Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 99 free mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include lygia, Saltbrush, ModUpdaterFabric.
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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.

Saltbrush
Splits sodium's block shaders into separate passes for more core shader versatility
ModUpdaterFabric
Download Mods, Shaders, Resourcepacks While InGame !! Additionally, Downloads and applies mod updates Automatically . Fast and Efficient. Uses High performance Algorithm to fetch Updates with low performance cost.
VulkShade
This mod brings shaders to Vulkan (fork of vulkanmod). You can now experience better graphics with the same hardware :)
Render Distance Toggle
Automatically adjusts render distance when toggling shaders on/off for optimal performance.
Pintonium
A shaderpack loader and performance mod for 1.12.2.
Ferium
Shaders Vibrant Visuals like
metalmine
MetalMine for Fabric uses Metal to reduce OpenGL bottlenecks, adds MetalFX upscaling and frame generation for smoother, higher-quality Minecraft gameplay and add ray tracing on macOS.
ShaderFixerRagecraftVer
Shader fixer. Fixes shaders for a lot of mods for 1.7.10 Forge, specifically for ragecraft. My modpack./For RTM.
Sun Shader Extension
Allows Resource Pack creators to have a different sun texture for each dimension (works with shaders!)
GGTU
Global Graphic Temporal Upscaler makes shaders accessible to everyone, even on low-end PCs.
DynamicDisasters
Experience extreme, physics-based natural disasters like tornadoes and cosmic rifts in 1.21.1 – zero custom textures, fully shader-optimized!
Shader Carry
Fixes the invisibility and broken lighting bugs when carrying entities or blocks with the Carry On mod while using Shaders.
Colorwheel for Create Fly
Allows you to use Iris Shaders with Create Fly
Sakura Lava Vision
See clearly while submerged in lava. Client-side only, works with Iris shaders, and doesn't depend on helmets or enchantments.
Modern PSX Shader Compat
Compatibility for Fresh Animations and Wakes, and possibly more in the future for Modern PSX Shaders
Panorama Studio
Lets you captue a position in a server then make it your loading screen background via a resource pack. Work's with Free cam, Bobby, Voxy/Distant Horizons and Iris shaders
PikaCat Custom Compat Layer & Stuff
PikaCat Custom Compat Layer & Stuff adds compatibility fixes between mods and shaders, plus a few extra visual and QoL tweaks.
IQ Shader Presets [Sodium & Iris]
Smart Shader IQ auto-detects your GPU and applies the best Sodium & Iris shader preset Fabric 1.21.6
Vodium
Vodium adds a lot of optimizations (render, physics and chunk systems optimized) & simple shader-system to Minecraft.

AcceleratedRendering-Ported
Fast vertex transform and caching using compute shader.
MC Lag Compensation
This project uses backwards ray tracing to ensure that a valid hit on a lagging client registers to the server as true!
