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Visual Vibrance

An attempt at recreating the new 'Vibrant Visuals' for Iris.

ShadersFree1.20 – 26.x
by jbritain · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

An attempt at recreating the new 'Vibrant Visuals' for Iris.

Visual Vibrance is a shader pack made by jbritain. It supports Minecraft 1.20 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 2,623,803 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Feb 1, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.20

Release history

Visual Vibrance has had 10 releases on Modrinth since Apr 17, 2025. One of them came out in the past year. The newest is 0.3.5a, released on Feb 1, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.20 – 26.1.2. It runs on Iris. The download is 4.4 MB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
0.3.5aFeb 1, 20261.20 – 26.1.2Release
0.3.4aAug 4, 20251.20 – 1.21.11Release
0.3.3aJul 14, 20251.20 – 1.21.8Release
0.3.2aMay 16, 20251.20 – 1.21.6Release
0.3.1aMay 10, 20251.20 – 1.21.5Release

Latest release on GitHub

Visual Vibrance is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is v0.3.5a, published on Feb 1, 2026.

v0.3.5a

The last update (I really hope)

  • Increased ambient light in nether
  • Fixed lighting in end
  • Added support for end flashes
  • Hopefully fixed rcp compilation error on older AMD hardware

Before that: v0.3.4a (Aug 4, 2025), v0.3.3a (Jul 14, 2025).

Description from the author on Modrinth

⚠️ THIS PACK IS NO LONGER ACTIVELY DEVELOPED ⚠️

Any bugs you find will not be fixed, sorry!

Shader development is hard and takes a lot of time. If you enjoy my shaders, please consider supporting my work!

Visual Vibrance

Visual Vibrance is an attempt at recreating the upcoming "Vibrant Visuals" feature which is currently only available on the Bedrock edition of Minecraft.

Visual Vibrance is an alpha and since it was forked from my other pack, Glimmer in a relatively short period of time, there may be bugs. You can report these to me in my Discord server or #jbritains-shaderpacks in the shaderLABS Discord Server.

Compatibility

  • OpenGL 4.3+ - macOS is not supported, nor is the Raspberry Pi. Most modern GPUs (integrated or dedicated) should work fine.
  • Iris 1.7+, OptiFine is not supported.

Mod Compatibility

The following are mods that are known to cause issues.

  • Chunks Fade In causes the shader not to compile, this is a problem with the mod and the assumptions it makes about shaders.

The source code for this pack is available on GitHub. If you are interested in contributing or assisting in the development of this shaderpack, don't hesitate to make a pull request, as I have only some interest in maintaining this pack, and it was mainly made just to see if I could recreate the look.

Written by jbritain. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Visual Vibrance

  1. Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.

  2. Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.

  3. In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.

  4. Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick Visual Vibrance in the list and click Done.

  5. Shaders are heavy on the graphics card. If the game gets slow, pick a lower profile in the shader settings.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21, 1.20
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

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Questions

Does Visual Vibrance work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Visual Vibrance supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20.

Is Visual Vibrance free?

Yes. Visual Vibrance is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Visual Vibrance still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Visual Vibrance?

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