Mini ShadersShaders · 1.20 – 26.xExtremely lightweight with high quality water reflections
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Extremely lightweight with shadows and reflections
Direct download from Modrinth · 5,151,369 downloads
Miniature Shader is a shader pack made by ukrech. Extremely lightweight with shadows and reflections.
It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 5,151,369 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Jul 29, 2026.
Miniature Shader has had 52 releases on Modrinth since Dec 10, 2023. 10 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.19, released on Jul 29, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.10 – 1.20.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 43 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.19 | Jul 29, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
2.18.13 | Jul 25, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
2.18.12 | Jul 3, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
2.18.11 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
2.18.10 | Mar 8, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
Miniature is a natural take on Minecraft shaders. It offers blocky shadows and reflections in water, ice and
other commonly reflective blocks, and a slight overhaul of emissive lighting; all in a very lightweight way. Its goal, above all else, is to keep with Minecraft's model-like appearance without compromising performance.
Written by ukrech. 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 Miniature Shader 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.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft shaders
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miniature Shaderthe one you looked at | 5.2M | 1.8 – 26.x | Jul 29, 2026 | Free |
| Mini ShadersGamesofDev | 45K | 1.20 – 26.x | May 8, 2026 | Free |
 Lantern-shaderlanzhan5656 | 32K | 1.18 – 1.21 | Mar 13, 2026 | Free |
 LumeauNeoz30 | 15K | 1.16 – 26.x | Jun 13, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Miniature Shader 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. Miniature Shader is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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