Screenshot 1 of 4. A blocky village under a dark blue night sky with white outlined floating shapes and stars in Paranoia Shader.
What Paranoia Shader works with.
| Platform | Java Edition |
|---|---|
| Loaders | Iris |
| Minecraft versions | 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21.11 |
Paranoia Shader is a cursed, cartoon shader pack for Java that runs on Iris. It adds a few skyboxes built from games and references its creator, LaCollecteuse, loves, and it is based on Base-Shader 2.0. It sits in the potato performance tier, and it is a visual pack for your own machine, not something a multiplayer host runs.
Shader loaders and versions
- Iris: Minecraft 1.20 to 1.21.11.
The skyboxes
- Titan Eye from Deltarune. All 500 eyes look straight at you, at all times, which is the paranoia.
- Omori's HeadSpace, with the little drawing in the sky.
- A red grid inspired by Tron, suited to events in a small space that need a simulation feel.
- The heatmap of the NoCom exploit from 2b2t, in 8K. The creator notes it can also pass for Gojo's Domain Expansion.
How to install it
- 1.Install Iris on Fabric or NeoForge. The shader install guide covers the details.
- 2.Put the pack's .zip in the shaderpacks folder.
- 3.Open Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and select Paranoia.
Who it suits
Paranoia fits adventure maps, roleplay worlds and screenshots where the sky sets the mood. Bedrock cannot run Iris, so this pack is Java only.
Questions about Paranoia Shader.
4 questions
How do I install Paranoia Shader?
Install Iris on Fabric or NeoForge, place the pack's .zip file in the shaderpacks folder, then open Video Settings and choose Shader Packs. Select Paranoia from the list. It needs no other mods according to its listing, and it is only needed on your own machine.
Does Paranoia Shader work on Bedrock?
No. This pack is for Java and runs on Iris, which Bedrock cannot use.
Which Java versions does Paranoia Shader support?
It supports 1.20 through 1.21.11 on Iris. There is a single release, published in January 2026, and it requires no additional mods. OptiFine is not listed as a supported loader for this pack.
Is Paranoia Shader light on performance?
It is tagged as a potato-tier pack on Modrinth, and it is described as a simple shader built on Base-Shader 2.0. That tag is a filter label, not a hardware promise, so results still depend on your machine.
