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Alternatives to Iris Shaders

Iris Shaders is a mod that works on Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. Here are 12 resources that do a similar job, ranked by how close they are and how many people use them.

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ResourceDownloadsRatingVersionsLast updatePrice
Iris Shadersthe one you looked at198M–1.16 – 26.x27 days agoFree
OculusAsek339.1M–1.16 – 1.20Dec 25, 2024Free
OptiGUIopekope228.1M–1.18 – 26.xSep 18, 2026Free
LambDynamicLightsLambdAurora64.9M–1.16 – 26.xSep 15, 2026Free
FastQuitcontaria25.3M–1.17 – 26.xJul 30, 2026Free
Sodium Dynamic LightsTxni20.4M–1.20 – 1.21Apr 11, 2025Free
Entity Texture FeaturesTraben112.6M–1.16 – 26.x12 days agoFree
ModernFixembeddedt84.9M–1.16 – 26.x3 days agoFree
Better Cloudsqendolin5.8M–1.17 – 26.x1 day agoFree

Oculus

by Asek3on Modrinth

Unofficial Fork of "Iris", made to work with FML

Mods1.16 – 1.20Forge · NeoForgePerformanceCosmetics & display
Free39.1M downloadsUpdated Dec 25, 2024

OptiGUI

by opekope2on Modrinth

Blazing fast custom GUI textures on Fabric and Quilt with built-in OptiFine custom GUI resource pack support

Mods1.18 – 26.xFabric · QuiltCosmetics & displayUtilities
Free28.1M downloadsUpdated Sep 18, 2026

LambDynamicLights

by LambdAuroraon Modrinth

Adds dynamic lights to Minecraft as the most feature-complete and optimized dynamic lighting mod.

Mods1.16 – 26.xFabric · Quilt · NeoForgePerformanceCosmetics & display
Free64.9M downloadsUpdated Sep 15, 2026

FastQuit

by contariaon Modrinth

Lets you return to the Title Screen early while your world is still saving in the background!

Mods1.17 – 26.xFabric · QuiltPerformanceCosmetics & display
Free25.3M downloadsUpdated Jul 30, 2026

Sodium Dynamic Lights

by Txnion Modrinth

Multiloader port of LambDynLights that adds Sodium options integration

Mods1.20 – 1.21Fabric · Forge · NeoForgePerformanceCosmetics & display
Free20.4M downloadsUpdated Apr 11, 2025

Entity Texture Features

by Trabenon Modrinth

Emissive, Random & Custom texture support for entities in resourcepacks just like Optifine but for Fabric

Mods1.16 – 26.xFabric · Quilt · Forge +1Cosmetics & displayUtilities
Free112.6M downloadsUpdated 12 days ago

ModernFix

by embeddedton Modrinth

All-in-one mod that improves performance, reduces memory usage, and fixes many bugs. Compatible with all your favorite performance mods!

Mods1.16 – 26.xFabric · Forge · NeoForgePerformanceUtilities
Free84.9M downloadsUpdated 3 days ago

Better Clouds

by qendolinon Modrinth

Beautiful clouds in touch with the vanilla style

Mods1.17 – 26.xFabric · Forge · NeoForgePerformanceCosmetics & display
Free5.8M downloadsUpdated 1 day ago

Remove Reloading Screen

by dima_dencepon Modrinth

Makes resource packs load in the background, allowing you to do other things while waiting!

Mods1.16 – 26.xFabric · Quilt · Forge +1PerformanceUtilities
Free29M downloadsUpdated Sep 17, 2026

CustomSkinLoader

by xfl03on Modrinth

Custom Skin Loader mod for Minecraft.

Mods1.8 – 26.xFabric · Quilt · Forge +1Cosmetics & display
Free25.3M downloadsUpdated 16 days ago

Animatica

by FoundationGameson Modrinth

A mod implementing the OptiFine/MCPatcher animated texture format

Mods1.17 – 1.21Fabric · QuiltCosmetics & displayUtilities
Free21.9M downloadsUpdated Jun 22, 2025

Particle Core

by fzzyhmstrson Modrinth

Particle optimizations: Culling, rendering optimizations, configurable particle-type-specific spawn reduction, and potion particle disabling. Compatible with…

Mods1.20 – 26.xFabric · Quilt · Forge +1GameplayPerformance
Free19M downloadsUpdated 17 days ago

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