Reverie

Reverie is a minecraft shader with a semi-realistic, dreamy style. It features a physically based atmosphere and advanced indirect lighting techniques.

Support for both **Distant Horizons** and **Voxy** is available, with more mods coming in the future.

### Dynamic weather system
Weather elements such as cloud cover, fog, and wind direction adapt dynamically based on biome, season, and altitude. Still, having every location always look the same would feel repetitive. To keep things fresh, these parameters are slightly randomized every time the shader loads, so each day looks unique, much like in the real world!

### Powerful & Customizable
Reverie has a streamlined customization system. Most light colors are customizable (with more to come). If you’re performance constrained, then rest assured. Set the profile to ‘Toaster’ and enjoy good performance (60fps on my laptop’s integrated graphics) with minimal visual compromises.

### Beautiful screenshots
The built-in screenshot mode freezes the weather, so you can get your shots lined up just right! Enable cinematic effects like depth of field, lens flare or chromatic aberration, to get the vibe you want exactly. Reverie also has advanced color balancing options, as well as several tonemappers to choose from.

### Requirements
– Iris 1.8 or higher.
– Minecraft 1.21+ (older versions might work)

### Hardware compatibility
– Nvidia: works
– AMD (windows): works
– Intel (windows): unkown
– Mesa: works
– Mac: broken, and cannot be fixed

### Issue reporting
If you’re running into problems, head over to [GitHub](https://github.com/thecmk/reverie-shader) and report them.

Retro Pixel Shader – NES Style

🎮 Retro Pixel Shader – NES Style Minecraft
Turn Minecraft into a retro 8-bit adventure inspired by the Nintendo Entertainment System.

This shaderpack transforms the game into a pixelated retro world while keeping the classic Minecraft colors and atmosphere.

Perfect for players who love retro graphics, pixel art, and nostalgic games.

⚡ Lightweight
🎮 Retro aesthetic
🧩 Fully customizable

✨ Features
🟩 NES-Style Pixel Graphics
Large retro pixels that recreate the look of classic 8-bit games.

🌈 Vanilla Minecraft Colors
The shader keeps the original Minecraft color palette.

⚡ Lightweight Performance
Designed to run smoothly on most computers.

📺 Optional CRT Effects

Scanlines

Dithering

Retro screen look

🔧 Adjustable Shader Settings
You can customize the shader directly in the shader menu:
Pixel Size

Blur Strength

Brightness

Saturation

Contrast

Scanlines

Dithering

🎥 What It Looks Like
Your Minecraft world becomes:

Pixelated landscapes

Retro-style lighting

Classic 8-bit visuals

It feels like playing Minecraft on an NES console.

⚙️ Recommended Settings
For the best retro look:

Pixel Size → 8 – 10
Blur → 0.25 – 0.35
Scanlines → Low

📦 Requirements
Minecraft Java Edition
Iris Shader Loader
Sodium (recommended)

📥 Installation
Install Iris + Sodium

Download the shaderpack

Place it inside:

.minecraft/shaderpacks

Enable it in:

Options → Video Settings → Shaders

🎬 YouTubers & Streamers Welcome

You are free to use this shaderpack in videos or streams. If you do, please consider linking the project page!

⭐ Seen this shader in a video? Download it here and try it yourself!

Rethinking Voxels

# Rethinking Voxels

This shader is an edit of [Complementary Reimagined](https://www.complementary.dev/reimagined) that aims to be decently fast (when compared to path tracing shaders) while having block lights cast sharp shadows.

### Notes

The lighting system is not perfect. Occasional sudden brightness changes are a side-effect of the way it works and cannot be completely removed without hurting performance or removing sharp shadows from light sources. To do the latter, disable `Per-Pixel Lighting` in the `Rethinking Voxels Settings`.

This shader is developed on Iris, using an AMD graphics card on linux, and it is also tested on an NVidia graphics card on linux. While it usually works on other platforms, bugs that appear only there are not caught by my testing and hence they take longer to fix. To use this shader pack, the Iris shader loader is required. Beta 18d and older versions also work on OptiFine.

