Screenshot 1 of 2. Dark, tinted outdoor scene with birch trees, yellow flowers and water under the Blind shader.
What Blind works with.
| Platform | Java Edition |
|---|---|
| Loaders | Iris, OptiFine |
| Minecraft versions | 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.11, 26.1.2, 26.2, 26.3 |
Blind is a cursed, vanilla-like shader pack by xsoras for Java, running on Iris or OptiFine. Its listing summary says it simulates blindness with noise, pulse and light distortion effects. It is applied on the player's own machine, and it sits in the low performance tier.
Shader loaders and versions
- Iris and OptiFine: Minecraft 1.17 to 26.3.
Effects and look
The listing also tags shadows, bloom, colored lighting and foliage.
The description text lists a different feature set, closer to a toon shader.
- 8-band color quantization per channel
- Depth-based outline detection around block edges
- A subtle saturation boost
- A vignette that darkens the screen edges
- Normal-based directional lighting
How to install Blind
- 1.Install Iris or OptiFine, whichever you already use.
- 2.Place the pack's .zip in the shaderpacks folder inside your .minecraft directory.
- 3.Open Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and select Blind.
If the pack does not appear or the screen stays vanilla, the shader troubleshooting guide covers the usual causes. Multiplayer hosts do not need anything installed.
Performance and limits
The description claims an impact of roughly 5 to 10 FPS and uses GLSL 120 for wide hardware support. It works with most resource packs. The trade-off is in the outline pass.
- Transparent blocks such as water and glass get no outlines, because of depth buffer limits.
- Outline thickness can shrink at extreme render distances.
- Outlines look slightly stronger at night.
Questions about Blind.
4 questions
How do I install the Blind shader?
Install Iris or OptiFine, put the pack's .zip into the shaderpacks folder inside your .minecraft directory, then open Video Settings and choose Shader Packs. Select Blind from the list. Bedrock cannot run it, since both loaders are Java mods.
Does Blind work with Iris and OptiFine?
Yes. The pack lists builds for both Iris and OptiFine, and the newest build for each requires no other mod. Pick whichever loader you already run. Installation is the same shaderpacks folder step for both.
Is Blind light enough for older PCs?
Modrinth tags it as low impact, and the description estimates a cost of about 5 to 10 FPS on older systems. That is the creator's own estimate, not a measured guarantee, so results will depend on your hardware.
Is this the Blind workplace app?
No. This Blind is a Java shader pack by xsoras that runs on Iris or OptiFine and simulates blindness with noise, pulse and light distortion effects.
