Write an article based on this "Double-click the OptiFine setup file. Click . Enter the copied game directory address. Click Install. Click OK when prompted. Open the Minecraft launcher. Click Launch options. Click Add new. Enter a name. Click the "Version" drop-down box. Select the "OptiFine" release. Click Save. Run the OptiFine version of Minecraft."
Doing so will prompt an installation window to appear. It's to the right of the "Folder" address bar in the middle of the pop-up window. Doing so opens a new window. Press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac) to paste in the copied address, then press Enter. This will ensure that OptiFine installs to your Minecraft directory. It's at the bottom of the OptiFine window. This confirms that OptiFine installed successfully. Click or double-click the Minecraft app icon, which resembles a grassy block of dirt. Doing so brings up the Minecraft launcher window. It's a tab in the upper-right corner of the window. This option is near the top of the list of Minecraft versions. Doing so brings up a page with several text boxes. In the "Name" text box, enter a name for your OptiFine configuration. It's below the "Name" box. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu. This is the drop-down menu option that has "OptiFine" and the current version number of your OptiFine installation in the title. It's a green button at the bottom of the window. In order to select OptiFine as the version of Minecraft to run, do the following: Click the News tab in the Minecraft launcher window. Click the upward-facing arrow to the right of PLAY. Click your OptiFine configuration's name. Click PLAY.