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Bloop Shaders

A shader aimed at maximum speed while maintaining good visuals. Scalable from low to high end computers.

ShadersFree1.16 – 26.x
by espen96 · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

A shader aimed at maximum speed while maintaining good visuals. Scalable from low to high end computers.

Bloop Shaders is a shader pack made by espen96. It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 1,951,522 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Mar 25, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.201.191.181.171.16

Release history

Bloop Shaders has had 29 releases on Modrinth since Jun 23, 2024. 3 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.8.0-Alpha-3, released on Mar 25, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.16 – 26.3. It runs on Iris. The download is 4.5 MB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.8.0-Alpha-3Mar 25, 20261.16 – 26.3Release
1.8.0-Alpha2Mar 3, 20261.16 – 1.21.11Release
1.8.0-Alpha-1Jan 19, 20261.16 – 1.21.11Release
1.7.0-Cloud-Fix-2Jul 27, 20251.17 – 1.21.11Release
1.7.0Jul 18, 20251.17 – 1.21.8Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

ABOUT BLOOP

Bloop is a Minecraft shader designed to deliver excellent graphics while maximizing performance.

Perfectly scalable, it offers smooth gameplay on low-end PCs and higher graphics options for more powerful systems, from integrated graphics to an RTX 3090.

Enjoy an enhanced visual experience without compromising on frame rates.

This shader includes:

  • Performance oriented profiles and simple settings
  • Realtime Shadows with simple and advanced shadow filtering
  • Distant Horizons support, Including Shadows
  • Physics Mod support
  • Floodfill lighting
  • Advanced and Simple AO
  • Full LabPBR compatibility
  • POM and Material SSR
  • Volumetric Light and Mist
  • cloud and contact shadows
  • Bloom
  • Depth of field
  • Volumetric and vanilla cloud support
  • Custom tonemapping
  • TAA with support for anti ghosting on entities
  • Support for various modded blocks

and a lot more

Performance Comparison

Performance Table

Ryzen 9 7900X with Integrated Graphics at 1080p, Render distance 8
┌──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┬───────────┬───────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────┐
│ Shader │ Preset │ Shadows │ Shadow Range │ Shadow Resolution │ FPS │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ No shaders │ NA │ NA │ NA │ NA │ 180 fps │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ Bloop │ Lowest │ Yes │ 8 chunks │ 1024 px │ 45 fps │
│ │ Low │ Yes │ 8 chunks │ 1024 px │ 40 fps │
│ │ Med Low │ Yes │ 10 chunks │ 1024 px │ 30 fps │
│ │ Medium │ Yes │ 10 chunks │ 2048 px │ 20 fps │
│ │ Med High │ Yes │ 16 chunks │ 2048 px │ 15 fps │
│ │ High │ Yes │ 16 chunks │ 4096 px │ 10 fps │
│ │ Ultra │ Yes │ 16 chunks │ 4096 px │ 5 fps │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ Makeup UltraFast │ shadowless low │ No │ NA │ NA │ 60 fps │
│ │ shadowless Medium │ No │ NA │ NA │ 40 fps │
│ │ shadowless High │ No │ NA │ NA │ 30 fps │
│ │ Low │ Yes │ NA │ NA │ 25 fps │
│ │ Medium │ Yes │ NA │ NA │ 23 fps │
│ │ High │ Yes │ NA │ NA │ 20 fps │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ Bliss │ Default │ Yes │ 8 chunks │ 2084 px │ 10 fps │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ Complementary reimagined │ Potato │ No │ NA │ NA │ 20 fps │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ Potato Shaders │ NA │ No │ NA │ NA │ 25 fps │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ RenderPearl │ Lowest │ Yes │ 2 chunks │ 512px │ 55 fps │
│ │ lower │ Yes │ 6 chunks │ 512px │ 40 fps │
│ │ Low │ Yes │ 8 chunks │ 1024 px │ 35 fps │
│ │ medium │ Yes │ 10 chunks │ 2048 px │ 20 fps │
│ │ high │ Yes │ 10 chunks │ 2048 px │ 15 fps │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ Aurora │ Default │ No │ NA │ NA │ 20 fps │
├──────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┤
│ Mellow │ Low │ No │ NA │ NA │ 100 fps │
│ │ fancy │ No │ NA │ NA │ 70 fps │
│ │ fabulous │ No │ NA │ NA │ 50 fps │
└──────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┴───────────┴───────────────┴───────────────────┴─────────┘

Written by espen96. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Bloop Shaders

  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 Bloop Shaders 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, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
CC BY
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

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Cinematic VanillaDark_PixelForge13K1.17 – 26.xOct 4, 2026Free

Questions

Does Bloop Shaders work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Bloop Shaders supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16.

Is Bloop Shaders free?

Yes. Bloop Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Bloop Shaders still updated?

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

What are the best alternatives to Bloop Shaders?

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