Canary alternatives
Lithium
Loader alternativeVerifiedVerified 2026-10-09
Canary explicitly describes itself as an unofficial Forge fork of Lithium. Use target metadata to decide whether modern Lithium supports the selected loader/version.
Covers
- general game-logic optimization
- mob AI optimization
- chunk-loading optimization
- game-physics optimization
- server-side performance improvements
Doesn't cover
- Canary-specific patches or configuration are not guaranteed to exist upstream
Status by version
| Minecraft | Fabric | NeoForge |
|---|---|---|
| 26.3 | Readymc26.3-0.26.2-fabricsince Sep 16, 2026 | Readymc26.3-0.26.2-neoforgesince Sep 16, 2026 |
| 26.2 | Readymc26.2-0.25.3-fabricsince Jun 16, 2026 | Readymc26.2-0.25.3-neoforgesince Jun 16, 2026 |
Sources
- Canary on Modrinth ↗project
- Lithium on Modrinth ↗project
Version statuses from the daily snapshot of Oct 10, 2026.
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