Minecraft Shaders
Minecraft shaders for Java players, with compatibility notes and original source attribution.
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ShaderNot for BedrockSundial Lite
by GeForceLegend
A realistic, open source shader pack for Iris and OptiFine that aims to balance visual quality, performance and mod compatibility. It is the free cut of the full Sundial pack.
Java26.3Last checked
ShaderNot for BedrockVanilla Enhanced
by xsoras
A light shader pack from xsoras that keeps the classic look and adds cleaner lighting, richer colour and gentle motion. It runs on Iris or OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
DERCODE
by DureXXX
A realistic and fantasy shader pack recoded from the Derivative shader, focused on graphics performance and effects. It runs on Iris and OptiFine for Java Edition.
Java26.1.2Last checked
Derivative
by DureXXX
A realistic shader pack by DureXXX and Skeeder461 for Java, running on Iris and OptiFine. Its page promises great optimization.
Java26.2Last checked
Just Colored Lighting
by timetravelbeard
A fast Iris shader that tints block lights, adds dynamic lights and keeps shadows optional. Built for low-end PCs and works with Distant Horizons and Voxy.
Java26.3Last checked
Legendary Atmosphere
by legendary_workshop
A vibrant, fantasy-leaning shader pack derived from BSL, with changed color grading and mod compatibility for SSS features in many well-known biome mods. Runs on Iris and OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
PixelCraft Shaders
by SpacEagle17
A Complementary Shaders edit by SpacEagle17 that gives Java scenes a pixel-art look. It runs on Iris and OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
RedHat Shaders
by mlgimposter
A Chocapic13 edit with godrays, lens flare and glossy reflections, aimed at a semi-realistic, fantasy look on Iris and OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
TrueLight FX
by OGCRAFTNET_
A customizable shader pack that adds realistic lighting, shadows and water reflections while staying close to the vanilla look. Iris is the recommended loader.
Java26.3Last checked
Beyond Belief Shaders
by unicornblood2468
A long-running realistic shader pack with softer day and night lighting, improved water and wet-surface reflections. It runs on Canvas, Iris and OptiFine.
Java1.21.4Last checked
Crumb Shaders
by MonkePixel
A very light shader pack for low-end PCs that keeps shadows, bloom and atmospheric fog while cutting the expensive effects. It runs through Iris on Java.
Java26.2Last checked
MakeUp Breezy
by ENA-QWQ
A cel-shaded shader pack that gives Java a flat, anime-like look with depth-based outlines and punchy skies. It is based on MakeUp - Ultra Fast.
Java26.1.2Last checked
Oceano Shaders
by littler00
A vibrant tropical shader pack for Java by littler00, listed under Realistic and Fantasy. It installs through OptiFine and offers a few quality presets.
Java1.21.5Last checked
OPAL Shaders
by FENVEN_
A vanilla-inspired shader pack for Java, derived from BSL Shaders, that mixes a fantasy atmosphere with natural colors. It runs on Iris and OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
Sildur's Basic Shaders
by Sildur
A fast, highly customisable shader pack that keeps the vanilla look. It runs on Iris and OptiFine and ships with five presets from Very Fast to Fancy.
Java26.3Last checked
Stracciatella Shaders
by DrDesten
A very light vanilla-style shader pack by DrDesten with multi-source colored lighting, volumetric-like fog and a long list of adjustable effects.
Java1.21.11Last checked
Yamashita Shimejize
by rin.default
A cartoon, vanilla-like shader that turns light, water, weather and sky into chunky pixel art. It is light on hardware and runs on Iris or OptiFine.
Java26.1.2Last checked
Escheridia
by QuirkyPlague
A midweight, stylized shader pack by QuirkyPlague that adds volumetric lighting, custom skies and water, and reflections to the vanilla look. It needs Iris and does not support Mac.
Java1.21.11Last checked
Nostalgia Ultra
by maxlananass
A retro shader pack that rebuilds the look of Beta 1.7 to 1.5.2 in 4K, with turquoise water, orange torches and an optional CRT effect. Made by maxlananass for Iris and OptiFine.
Java1.21.11Last checked
SCAN
by LoLip_p
A cursed atmosphere shader that leaves the world almost black and lights it only with a periodic scanning sweep. Made by LoLip_p for Iris and OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
Tuvefe Aura Warp
by tuvefef
An experimental shader pack that warps the world with noise, flicker and low-resolution dithering for a haunted, liminal look. It runs on Iris and OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
Raincore
by lanzhan5656
A moody shader pack that turns the world into a damp, grainy 1998 memory with pixelated effects. Light enough for integrated graphics, and it needs Iris.
