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Preserving the elements of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.
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Preserving the elements of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.
Complementary Shaders is a shader pack made by EminGT. It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 72,443,506 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 15, 2026.
Complementary Shaders has had 31 releases on Modrinth since Dec 22, 2022. 8 of them came out in the past year. The newest is r5.9.3, released on Sep 15, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.10 – 1.20.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 540 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
r5.9.3 | Sep 15, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
r5.9.2 | Sep 14, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
r5.9.1 | Sep 11, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
r5.9 | Sep 2, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
r5.8.1 | May 21, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
Complementary Shaders is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is Latest Release, published on May 27, 2025.
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Complementary Shaders is a shader pack for Minecraft Java Edition with exceptional attention to detail, high standards of quality, and top tier optimisation. It offers a ton of high quality effects, two default visual style choices, custom effects for almost every block in the game, profiles ranging from Potato to Ultra and it's designed to never be obstructive during gameplay. It started as an edit of BSL Shaders in 2018, and it received countless major updates including a complete rewrite to meet the standards of our community. Complementary Shaders is dedicated to be shaped by user feedback over anything else, and it still receives regular updates to this day.
"Reimagined" is one of the two default styles Complementary Shaders r5 comes with. It focuses on preserving the unique visual elements of Minecraft and providing a reworked vanilla feel. **Learn more about the two styles here.**
Complementary Shaders comes with two distinct visual style options. The only difference between these two styles is the default settings. The Unbound style is designed for people looking for a more realistic experience, while the Reimagined style is made to reimagine Minecraft while preserving its unique visual elements. Please note that you can still customize everything after you download either style. You can switch to blocky clouds on the Unbound style, or use realistic water on the Reimagined style. All settings are located in Shader Options.
-------------------- **Unbound Style** ---------------------------------------- **Reimagined Style** --------------------
New: You can just download the **Complementary Installer** and click Install to automatically do all the steps below.
- First you need to install the **Iris** mod to be able to load shaderpacks.
- Then you need to launch the game, and get to the Shaderpacks/Shaders menu in Video Settings.
- Open the shaderpacks folder by clicking the button in the menu.
- Download Complementary Shaders and put it in the shaderpacks folder. (Please don't unzip the file)
- Get back in the game, and choose Complementary in the shaderpacks menu. (Refresh the menu if it doesn't appear)
- Check out the **Complementary Development Website** for more information.
- Join the **Complementary Discord** community if you have any questions, or just want to talk.
- If you would like to support the development of Complementary, you can do so on **Patreon**.
Written by EminGT. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.
Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.
In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.
Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick Complementary Shaders in the list and click Done.
Shaders are heavy on the graphics card. If the game gets slow, pick a lower profile in the shader settings.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary Shadersthe one you looked at | 72.4M | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 15, 2026 | Free |
| YoFPSNoComment1105 | 204K | 1.17 – 1.19 | Dec 15, 2022 | Free |
 Stracciatella ShadersDrDesten | 177K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Feb 10, 2026 | Free |
 Zayko ShadersSkyNexus | 87K | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 30, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Complementary Shaders supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8.
Yes. Complementary Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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