Timeless and Classics Zero NeoForge Mod (1.21.1) – TaCZ NeoForge
Timeless and Classics Zero NeoForge Mod is a NeoForge port of Timeless and Classics Zero (TaCZ), bringing a modern FPS-style experience into Minecraft with high realism and deep customization. Features: Realistic shooting physics and recoil High-quality 3D models and immersive sounds Weapon crafting via special workbenches Balanced progression system Shader and optimization mod compatible Weapon […]
Timeless And Classics Zero Refabricated Mod (1.21.1, 1.20.1) – TaCZ Fabric
Timeless And Classics Zero Refabricated Mod is a Fabric port of Timeless and Classics Zero (TaCZ), bringing a modern FPS-style experience into Minecraft with high realism and deep customization. Features: Realistic shooting physics and recoil High-quality 3D models and immersive sounds Weapon crafting via special workbenches Balanced progression system Shader and optimization mod compatible Weapon […]
Photonics Mod (1.21.11, 1.20.1) – A Raytracing Engine
Photonics Mod is a powerful raytracing engine designed to enhance Minecraft’s visuals with realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections through an Iris extension. It runs 2-3 times faster than similar raytracing mods, ensuring smoother performance. Features: Iris extension mod that adds custom raytracing. Enhanced lighting, shadows, and reflections for immersive visuals. 2-3 times faster performance compared […]
MrToad's Palladium Mod (1.21.8, 1.20.1) – Advanced Optimization For Minecraft
MrToad's Palladium Mod is a performance optimization mod designed to improve memory usage, chunk processing, and shader performance, while also enhancing mob AI. Features: Deduplication System: Removes redundant resource keys, resource locations, and vertices to save memory. Enhanced Mob AI: Improves combat and behavior for cats, wolves, and rabbits for more natural interactions. Shader Optimization: […]
Iris & Oculus Flywheel Compat Mod (1.21.1, 1.20.1) – Enable Flywheel's Optimization
Flywheel will disable its optimizations when you use shaderpack. Iris & Oculus Flywheel Compat Mod forces Flywheel's optimizations to be enabled. For those using shaderpack and mods depend on Flywheel, this mod can significantly improve fps. If you don't use shaderpack, this mod has no effect. Because Flywheel's optimizations are enabled by default. Screenshots: Before […]
Colorwheel Mod (1.21.1, 1.20.1) – Shaders for Create Machines
Colorwheel Mod makes the Flywheel and Iris mods compatible with each other. This allows you to use shaders while playing with the Create mod, which uses Flywheel for rendering. Now you can see all the amazing machines from Create with the beautiful lighting and effects of your favorite shader packs without losing performance. Features: Lets […]
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 […]
Create Better FPS Mod (1.21.1, 1.20.1) – Higher Frames Using ShaderPacks
Create Better FPS Mod optimizes performance when using ShaderPacks with Create 6.0, providing a significant boost to frame rates. It directly modifies Create’s code and serves as a temporary solution until the optimizations are merged into the official version. Features: Improve FPS while playing Create 6.0 with ShaderPacks enabled. Directly modify Create’s code to achieve […]
Oculus Mod (1.20.1, 1.19.4) – Iris Shaders for Minecraft Forge
Oculus Mod is an unofficial fork of Iris Shaders Mod. Made to work with Minecraft Forge. Oculus Mod contains all the features of the classic Iris Shaders mod. Features: Performance: Oculus should fully utilize your graphics card when paired with optimization mods like Sodium. Mod compatibility: Oculus should make a best effort to be compatible […]
HighCombo 10k Shaders (1.8.9, 1.7.10) – Awesome Effects for Highlight PvP
HighCombo 10k Shaders features lighting effects that make hits stand out in combo highlights. It has rich colors and high contrast, optimized for high-speed combo videos. The shader is lag-free and runs smoothly even on mid-range systems. Ideal for players who enjoy recording combo highlights, bridging, or UHC, and for use in videos with high-speed […]
Bad Horse Fix Mod (1.21.1, 1.20.1) – Fixing Horse Armor Glitches
Bad Horse Fix Mod is designed to correct an annoying visual glitch where horse markings appear above the horse armor when using the Iris Shaders mod. The mod works by checking rendered elements for any references to "horse," "armor," or "markings," and then forcing them into the correct order, ensuring the horse armor displays properly […]
Daybreak Shaders (26.1.2, 1.20.1) – Realistic Reflections And Smooth Performance
Daybreak Shaders is a shader pack for Minecraft, aimed at enhancing the game’s visuals while retaining the original aesthetic. It introduces features like screen space reflections, making the game look more polished and realistic without straying too far from the classic Minecraft look. Screenshots: Daybreak Shaders Download Links For All Versions from Minecraft 1.7.10 to […]
Bloop Shaders (26.1.2, 1.20.1) – Scalable Shader Solutions
Bloop Shaders is a shader pack designed to optimize performance while delivering impressive visual enhancements. This shader pack is highly scalable, catering to both low-end and high-end computers. Screenshots: Bloop Shaders Download Links For All Versions from Minecraft 1.7.10 to Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.1, 1.20.1 Download from Server 1 – Download from […]
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 […]