### Contact

If you need support, please join the [shaderLabs discord server](https://discord.gg/8wT5KxF4TZ), where this shader has a channel (#rethinking-voxels-gri573).

### Partnership

I have entered a partnership with Ember, a Minecraft server hosting provider. This is because Ember hosts the complementary SMP server and has provided a better hosting experience / customer support than the previous hosting service, and because they reached out asking about it. If you need to host a Minecraft server and wish to support Rethinking Voxels’ development at the same time, do check them out! Using the promotional code `RETHINKING` in a first-time purchase will redirect 70% of the first month’s fee to me as well as give you a 10% discount.

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### Media

Video by youtube user iambeen that showcases rethinking voxels beta 18d (with custom settings), compared to the original reimagined:

RenderPearl

# Modern, lightweight shaders for Iris


RenderPearl is an incredibly lightweight shader pack using the latest Iris features and optional extensions on various graphics drivers, aiming to deliver pleasant visuals with excellent performance on modern hardware.

If you want to report a bug or give feedback/suggestions, the best way to do so is by opening an issue on the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/Luracasmus/renderpearl/issues). I rely heavily on user feedback in bug fixing and design.

## Features

* Smooth, colored real-time shadows and volumetric light using distorted shadow mapping.
* Colored block light with physically based reflections using a light list combined with vanilla lighting and average texture color.
* Ray traced, per-hand hand light.
* A wide range of highly optimized post-processing effects, including compute shader implementations of [FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening](https://gpuopen.com/fidelityfx-cas/), [SMAA](https://www.iryoku.com/smaa/) 1x from [SMAA-MC](https://modrinth.com/shader/smaa-mc), automatic exposure and a variety of tone mapping operators.
* Customizable waves and water opacity.
* Built-in utility features such as light level visualization and a compass overlay.

## Mod & Resource Pack Compatibility

Most built-in PBR information, including light colors, material normals and roughness, are almost entirely procedurally generated and should therefore work perfectly with most resource packs and mods.

Integration with Distant Horizons and Voxy is supported on the latest Minecraft version, but experimental and very basic. Complete support is planned for a future update.

Support for mods that modify the Iris shader pipeline, such as Chunks Fade In, is experimental and may have issues, such as the shader pack failing to compile.

## Requirements

> If you have a decently modern non-macOS device it probably supports everything you need, but you might have to update your Iris and graphics drivers.

* **Iris** with support for features:
* `BLOCK_EMISSION_ATTRIBUTE`
* `COMPUTE_SHADERS`
* `CUSTOM_IMAGES`
* `ENTITY_TRANSLUCENT`
* `PER_BUFFER_BLENDING`
* `SEPARATE_HARDWARE_SAMPLERS`
* `SSBO`
* **Graphics drivers** with support for **GLSL 4.60.8+**.
* **Minecraft** of a version that is listed as supported by the RenderPearl release. The latest supported version is usually the most stable.

## Tuning & The Compatibility Menu

The default configuration and all values selectable with profiles are intended to work on all systems that meet the shader pack’s **Requirements**, though you may be able to achieve higher performance and quality by changing some of these options. Beware that some values may cause the shader pack to not compile, in which case you simply have to reset the option. These are usually marked with a red ⚠.

## Design & Modding RenderPearl

RenderPearl’s source code is intended to be modifiable and re-usable. It’s written according to best practice to the best of my ability, but prioritizing performance over readability. If you have any questions about how it works, feel free to contact me on any platform.

Technical information can be found in [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/Luracasmus/renderpearl/blob/main/DEV.md).

—

**These are the only RenderPearl project pages made by me:**

* [Modrinth](https://modrinth.com/shader/renderpearl)
* [CurseForge](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/shaders/renderpearl)
* [Planet Minecraft](https://www.planetminecraft.com/mod/luracasmus-s-shaders/)
* [GitHub](https://github.com/Luracasmus/renderpearl)

If you want to distribute RenderPearl, or just spread the word of it, I would greatly appreciate if you would link to at least one of them, Modrinth being the most important one.

