Aurora's Shadersby CrafterAurora · Shaders · 1.20 – 1.21Based on Complimentary Unbound, a beautifully colorful Vanilla+ shader meant for making the game look good while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
Free950K downloads
Vanilla Plus Shader is a shader pack that works on Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21. Here are 12 shader packs that do a similar job, ranked by how close they are and how many people use them.
| Resource | Downloads | Rating | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vanilla Plus Shaderthe one you looked at | 2.8M | – | 1.16 – 1.21 | Feb 28, 2025 | Free |
| Aurora's ShadersCrafterAurora | 950K | – | 1.20 – 1.21 | Mar 28, 2025 | Free |
 Simplicissimus ShaderRRe36 | 241K | – | 1.12 – 1.20 | Jun 13, 2023 | Free |
 Tricked Shaderstricked33 | 96K | – | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 6, 2026 | Free |
 SillyWankerShaderbombacat | 93K | – | 1.12 – 1.21 | Mar 13, 2025 | Free |
 AxolotlShadersGamesofDev | 4,736 | – | 1.20 – 1.21 | Nov 20, 2025 | Free |
| Base-ShaderBestsoft100 | 4,349 | – | 1.21 | May 11, 2025 | Free |
 Solas ShaderSeptonious | 18.7M | – | 1.12 – 26.x | 10 days ago | Free |
 Nostalgia ShaderRRe36 | 4.6M | – | 1.16 – 1.21 | Feb 28, 2025 | Free |
Aurora's Shadersby CrafterAurora · Shaders · 1.20 – 1.21Based on Complimentary Unbound, a beautifully colorful Vanilla+ shader meant for making the game look good while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
Simplicissimus Shaderby RRe36 · Shaders · 1.12 – 1.20A shaderpack that tries to stay as simple as possible while still adding dynamic shadows and preserving as much of the vanilla rendering as possible.
Tricked Shadersby tricked33 · Shaders · 1.8 – 26.xBased on Mellow Shader, a modified version to reduce brightness and make the game look better while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
SillyWankerShaderby bombacat · Shaders · 1.12 – 1.21A minecraft Shader which tries to keep the vanilla look, while adding functionalities like other shaders and implementing some own silly things like Color…
AxolotlShadersby GamesofDev · Shaders · 1.20 – 1.21AxolotlShaders is a visually enhanced Minecraft shader project focused on delivering vibrant colors, smooth lighting, and a clean, natural look while staying…
A shaderpack for Iris that accurately recreates the vanilla look
Solas Shaderby Septonious · Shaders · 1.12 – 26.xA modern fantasy stylized shaderpack with colored lighting and stunning visuals
Nostalgia Shaderby RRe36 · Shaders · 1.16 – 1.21Capturing the essence of old shaderpacks to create a stylized and modern Minecraft-look.
Shrimpleby Null · Shaders · 1.16 – 1.21A simple Minecraft Java shader that attempts to maintain the vanilla aesthetic while adding optional shadows, colored lighting, and ray-tracing.
Daybreak Shaderby agentclone8 · Shaders · 1.20 – 1.21A simple vanilla plus shader with screen space reflections! In Alpha!
Stracciatella Shadersby DrDesten · Shaders · 1.8 – 1.21A vanilla-style shader with colored lights, many quality of life features and visual improvements aiming for the highest performance.
Prismarine Shaderby Septonious · Shaders · 1.8 – 1.21A fantasy stylized shaderpack aiming to make Minecraft look stunning and beautiful