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title: 'Minecraft Switches to Vulkan for Vibrant Visuals'
url: 'https://vulkan.org/news/auto-24216-37068ed12def3a2cd71eba49c7af2b18'
markdown: 'https://vulkan.org/news/auto-24216-37068ed12def3a2cd71eba49c7af2b18.md'
date: '2026-02-19'
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#  Minecraft Switches to Vulkan for Vibrant Visuals 

  February 19th at 4:12pm

 Minecraft: Java Edition is hard at work getting Vibrant Visuals ready. They have been exploring refactoring and looking at ways to modernize their rendering code. Following this work, they are now preparing to make a change to the underlying technology they use to render the game, by switching from OpenGL to Vulkan. 

 [ Read More  ](https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/another-step-towards-vibrant-visuals-for-java-edition)

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