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How to install LiquidBounce

For most users, it is recommended to install LiquidBounce through our custom launcher instead of doing it manually. It takes the entire installation off your hands and will always automatically update to the latest LiquidBounce version in the future. You can get it from the downloads page.

This tutorial will guide you through the installation of LiquidBounce. We assume that you already have Minecraft installed and are using the default Minecraft launcher. If the latter is not the case, certain steps of this tutorial may be slightly different for you. Below you will additionally find a video which covers everything described in this tutorial as well. However, keep in mind that the video only describes the installation of LiquidBounce 1.8.9. So if you want to install LiquidBounce 1.12.2 or one of the nightly versions for Fabric, you might be better off reading this tutorial.

LiquidBounce is a Forge client. This means that the installation procedure is very similar to that of regular Forge mods. Below we will also cover how you can install OptiFine to improve Minecraft's performance and benefit from additional graphical features such as shaders.

Installing LiquidBounce with Forge

LiquidBounce for Minecraft 1.8.9

  1. Download and install the latest version of the Forge mod loader for Minecraft 1.8.9.
  2. Open the Minecraft launcher, switch over to the Installations tab, hover over the profile created by the Forge installer and press the folder icon to the left of the Play button to open the Minecraft directory in your file explorer.
  3. If there isn't a folder called mods already, create it.
  4. Download the latest version of LiquidBounce for Minecraft 1.8.9 and open it.
  5. Extract the file called LiquidBounce1.8.9.jar to the mods folder.
  6. Launch Forge by selecting the corresponding profile inside the launcher and pressing Play. If everything worked out, LiquidBounce should now be installed!

LiquidBounce for Minecraft 1.12.2

  1. Download and install the latest version of the Forge mod loader for Minecraft 1.12.2.
  2. Open the Minecraft launcher, switch over to the Installations tab, hover over the profile created by the Forge installer and press the folder icon to the left of the Play button to open the Minecraft directory in your file explorer.
  3. If there isn't a folder called mods already, create it.
  4. Download the latest version of LiquidBounce for Minecraft 1.12.2 and open it.
  5. Extract the file called LiquidBounce1.12.2.jar to the mods folder.
  6. Launch Forge by selecting the corresponding profile inside the launcher and pressing Play. If everything worked out, LiquidBounce should now be installed!

Installing OptiFine

Theoretically, the installation of OptiFine is optional but it's highly recommended to install it alongside LiquidBounce to improve performance. Simply follow these steps to install it.

  1. Close Minecraft if it's still running.
  2. Download the latest version of OptiFine for either Minecraft 1.8.9 or 1.12.2 respectively. (Press Show all versions.)
  3. Copy the downloaded jar file to the same mods folder where you also placed the LiquidBounce jar file.
  4. Launch Forge again. To make sure, OptiFine is installed properly, go into the video settings screen and verify that it says OptiFine in the bottom left corner.

Installing LiquidBounce next-gen preview versions

At the moment we are working on a completely new version of LiquidBounce for Minecraft 1.8.9 - 1.17.1 which is no longer built around Forge but the Fabric modding API. It is still in early development so bugs are common and many features are still missing. If you want to give it a try already, you can install it by following these steps. Only use this version if you know what you are doing!

  1. Download and install the latest version of the Fabric mod loader for Minecraft 1.17.1.
  2. Open the Minecraft launcher, switch over to the Installations tab, hover over the profile created by the Fabric installer and press the folder icon to the left of the Play button to open the Minecraft directory in your file explorer.
  3. If there isn't a folder called mods already, create it.
  4. Download the latest nighly build of LiquidBounce next-gen and open it.
  5. Extract the jar file from the archive to the mods folder.
  6. Download the latest version of the Fabric Language Kotlin mod for Minecraft 1.17.1 and place it in the mods folder as well.
  7. Launch Fabric by selecting the corresponding profile inside the launcher and pressing Play. If everything worked out, LiquidBounce should now be installed!

Installing recommended mods

There are various mods we highly recommend when using LiquidBounce next-gen. They can be installed by simply downloading them and copying them to the mods folder just like you did with LiquidBounce itself.

  • Sodium to massively improve performance.
  • Fabric API as many other mods depend on it.
  • multiconnect allows you to join Minecraft 1.8.9 - 1.17.1 servers.
  • Lithium to improve performance further.
  • Phosphor to improve Minecraft's lighting engine.
  • Mod Menu gives you a list of all installed mods similar to Forge.