Reflectify RT


Reflectify RT is designed to elevate your visual experience with advanced reflection techniques and cinematic lighting. It focuses on how surfaces and water interact with the world, transforming your gameplay into a vivid and realistic experience without unnecessary complexity.


💧 **SSR Reflections**: High-quality reflections on ice and smooth surfaces.

🌧️ **Wet Effects**: Realistic ground reflections that appear during rainfall.

🌊 **Underwater**: Crystal-clear water with natural light scattering and distortion.

☀️ **God Rays**: Soft, warm light shafts piercing through trees and buildings.

🌿 **Nature**: Smooth waving animations for leaves, grass, and plants.


You can easily customize your experience by toggling features or adjusting reflection strength in the settings. This shader is highly optimized and runs smoothly even on low-end hardware like the GT 1030 or equivalent.


**Developer**: [in2bubble](https://modrinth.com/user/in2bubble)

**License**: All Rights Reserved

RedHat Shaders

– About

RedHat is a shaderpack that for Iris and Optifine.
It is an edit of an old version of Chocapic13, and has many features.

RedHat’s main features are lighting effects such as Godrays (3D, or 2D, if you have a low-end machine), Shadows, Underwater Light Absorption, and many more.

The shaderpack features reflections too, and reflects some light on all surfaces, to make everything look more similar to the Minecraft trailers style.

There are many cinematic options such as Lens Flares, Depth of Field (Chromatic Aberration included), Grain, Tilt Shift, and others.

The colors, which change depending on the time, make everything more realistic yet they keep the fantasy vibe.

There are many effects related to movement as well. All foliage or hanging things such as lanterns wave. Along those there are Waving Hand and Waving Camera options too, configurable as well.

If that wasn’t enough, RedHat supports all versions from 1.7.10 up to 1.21, and it supports custom skyboxes!

Lastly, there are many atmospherics effects such as Fog and Clouds, Round moon and sun, and other things like PBR support, Auto-Exposure, Stars, and many, many other things.

There are a lot of ways you can customize the shaderpack, and make it look like the way you want.

– Requirements

GPU: Must support OpenGL 3.2 and have at least 1GB of VRAM. AMD, NVIDIA and Intel are all supported (You’ll have to decrease some settings to play smoothly with Intel GPUs).

CPU: Must have a minimum clock speed of 1GHz

RAM: Must have located at least 1.5-2GB of RAM to your game

OS: Windows (7,8, 8.1, 10, 11), Linux (Mesa drivers might lead to issues)

Shadermod: Optifine or Iris

MC Version: 1.7.10, up to 1.21

> Light Settings Recommendation: i3/i5 3-4th Gen, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GT 1030 2GB GDDR5
> Balanced Settings Recommendation: i5/i7 8-9th Gen, 8GB DDR4 RAM, GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5
> Heavy Settings Recommendation: i5/i7/i9 10th+ Gen, 16GB DDR5 RAM, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6

If you use RedHat without meeting these requirements, then keep in mind you’ll take a risk.
RedHat is a pretty heavy shaderpack, thus do not expect it to be FPS friendly on the default settings.

Recastional

# 🌊 Recastional Shader Pack

> **Elevate your Minecraft experience to a cinematic masterpiece.**

**Recastional** is a shader pack designed to transform your world into an exhilarating visual journey. It creates a unique atmosphere, enveloping the environment in a warm, caressing light that brings every pixel to life.

***

## ✨ Overview

As the sun rises and sets, its rays pierce through the clouds, casting a **soft golden glow** that enhances the natural beauty of the landscape. With **Recastional**, you don’t just play — you immerse yourself in a cinematic experience where every frame is a work of art.

* **Vibrant Textures:** Every rock, tree, and building feels detailed and alive.
* **Shimmering Waters:** Realistic water surfaces that sparkle as if kissed by sunlight.
* **Dynamic Shadows:** Stretching and shifting shadows that add profound depth to your surroundings.
* **Atmospheric Skies:** Volumetric clouds and glowing flora that invite exploration.

