post-1.7.10 modded Minecraft using simple, targeted optimizations. | asiekierka | Both | None | GPL 3 |
| PolyPatcher |
None | A Forge mod full of Vanilla bug fixes, Quality of Life improvements, and performance enhancements. | Polyfrost | Client | None | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Phosphor Legacy Forge |
Unknown | Unofficial fork of Phosphor mod ported to 1.8.9 Forge. | Grayray75 | Client | None | GPL-3.0 |
| Tick Dynamic |
Unknown | Attempts to keep the server at 20tps by dynamically limiting the amount of entities and tile-entities that update per tick | The_Fireplace / wildex999 | Server | None | MIT |
| Name | Known Incompatibilities | Description | Author | Performance Improvement | Label | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate Current |
Unknown | Alternate Current is an efficient and non-locational redstone dust implementation. | Space Walker | Server | None | MIT |
| LegacyEnhance |
Unknown | A Minecraft mod for LegacyFabric 1.8.9 that enhances performance and fixes bugs. | Hankung7183 | Client | None | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Legacy VanillaFix |
Unknown | Legacy VanillaFix is a mod that fixes bugs and annoyances in vanilla Minecraft. | piper742 | Both | None | MIT |
| Mipmaplevel and Language Fix |
Unknown | Makes changing Mipmaplevels and Language faster, by instead of doing a full reload, only reloading the respective part of the game. | KingContaria | Client | None | CC0 |
| Oldium |
Unknown | Sodium port to Legacy Fabric 1.8.9. | Decencies | Client | None | LGPL-3.0 |
| Phosphor Legacy |
Unknown | Port of Phosphor to Legacy-Fabric 1.12.2 & 1.8.9 | Grayray75 | Client | Alpha (1) | LGPL-3.0 |
| SaltLib |
Unknown | SaltLib aims to be an alternative of the Sodium mod for Minecraft, but for legacy versions (1.3.2-1.13.2) of the game. | DeexCoding | Client | None | Custom |