Java26.2Last checked
Velocity
by nxghtCry0
A performance-focused fork of Mellow Shaders with reflections, shadows and foliage effects. It has a Potato profile aimed at integrated graphics.
Java26.3Last checked
Earth Shaders
by GamesofDev
A warm, natural-looking shader pack with cinematic bloom, distance fog and clear water, listed in the lightest performance tier on Modrinth. It is derived from MellowShaders.
Java26.1.2Last checked
Mini Shaders
by GamesofDev
A lightweight vanilla-like shader pack from GamesofDev that adds clear water reflections, moving waves and a soft glow through Iris on Java.
Java26.1.2Last checked
Modern PSX Shaders
by mrjonatellosr
A lightweight shader pack that mixes wobbly PS1-style rendering with modern shadows, coloured lights and sun shafts. Made for Iris and OptiFine on Java.
Java26.2Last checked
Terder's Potato Shader
by Terdernah
A stripped-back Iris shader pack from Terdernah that adds tuned water and shadows while keeping GPU load minimal for weak PCs and older laptops.
Java26.2Last checked
Boosted Brightness
by Bluebird
A core shader pack by Bluebird that stretches the brightness slider to ten times its usual reach. It lights dark caves and nights without mods and works alongside Sodium.
Java26.3Last checked
Simple Saturation
by ultraepicultramods
A tiny shader pack with one in-game slider that moves the whole world from grayscale to normal to oversaturated color. Runs on Iris and OptiFine and is tagged potato for performance.
Java1.21.10Last checked
Aurora Fantasy
by in2bubble
A dreamlike fantasy shader pack with glowing night fireflies, shimmering auroras and cinematic lighting. It ships two styles and two quality profiles.
Java26.3Last checked
Blocky Shader
by dvimidh
A vanilla-inspired shader pack from dvimidh that adds shadows, bloom and fog while keeping the familiar blocky look. It is tagged low impact and runs on Iris.
Java26.1.2Last checked
CTR VCR
by millennIumAMbiguity
A stylized retro shader that layers analog monitor and tape artifacts over the vanilla look. It is tagged low-impact and works with Iris and OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
2KS
by SonicallGameX
A semi-realistic shader that makes the world look like early 2000s camera footage, with bloom and noise. Works with Iris and OptiFine on Java.
Java1.21.10Last checked
Lantern Shader
by lanzhan5656
A lightweight Iris shader pack that pairs a polished color palette with pixelated shadows. It is aimed at modest hardware, including some integrated graphics.
Java1.21.11Last checked
Soft Memory
by IslandAggravating
A nostalgia-driven shader pack that trades realism for warm, saturated colour or a worn VHS look. It was tuned to run on integrated graphics.
Java26.2Last checked
Steadfast
by coderbot
A light, semi-realistic shader pack by coderbot that aims for sharp skies, water and shadows without punishing integrated graphics. It needs Iris and is Overworld-focused.
Java26.1.2Last checked
Ancient Dream
by lanzhan5656
A stylized shader pack with a mild horror mood, made to add atmosphere while staying light on performance. It runs through Iris or OptiFine on Java.
Java1.21.9Last checked
Miasma
by LoLip_p
A cel-shading pack by LoLip_p that recasts the world as a poisonous, acid-soaked planet. It runs on Iris and OptiFine.
Java26.3Last checked
Relumination
by Sandmuel
A lightweight lighting overhaul by Sandmuel that keeps the vanilla look while adding colored, directional and held-item light. It runs on Iris.
Java1.21.11Last checked
The Better Default
by Gr1mly4Memes
A light shader pack that keeps the vanilla look and adds dynamic torch light, colored lights, reflective water and soft bloom. It runs through Iris with Sodium.
Java26.1.2Last checked
BVSF
by LoLip_p
A stripped-down, speed-first cut of LoLip_p's BVS shader that keeps the vanilla look. It gives up depth of field, reflections and PBR to run on weaker hardware.
Java26.3Last checked
CH Motion
by thompiejompie
A post-processing shader pack that adds camera motion blur and nothing else. It suits players who want a smoother feel without changing the vanilla look.
