Forge Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 30 free Forge mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Iris & Oculus Flywheel Compat, Colorwheel, Accelerated Rendering.
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Iris & Oculus Flywheel Compat
Enable Flywheel's optimizations when use shaders.
Colorwheel
Allows you to use Iris Shaders with Flywheel
Accelerated Rendering
Entity rendering optimization mod. Fast vertices transforming and caching using compute shaders.
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AURORA SHADERS [FULL REVAMP]
Aurora Shaders is a lightweight shader engine for Forge 1.20.1 that focuses on clarity, color, and performance. It provides natural lighting, bloom, and smooth fog without needing heavy-weight packs like SEUS or BSL.
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[Discontinued] Shader fixer
A mod that adds more compatibility with shaders.
Enhanced Celestials Shader Support (Deprecated check description for updated version)
updated and working version: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/enhanced-celestials-2-shader-support
AdvancedShader
OptiFine rendering module feature expansion
ForgeOculus
This is a port of neoculus that is a port of oculus that is a port of iris shaders to work with the fml loader 1.21.1 and maybe above!
Flashier Flashlights
The first flashlight mod to implement proper shadow mapping with full shader pack support (Oculus/Iris, Embeddium/Sodium).
EntityModelShadersFix
Occulus ETM+EMF Fixes, fixes missing parts of ResourcePacks when using all three.
Shaders + HDR
Enable native HDR in Minecraft with Iris shaders
Accelerated Rendering: Turned
Fork of AR. Entity rendering optimization mod. Fast vertices transforming and caching using compute shaders.
Oculus Unlocked
Allows mod shaders to work while Oculus has an active shaderpack
SwanSong Shaders
A shaders mod for 1.7.10 designed for maximum compatibility with other mods and modpacks.
Ravicon
- Shader Optimizer - Shader Compilation Manager - Translucency Manager - Embeddium Compatibility Layer - Oculus Compatibility Layer
Literally Nothing
The ultimate universal Mod/Plugin/Resource pack/Shader that does literally nothing and runs on everything!
lygia
LYGIA is a shader library of reusable functions that can be included easily into your projects. LYGIA is very granular and designed for reusability, performance, and flexibility.
Pintonium
A shaderpack loader and performance mod for 1.12.2.
ShaderFixerRagecraftVer
Shader fixer. Fixes shaders for a lot of mods for 1.7.10 Forge, specifically for ragecraft. My modpack./For RTM.
filterlab
Apply real-time post-processing filters to your game: color grading, bloom, vignette, film looks, video overlays, presets and event triggers. Client-side, works alongside Iris shaders.
Prism Legacy Performance Mod (1.12.2) – Run Modern Shaders on Classic Modded
Prism Legacy Performance Mod brings shaderpack loading and rendering speedups to Minecraft 1.12.2. It acts as an unofficial fork of Celeritas to combine fast frame rates with custom visual packs. Players can run community shaders directly on older game setups without sacrificing world performance. Features: Loads shaderpacks directly into Minecraft 1.12.2 without standard rendering slowdowns. […]
Flashier Flashlights Mod (1.20.1) – Light Up Pitch Black Caves with Real Shadows
Flashier Flashlights Mod brings realistic handheld lighting and shadow mapping to your world. It works with modern shader packs like Iris, Oculus, Sodium, and Embeddium to cast detailed shadows that react to blocks and mobs. You can explore dark underground tunnels or night forests with a focused beam of light powered by energy batteries. The […]
Iris/Oculus & GeckoLib Compat Mod (26.2, 1.20.1) – No More Animation Glitches
Iris/Oculus & GeckoLib Compat Mod resolves animation issues for GeckoLib entities when using shaderpacks with entity shadows. It ensures maintaining visual quality and performance. Practical enhancements support shaderpack users relying on GeckoLib entities. Features: Fixes animation glitches caused by shaderpack shadows, letting your custom mobs strut their stuff with smooth, dynamic flair. Iris/Oculus & GeckoLib […]
Angelica Mod (1.7.10) – Play Classic MC Without Lag
Angelica Mod backports performance and graphics features from newer mods to older versions of Minecraft. It helps the game run smoother by combining rendering fixes, culling improvements, and shader support. Features: Brings multi-threaded chunk building from Sodium and Embeddium for better performance. Includes graphical fixes from ArchaicFix and rendering improvements from NotFine. Adds a GLStateManager […]
Enhanced Block Entities Reforged Mod (1.19.2, 1.18.2) – FPS Boost
Enhanced Block Entities Reforged Mod is a transformative mod that significantly enhances the performance of Minecraft by optimizing the rendering of block entities such as chests, ender chests, beds, shulker boxes, signs, and bells. This brings a remarkable improvement to FPS, making the game more enjoyable for players, especially those who use shaders. One of […]
Acuity Library 1.12.2 (Enable Advanced Render Features)
Acuity Library 1.12.2 is a core mod with an API modders can use to implement multi-layered textures, emissive rendering and fancy visual effects (shaders) for block rendering with good performance on moderate to high-end hardware, all without using TileEntitySpecialRenderer. This mod is client-side only and can be quickly enabled and disabled at run time via […]
AgriCraft OptiFine Compat
Compatibility layer for Agricraft to work with shaders
Shadercuts
Quick keybinds for controlling OptiFine shaders
Euphoria Companion
Find blocks you forgot to add to your shader!
TridentPerf
TridentPerf is a Forge 1.20.1 (Java 17) client-side mod that pins game threads to P-cores, prewarms/caches OpenGL shaders, and live-tunes settings to stabilize frametimes in heavy modpacks, with or without shaders.