***

## 🛠 Complete Feature List

### 🎨 Advanced Rendering Systems

* **Enhanced Particle System** – Physics-based particle rendering with LOD support.
* **Volumetric Clouds** – High-precision ray-marching for realistic skyboxes.
* **Advanced Water System** – Real-time reflections, refractions, and caustics.
* **Parallax Terrain Mapping** – Height-based surface displacement with triplanar mapping.
* **Entity Glow Effects** – Dynamic rim lighting and emissive textures for special entities.

### 🔧 Post-Processing Pipeline

* **Enhanced Composite** – HDR tone mapping, professional color grading, and subtle film grain.
* **Bloom System** – Multi-pass bloom with Gaussian blur and granular intensity control.
* **Depth of Field** – Realistic camera focus with high-quality hexagonal bokeh.
* **Advanced Shadow Mapping** – PCF filtering with support for soft and colored shadows.

### 🚀 Performance & Optimization

* **GPU Optimizer** – Hardware-specific tweaks for **NVIDIA**, **AMD**, and **Intel**.
* **LOD Manager** – Automatic level-of-detail scaling based on distance.
* **Dynamic Quality Scaling** – Real-time performance adjustments to maintain stability.

### 🔄 Compatibility & Legacy

* **OpenGL Compatibility** – Stable fallback shaders for older graphics hardware.
* **Cross-Platform** – Full support for **Windows, macOS, and Linux**.
* **VR & Multi-Monitor** – Stereoscopic rendering and ultra-wide display configurations.

### 📚 Technical Foundation

* **PBR Shading Library** – Physically Based Rendering using the **Cook-Torrance BRDF**.
* **Next-Gen Lighting** – Volumetric lighting, SSAO, and Global Illumination (GI).
* **Weather Module** – Dynamic simulation of rain, snow, and atmospheric fog.

***

## 📋 Configuration & Presets

You can fine-tune your experience using our modular configuration files:

* `advanced.properties` – Toggle high-end rendering features.
* `performance.properties` – Hardware-specific optimization toggles.
* `debug.properties` – Tools for development and analysis.

### ⚠️ Important Note on Performance

To achieve the **ULTRA** and **HIGH** graphics shown in screenshots, **Iris Shaders** is highly recommended.

> **Note:** High settings are hardware-intensive. If you experience low FPS, please adjust your preset in the shader options.

***

## 🎮 Version Support

* **Compatibility:** Fully optimized for **Minecraft 1.21.11**.
* **Engine:** Works best with **Iris** or **OptiFine**.

***

_Created with passion for the Minecraft community._

Also available on CurseForge: [CurseForge](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/shaders/recastional)

Quanta Shader

# Quanta Shader

> A simple, fast and beautiful Minecraft shader for Iris/OptiFine.
> Soft sunlight, gentle bloom, real shadows, dynamic clouds and lively
> water — tuned to look great while staying smooth on modest hardware.

—

A huge thank you 🙏

Quanta Shader exists only thanks to **Javier G. Cimarras (`javiergcim`)**
and his amazing project **[MakeUp Ultra Fast]**.

All the heavy lifting — the lighting model, the shadows, the water,
the sky, the clouds, every clever optimization that makes this shader
fast — is his work. This project is just a small, respectful fork:
renamed, cleaned up, and slightly tweaked.

If you like Quanta Shader, please go and support the original author
first. He deserves all the credit. ❤️

* Original project:
* Original author: **javiergcim or KDXavier**

Pyvtron VX

## [Pyvtron VX](https://pyvton.pages.dev/minecraft-shaders/pyvtron-vx)

### Details

Features: Volumetric Fog, Water Caustics, Cumulus Clouds, Cirrus Clouds, High Resolution Graphics, ultra realistic rain and very much features that you will see in the game!

Performance Impact: High / Medium (Medium: If you have a good computer).

You can find older versions and the official release(s) of Pyvtron VX [here](https://pyvton.pages.dev/minecraft-shaders/pyvtron-vx) ([My Website](https://pyvton.pages.dev/))

### Requirements

AMD CPU (Recommended)
Nvidia GPU (Recommended)
A graphics card that supports OpenGL 4.6 or OpenGL 4

Note: I currently only have access to Nvidia GPUs for testing. I cannot make sure if Pyvtron VX works on Intel CPUs and AMD GPUs.

