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Like vanilla, but better Minecraft shaders for a mid-range PC
Every shader pack carries a performance tier its own author set, and a style. Pick what your card can handle and what you want it to look like. We are not judging which is prettiest; we are reporting what the authors said.
A current mid-range card. Proper shadows, reflections and volumetric light. Keeps Minecraft looking like Minecraft. Softer light, real water, nothing you would not recognise.
Complementary Shaders - Reimagined10.7k followers · up to 26.2Preserving the elements of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.PowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingOptiFineIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
Nostalgia Shader1.1k followers · up to 1.21.4Capturing the essence of old shaderpacks to create a stylized and modern Minecraft-look.Mid-rangeOptiFineIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
Shrimple1.1k followers · up to 1.21.4A simple Minecraft Java shader that attempts to maintain the vanilla aesthetic while adding optional shadows, colored lighting, and ray-tracing.PowerfulMid-rangeModestOptiFineIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
I Like Vanilla486 followers · up to 26.2A shader that improves minecraft's style instead of replacing itMid-rangeModestIrisOptiFinereflections · shadows · volumetric light
Bloop Shaders476 followers · up to 26.1.2A shader aimed at maximum speed while maintaining good visuals.
Scalable from low to high end computers.PowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingIrisOptiFinereflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
RenderPearl436 followers · up to 26.2Clean, high performance shaders for modern hardwarePowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingIrisreflections · shadows · volumetric light · PBR textures
Pegasus Shaders259 followers · up to 1.21.11A shader that blends high performance range with new features, and lots of stylistic range!PowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
OPAL Shaders254 followers · up to 1.21.10OPAL Shaders is a shaderpack for Minecraft Java Edition based on BSL Shaders created by Capt Tatsu.
It aims to blend a fantasy atmosphere with natural colors and contrast while staying true to Minecraft's original style.PowerfulMid-rangeModestIrisOptiFinereflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
BVS - Best Vanilla Shader214 followers · up to 26.2Very Simple and Best shader for You!PowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingIrisOptiFineshadows · PBR textures · coloured lighting · waving foliage
LIGHT Shaders169 followers · up to 26.2As light as light, as beautiful as painting.
Make you have both high FPS and good image quality.PowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingIrisOptiFinereflections · shadows · volumetric light · waving foliage
Pixel Perfect155 followers · up to 1.21.1Improves visuals without interrupting gameplayPowerfulMid-rangeIrisOptiFineshadows · waving foliage
Eclipse153 followers · up to 1.21.8A Revamped Version of EclipseLite, In Cooperation with Gamer BenMid-rangeIrisreflections
Snowimagined146 followers · up to 1.21.6This shader transforms your game into a beautiful winter wonderland.PowerfulMid-rangeModestIrisOptiFinereflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
Escheridia114 followers · up to 1.21.11Stylized fantasy shader designed to revitalize your mc world (very work in progress)Mid-rangeIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
Mello112 followers · up to 26.2Mello is a shader with high performance and great visuals.Mid-rangeModestAnythingIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · waving foliage
Cinematic Color Correction97 followers · up to 1.21.1This shader gives the game a more cinematic look by changing the color and adding a Bloom effect.Mid-rangeModestAnythingIrisOptiFinebloom
✏️SketchBound86 followers · up to 26.1.2Sketch-style shader with pencil outlines and shading.PowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingOptiFineIrisshadows · bloom · built for screenshots
DreamLight Shaders64 followers · up to 1.21.11A good-performing, dreamy, stylized shader pack with colored lighting and fancy visuals.Mid-rangeModestAnythingOptiFineIrisbloom · coloured lighting
BVSF61 followers · up to 26.2A fast version of BVS for weak PCs!PowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingOptiFineIrisshadows · coloured lighting · built for screenshots
Zayko Shaders60 followers · up to 26.1.2Minecraft Shaders Built for good quality at playable performance + Built in PBR, Emissive Textures, and amazing adjustability.PowerfulMid-rangeModestOptiFineIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
Beyond Vanilla55 followers · up to 1.20.4👋Welcome to an immersive visual experience! This is my debut shader pack designed to enhance your Minecraft adventures.Mid-rangeOptiFineIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
AstralCore47 followers · up to 26.2Astral Core is a pink-themed edit of Complementary Unbound, featuring soft pink clouds, tinted water, and a dreamy color tone.PowerfulMid-rangeModestOptiFineIrisreflections · shadows · bloom · volumetric light
Sildur's Enhanced Default Shaders38 followers · up to 26.2Improves the look of vanilla MC with shadows, reflections and more. Runs on any Potato!Mid-rangeModestAnythingIrisOptiFinereflections · shadows · volumetric light · PBR textures
SillyWankerShader36 followers · up to 1.21.4A minecraft Shader which tries to keep the vanilla look, while adding functionalities like other shaders and implementing some own silly things like Color ManipulationPowerfulMid-rangeModestAnythingIrisOptiFineshadows · coloured lighting · waving foliage · built for screenshots
Frequently asked
Which Minecraft shader runs best on a weak PC?
232 of the shader packs we track are tagged by their own authors as running on very weak hardware, including integrated graphics. That tag is the author's own claim about their pack, not a benchmark we ran, which is why it is worth more than a top ten list somebody wrote once.
Do I need Iris or OptiFine?
One of the two, and Iris is the usual answer now: it is faster, it works alongside Sodium, and it loads packs written in the OptiFine format. OptiFine still has features nothing else replicates, so a pack built specifically for it may behave differently under Iris.
Will shaders lower my frame rate?
Yes, considerably. Shaders rewrite how the game draws light and shadow, which is expensive whatever your hardware. Running Sodium alongside Iris buys some of that cost back, which is why the two are usually installed together.
How is this list ordered?
By followers, not downloads. A shader bundled inside a popular modpack inherits that pack's download count, so downloads say more about the modpack than the shader. Nobody follows a shader pack by accident.
Installing them is a separate question: setting up Sodium and Iris covers what to install and in what order. Or browse every shader pack by Minecraft version.
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