Java26.2Last checked
Crusher
by hexahedron1
A cursed Java shader that flattens color depth into blocky steps and enlarges pixels until the world looks deliberately broken, with an optional flashing corruption mode for those who like their visuals unstable. It runs through Iris or OptiFine.
Java1.21.11Last checked
Outline Shader
by LoongLy
This cartoon-styled shader pack outlines blocks and entities to give Java worlds a hand-drawn look, with an optional paper-world mode that strips shading away entirely.
Java26.3Last checked
Alpha Piscium
by Luna5ama
Alpha Piscium is a realistic, path-traced shader pack for Minecraft Java on Iris, built around ReSTIR global illumination, volumetric clouds, and detailed water rendering.
Java26.2Last checked
Daybreak Shader
by agentclone8
A public domain, vanilla-plus Iris shader that adds screen space reflections while keeping Minecraft's default look, still in alpha since its last build in June 2024.
Java1.21Last checked
KUDA Shaders
by Titan1um
A semi-realistic, vanilla-like shader pack for Iris and OptiFine that scales from a Lowest preset for old hardware up to a Cinematic tier for strong GPUs.
Java26.2Last checked
Phoxel PT
by Despatra
Phoxel PT is Despatra's path tracing shader for Minecraft Java on Iris, built for screenshots first and real-time play second, with real GPU-dependent setup friction.
Java26.1.2Last checked
Guides for shaders.
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Fix Minecraft shaders not working
Why Minecraft shaders don't show up, crash on load, or do nothing at all, covering the missing Iris loader, Sodium installed without Iris, the missing shaderpacks folder, version mismatches, weak hardware, and Bedrock's Vibrant Visuals settings.
For ShaderUpdated
How to allocate more RAM to Minecraft
Raising Minecraft's RAM ceiling takes a minute in any launcher. Knowing whether RAM is actually your problem, and how much to give it, matters more, and getting it wrong can make performance worse.
For Java ModUpdated
How to install Minecraft shaders (Java and Bedrock)
A practical, step-by-step walkthrough for adding shaders to Minecraft Java Edition with Iris and Sodium on Fabric, Iris on NeoForge, or the legacy OptiFine route, plus what Bedrock Edition offers instead since it cannot run Java shader packs.
For Java ModUpdated
How to turn on shaders in Minecraft Bedrock
Minecraft Bedrock cannot run Java's OptiFine or Iris shader packs. Here is what actually creates shader-like visuals on Bedrock: Vibrant Visuals, RTX ray tracing, and shader-style resource packs.
For Resource PackUpdated
How to use the Modrinth App
The Modrinth App is a free, open source launcher that manages Minecraft mods, shaders, resource packs, and modpacks from Modrinth inside version and loader-specific instances. This guide covers installing it, creating your first instance, adding content, updating mods, and how it compares to the CurseForge app.
For Java ModUpdated
Is Distant Horizons client-side or server-side?
Distant Horizons is a client-side mod that works on any server for terrain you have explored. Here is what it takes to share that view distance server-wide, and which shaders work with it.
For Java ModUpdated
Articles for shaders.
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What Minecraft RTX ray tracing is and what it needs
Ray tracing, sold as RTX, is a Bedrock-only graphics mode on Windows PCs with a ray tracing capable GPU. This page covers its hardware needs, how it relates to Vibrant Visuals and Java shaders, and the frame rate cost.
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Are Minecraft mods safe to install and use
A mod file can run code on your computer, and one 2023 incident shows what that looked like. This page sets out what platforms say they scan, what slipped past, and which checks the sources describe.
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BSL vs Complementary Shaders for Minecraft Java
Two related Java shader packs side by side: how they are licensed, which loaders they list, what options they expose and which look each one targets.
For ShaderLast checkedComplementary Reimagined vs Unbound shader styles
Reimagined and Unbound are two default styles of the same Complementary Shaders pack. This page sets out what the creator says differs, what is identical, and how to choose.
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Distant Horizons vs Voxy for far terrain on Java
Two Level of Detail mods stretch Java render distance in different ways. This page sets their loaders, releases, licences, shader support and requirements side by side.
For Java ModLast checked
How much RAM Minecraft Java needs and uses
Mojang's Java memory tiers, the 4 GB default allocation from 26.1 Snapshot 2, and what the sources say about mods, shaders and the limits of adding more RAM.
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