### Installation

Install it like other Minecraft Shaders or read this here if you don’t know how to install minecraft shaders:

1. First download the Iris Shaders Installer / Mod

2. Run the .jar and click on Install.

3. Download the latest version of Pyvtron VX

4. Open the Minecraft Launcher. You’ll see the Iris Shaders profile – select it and start Minecraft.

5. Go to Options → Video Settings → Shaders → Shaderpacks Folder.

6. Drag the downloaded shaderpack into the shaderpacks folder.

7. Select the shaderpack ingame.

8. Enjoy.

### Other Stuff

Before you modify or do something with this shaderpack, you must read the [license](https://pyvton.pages.dev/licenses/pccl)

Pyvtron VX is not path traced etc. VX means Version X

If you want to know, how to add support for modded dimensions (for new dimension mods) read this here on my [docs](https://pyvton.pages.dev/docs/minecraft-shaders/modding/how-to-add-mod-support-for-modded-dimensions)

Pyvtron Shaders

## [Pyvtron Shaders](https://pyvton.pages.dev/minecraft-shaders/pyvtron)

Pyvtron shader is a shader that tries to look realistic.

This shader has a extreme realistic 8k resolution sky and and a beautiful water color

Stuff: Light-Rays, Dirty Lens, Ambient Occlusion, Much Settings, Fog and More!

If you want to support me please make videos on youtube, tiktok or other platforms (so that Pyvtron Shaders becomes better known)

And don´t forget to download the newest version!

### Requirements

– AMD CPU. Intel is not compatible with this shader!

– Nvidia GPU Or AMD GPU.

– A graphics card that supports OpenGL 4.6 or OpenGL 4

– Iris Shaders Mod. Other Shaders Mods are **NOT SUPPORTED OR TESTED**

Installation

1. First download [Iris Shaders](https://www.irisshaders.dev/) (This is only the Installer or download [the mod](https://modrinth.com/mod/iris))
2. Run the .jar and click on Install.
3. Download the latest version of Pyvtron.
4. Open the Minecraft Launcher. You’ll see the Iris Shaders profile sellect you profile and Start Minecraft.
5. Go to Options → Video Settings → Shaders → Shaderpacks Folder.
6. Drag the downloaded shaderpack into the shaderpacks folder.
7. Select the shaderpack ingame.
8. Enjoy.

## Please Check Also My Other Shaders Out:

### [Pyvtron VX](https://pyvton.pages.dev/minecraft-shaders/pyvtron-vx) (Version X)
Pyvtron VX (Version X) Is realistic and has much much more detail and has much more realism than Pyvtron Shaders!

### Blacklist:

– KLauncher

– Xenolith

– Minecraftzw

– FoxyCraft

### Whitelist:

– 9Minecraft

– Zonacraft

– Feed The Mods

– Minecraft-France

## 1. Allowed Actions

You can upload it to a site but the download link must be one of CurseForge, Modrinth, Github or [My Website](https://pyvton.pages.dev/minecraft-shaders/pyvtron)

“Modify the project for personal use only, without sharing or publishing it.

Record and upload videos, screenshots, and streams showcasing Pyvton Shaders on platforms like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, etc., including monetization, under these conditions:

## 2. Prohibited Actions

Uploading, rehosting, or distributing any version of Pyvton Shaders using your own links.

Using any ad-based or monetized link services (e.g., AdFly, Linkvertise, Boosters).

Bundling or embedding Pyvton Shaders into:

Modpacks, resource packs, launcher tools, or shader collections.

Minecraft servers or launchers, in any form—pre-installed, downloadable, or bundled.

Any third-party software or shader management tools.

Sharing modified versions unless:

You received explicit written permission from Pyvton.

The modified version contains significant original work.

It is licensed under the same license.

No monetization is involved unless approved by Pyvton.

Using parts of the project (e.g., code or textures) in other projects without permission.

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