Minecraft Java 1.21 Mods
Browse 937 free mods for Minecraft Java 1.21 — popular picks include Tricked Shaders, OpalFab (OptiFine alternatives on Fabric), Bright Plus.
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Tricked Shaders
Based on Mellow Shader, a modified version to reduce brightness and make the game look better while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel. (this shader isn't a trick)
OpalFab (OptiFine alternatives on Fabric)
OptiFine alternatives on Fabric (performance, shaders, skyboxes, animations, 1.21+)
Bright Plus
Get Full Brightness in Minecraft with Bright Plus texture pack (Only Sodium with PolyTone)
NoShader
Very simple "shader" :)
KUDA Shaders
Detailed Minecraft gameplay compatible with Iris and OptiFine!
EclipseLite
A low-end shader for Minecraft: Java Edition. It provides good lighting while maintaining high performance, perfect for low-end PCs. 🌟
Prismarine Shader
A fantasy stylized shaderpack aiming to make Minecraft look stunning and beautiful
DMS - Depth Map Shaders
A shader pack that turns your world into a depth map
Butter Shaders
Enjoy beautiful lighting, soft shadows, and realistic water in Minecraft with great performance — perfect for both low-end and high-end devices.
Crazy PvP Pack
A PvP focused resource pack with stunning textures, smooth performance, and combat enhancements for ultimate Minecraft battles.
ChillCraft - CC1
Just a Chill modpack | Shaders | Distant Horizons | The best for your Minecraft phase | Enhanced Vanilla | Optimized
Sildur's Basic Shaders
Return of an old time favorite! Lightweight and Fast! Reworked and ported from enhanced default.
Breakneck: Optimized
1.21.11 – Level Up Your Vanilla Client with Increased FPS, Shaders, Quality of Life Enhancements, and Visual Improvements.
TrueLightFX
TrueLightFX is a custom Minecraft shader offering a wide range of customizable settings.
NijahPlay's Personal Pack
A completely vanilla modpack to make the game feel full of life, with far better performance! With Sodium as a base, and Iris for shaders, I combine cutting edge and well tested mods to get the best possible performance without looking dull!
B&W Shader
A shader that completely turns your game into a black and white version
HyShaders - Horror Edition
A lightweight horror shader - dark, gritty & atmospheric, while retaining Minecraft's pixel aesthetic
Kute
A lightweight shader that’s easy on performance and gives Minecraft a soft, dreamy vibe :D First shader i created :D
Iris Buttons Everywhere
Changes textures of buttons in all menus to Iris Shaders button texture.
Lumina Shader - Lite
Optimized version of Lumina Shaders designed for low-end PCs and integrated graphics. Get 60+ FPS without losing the beautiful lighting experience.
WynnIris
An Iris fork with built-in Wynncraft shader effects. Renders glint effects, custom skyboxes, translucency, and player emotes directly in the shader pipeline.

Crusher
A shader that does the exact opposite of most other shaders
Smoother Glowing
Replace vanilla glowing shader with optimized and prettier one imo
Iris Extension
An extension for the Minecraft shader loader Iris with some useful features for shader developers.
Cursed Shader (Metamorphopsia)
Somewhat similar to the “Metamorphopsia” effect
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!
NMS - Normal Map Shaders
A shader pack that turns your world into a normal map
PVP ZeroX
A shader that visually assists in PVP!
PSX-Core Shader
A PSX shader with affine texture mapping, dithering, vertex snapping and more!
SOLAR Shader
Solar Shaders is a cinematic pack that adds warm, golden-hour lighting and rich depth. It features real-time shadows, 3D clouds, aurora skies, and procedural water waves. It is highly optimized to run smoothly across all dimensions.
Ores Highlighted「矿物高亮」
No OptiFine / Iris Required: Shader-like Look! 无需任何模组:平替光影!
Sinus Shader - Sine Wave
A Shader that renders Minecraft in a Sine Wave Function. Looks very cursed, why would you want that? Customizable frequency and attitude. Have fun with the motion sickness...
Medieval Horizons (Distant Horizons)
A medieval themed modpack oriented around the Distant Horizons mod, with performance mods, shaders and many vanilla+ gameplay improvements
Hex's Default Shaders Rewrite
An shader made for myself! Semi-Realistic Style. (Hex Vanilla Shaders for og ppl)
The Better Default
RTX feel, volumetricish lighting And great performance for a shader.
GlamorousSP Shaders
A vibrant and customizable shader pack focused on beautiful lighting, rich colors, and smooth performance. GlamorousSP is inspired by Mellow Shader by TheCMK.