Install Sodium Extra and the video settings screen gains a great many controls. That is the point, but it does make the default menu feel cramped. Reese's Sodium Options is the usual answer, and the two are made by the same developer, so they fit together by design.
What Reese's Sodium Options changes
It replaces Sodium's video settings screen with a wider, better-organised layout. Options are grouped into clearer sections, the page uses more of the window, and descriptions are easier to read while you are actually changing something. It does not add settings of its own and it does not change rendering — it is purely presentation.
On its own that is a modest improvement. Combined with Sodium Extra, which roughly multiplies the number of controls on that screen, it becomes the difference between browsing and scrolling.
Installing both together
The dependency chain is the same as before, with one file added at the end:
- Fabric Loader for your Minecraft version.
- Fabric API for the same version.
- Sodium for the same version.
- Sodium Extra for the same version.
- Reese's Sodium Options for the same version.
All of them go into the same mods folder. There is no configuration step and no load order to manage — Fabric works it out. If any file targets a different Minecraft version, the game will tell you in the log. The Fabric installation guide has the folder paths.
Do they conflict?
No. They are built to work together and are frequently bundled in the same modpacks. The one thing to keep in mind is that all three follow Sodium's release cycle, so when you update Sodium you should update the other two at the same time rather than one at a time.
Is it worth it?
If you set your options once and never look at them again, probably not — the underlying settings are identical either way. If you tune settings regularly, compare configurations between worlds, or help other people set up their game, the improved layout pays for itself quickly.
It also makes the options easier to explain. Pointing someone at a named section in a clean menu is far easier than describing where to scroll.
Other mods in the same family
The wider Sodium ecosystem includes Iris for shader support, plus various chunk and memory optimisation mods. Most of them coexist happily. Before adding several at once, read our troubleshooting guide — when something does break in a stack of performance mods, isolating the cause is the whole job.
Where to get it
Reese's Sodium Options is published on the same platforms as Sodium Extra and under the same developer's name. Download it from the official listing rather than a third-party mirror, and match the version to your game exactly.
Get the mod
The package and the full dependency list live on the homepage, along with the ten-minute setup walkthrough.
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