Screenshot 1 of 2. Blocky trees beside a calm blue lake under a pale sky with soft lighting and water reflections in Mini Shaders.
What Mini Shaders works with.
| Platform | Java Edition |
|---|---|
| Loaders | Iris |
| Minecraft versions | 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21.11, 26.1.2 |
Mini Shaders is a vanilla-like shader pack for Java that runs through Iris. It adds clear water reflections, gently moving waves and a soft glow over the scene. It is built to stay light, and Modrinth files it under the potato tier.
Shader loaders and versions
- Iris: Minecraft 1.20 to 26.1.2.
What it changes
The focus is water. Lakes and rivers get reflective surfaces while the rest of the world stays bright and close to vanilla, so terrain and builds read the way they normally do.
- Crystal-clear reflections on lakes and rivers
- Smooth wavy water movement
- Vibrant natural lighting
- A soft atmospheric glow
Installing it
- 1.Install Iris on Fabric or NeoForge.
- 2.Place the pack's .zip file in your shaderpacks folder.
- 3.Open Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and select Mini Shaders.
If you have never set up a shader loader, the shader install guide walks through each step for Java and Bedrock.
Trade-offs
Mini Shaders is narrow by design. The pack describes reflections, water motion and lighting. Only Iris builds are listed, with nothing for OptiFine, and Bedrock cannot run it at all.
Questions about Mini Shaders.
4 questions
How do I install Mini Shaders?
Install Iris on Fabric or NeoForge, then put the Mini Shaders .zip into your shaderpacks folder. Launch Java, open Video Settings, choose Shader Packs and select Mini Shaders from the list. The pack lists Iris builds only, so OptiFine is not a listed route.
Does Mini Shaders work on Bedrock?
No. It is a Java pack that needs Iris, and Iris cannot run on Bedrock, which uses a different format. Modrinth hosts it as Java content only. Bedrock players need a pack made for their own format instead.
Is Mini Shaders light enough for a weak PC?
The creator describes it as extremely lightweight, and Modrinth tags it potato. That makes it a reasonable pick for modest hardware. Actual frame rates still depend on your PC, your other mods and your render distance.
Who makes Mini Shaders?
Mini Shaders is published on Modrinth by GamesofDev, who owns the project's team there. It is a vanilla-like Iris shader pack focused on water reflections, wavy water and soft lighting. The creator's Discord server takes bug reports and offers help with issues.
