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Butter ShadersMinecraft shader pack for 1.21.11

Enjoy beautiful lighting, soft shadows, and realistic water in Minecraft with great performance — perfect for both low-end and high-end devices.

client onlynewest supported 1.21.11RealisticShadowsBloomAtmosphere
Latest version
1.2d
Minecraft
1.8 to 1.21.11
Java
Java 21+
Loaders
OptiFine, Iris
Licence
LGPL-3.0-only
Downloads
52.8k
Updated
7 mo ago
Available on
Modrinth
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Host Butter Shaders servers

One click and Butter Shaders is installed with the right loader, on hardware built for it.

  • 1.21.11
  • OptiFine
  • Iris
  • One click mod install
  • Loader matched for you
  • Ryzen CPUs
  • NVMe SSD
Deploy a serverFrom €0.90 per GB

Screenshots

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Minecraft versions

Every version Butter Shaders declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.

Other shader packs
MinecraftThroughJavaEvidenceReleased
1.21.11OptiFine, Iris21+declared9 Dec 2025
1.21.10OptiFine, Iris21+declared7 Oct 2025
1.21.9Iris, OptiFine21+declared30 Sept 2025
1.21.8OptiFine, Iris21+declared17 Jul 2025
1.21.7OptiFine, Iris21+declared30 Jun 2025
1.21.6OptiFine, Iris21+declared17 Jun 2025
1.21.5OptiFine, Iris21+declared25 Mar 2025
1.21.4OptiFine, Iris21+declared3 Dec 2024
1.21.3OptiFine, Iris21+declared23 Oct 2024
1.21.2OptiFine, Iris21+declared22 Oct 2024
1.21.1OptiFine, Iris21+declared8 Aug 2024
1.21OptiFine, Iris21+declared13 Jun 2024
1.20.6OptiFine, Iris21+declared29 Apr 2024
1.20.5OptiFine, Iris21+declared23 Apr 2024
1.20.4OptiFine, Iris17+declared7 Dec 2023
1.20.3OptiFine, Iris17+declared4 Dec 2023
1.20.2Iris, OptiFine17+declared20 Sept 2023
1.20.1OptiFine, Iris17+declared12 Jun 2023
1.20OptiFine, Iris17+declared2 Jun 2023
1.19.4Iris, OptiFine17+declared14 Mar 2023
1.19.3OptiFine, Iris17+declared7 Dec 2022
1.19.2OptiFine, Iris17+declared5 Aug 2022
1.19.1OptiFine, Iris17+declared27 Jul 2022
1.19OptiFine, Iris17+declared7 Jun 2022
1.18.2OptiFine, Iris17+declared28 Feb 2022
1.18.1OptiFine, Iris17+declared10 Dec 2021
1.18OptiFine, Iris17+declared30 Nov 2021
1.17.1OptiFine, Iris16+declared6 Jul 2021
1.17OptiFine, Iris16+declared8 Jun 2021
1.16.5OptiFine, Iris8+declared14 Jan 2021
1.16.4OptiFine, Iris8+declared29 Oct 2020
1.16.3OptiFine, Iris8+declared10 Sept 2020
1.16.2OptiFine, Iris8+declared11 Aug 2020
1.16.1OptiFine, Iris8+declared24 Jun 2020
1.16Iris, OptiFine8+declared23 Jun 2020
1.15.2OptiFine, Iris8+declared17 Jan 2020
1.15.1OptiFine, Iris8+declared16 Dec 2019
1.15Iris, OptiFine8+declared9 Dec 2019
1.14.4OptiFine, Iris8+declared19 Jul 2019
1.14.3OptiFine, Iris8+declared24 Jun 2019

30 older versions not shown.

Download

From Butter Shaders’s own host. Nothing is re-hosted here.

1.2drelease16 Feb 2026

Butter_v1.2d.zip · 1.2 MB · for 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3

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Older versions5
  • 1.2c13 Nov 20251.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.41.2 MB14.8k downloads1bd161147934…Get
  • 1.2b31 Oct 20251.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.41.2 MB9.0k downloadsa4ddc7df098a…Get
  • 1.2a26 Oct 20251.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.13, 1.13.11.2 MB854 downloads7634f88c79e3…Get
  • 1.223 Oct 20251.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.13, 1.13.11.2 MB562 downloads38008a1e311c…Get
  • 1.122 Oct 20251.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.13, 1.13.11.2 MB1.2k downloadsc0507c010a1d…Get

Frequently asked

Does Butter Shaders work on Minecraft 1.21.11?

Yes. 1.21.11 is the newest Minecraft version Butter Shaders declares support for, and the claim comes from the author's own release metadata rather than from a compatibility list somebody maintains by hand.

Which Minecraft versions does Butter Shaders support?

Everything the author has declared, from 1.8 up to 1.21.11. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.

Do I need to install Butter Shaders on the client or the server?

The client only. There is nothing to install on the server, so it works on any server you can already join.

Which loader does Butter Shaders need?

OptiFine, Iris. A build for one loader will not load on another, so this is the first thing to check before the Minecraft version.

Which Java version do I need for Butter Shaders?

Java 21 or newer, because that is what the newest Minecraft release it supports requires. The requirement comes from the game rather than from the shader pack itself.

What licence is Butter Shaders under?

LGPL-3.0-only, as stated by the author on the platform we synced it from. Check the project's own page before redistributing or bundling it.

How do I install Butter Shaders?

Install the matching loader first, then put the downloaded file in your mods folder and start the game. The loader, the shader pack and Minecraft all have to be on the same version, which is the usual reason a mod does not appear in game.

Where do I download Butter Shaders safely?

From the author's own page on Modrinth, which is where the data here is synced from. MCReference never mirrors, re-hosts or repackages a file: every download button points at the original source, so you get exactly what the author published.

Works on the same versions

Ordered by how much of the recent Minecraft version coverage overlaps, not by popularity.

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Last checked 2 mo ago against Modrinth. We do not host files and we do not republish descriptions; every download link points at the author’s own release.

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