Hex's Default Shaders RewriteShaders · 1.12 – 1.21An shader made for myself! Semi-Realistic Style. (Hex Vanilla Shaders for og ppl)
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A gameplay-focused shader pack with a semi-realistic style
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Photon Shaders is a shader pack made by sixthsurge. A gameplay-focused shader pack with a semi-realistic style.
It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 29,170,092 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Oct 19, 2026.
Photon Shaders has had 9 releases on Modrinth since Apr 8, 2024. 4 of them came out in the past year. The newest is v1.4, released on Oct 19, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.16.5 – 26.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 3.7 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
v1.4 | Oct 19, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Release |
v1.3b | Apr 14, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Release |
v1.3a | Apr 13, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Release |
v1.3 | Apr 11, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Release |
v1.2a | Jun 29, 2025 | 1.19 – 1.21.10 | Release |
Written by sixthsurge. 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 Photon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photon Shadersthe one you looked at | 29.2M | 1.16 – 26.x | 22 days ago | Free |
| Hex's Default Shaders RewriteHexBR_ | 40K | 1.12 – 1.21 | Jul 2, 2024 | Free |
 Amethyst Shadersgamerbenyt | 466K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Dec 14, 2025 | Free |
 Vanilletix Shadersara_mat | 379K | 1.13 – 26.x | May 11, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Photon Shaders supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16.
Yes. Photon Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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