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E-LITE shaders

A MakeUp - Ultra Fast shaders edit that is highly customizable, beautiful, and fast!

ShadersFree1.12 – 26.x
by Entokito · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

A MakeUp - Ultra Fast shaders edit that is highly customizable, beautiful, and fast!

E-LITE shaders is a shader pack made by Entokito. It supports Minecraft 1.12 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 1,687,255 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Oct 10, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.201.191.181.171.161.131.12

Release history

E-LITE shaders has had 30 releases on Modrinth since Dec 10, 2024. 12 of them came out in the past year. The newest is ELT513, released on Oct 10, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.12 – 1.21.10. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 533 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
ELT513Oct 10, 20261.12 – 1.21.10Release
ELT512Sep 27, 20261.12 – 26.2Release
ELT511Jun 24, 20261.12 – 1.21.10Release
ELT51Jun 12, 20261.12 – 1.21.10Release
ELT501Mar 14, 20261.12 – 1.21.10Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

There is a bug in sky in Minecraft 26.1+ (Iris 1.11.1). Install Iris 1.11.2 to fix.

ABOUT

E-LITE shaders (formerly known as LITE) is a modification of MakeUp - Ultra Fast that aims to make it fancier while maintaining great performance. It adds a lot of customisation as well as a Portuguese translation, and is ideal for use on most PCs, with highly adaptable graphics profiles.

DO NOT use OptiFine preview versions, they are very buggy.

TESTED ON:

  • Minecraft 1.12.2 - 26.x
  • NVIDIA, AMD and Intel, NO warranty that it works on all hardware.
  • Windows 10 and 11.

Features:

Majority of these features can be turned off or reduced to enhance performance.

  • Shadow casting and colored shadows.
  • Style button for fast switching of Realistic looks and Vanilla.
  • Godrays.
  • Smart sharpening TAA and FXAA.
  • Screen-Space reflections on blocks and water.
  • Realistic and Vanilla clouds/water.
  • Ambient occlusion.
  • Bloom, Motion blur and Depth of Field.
  • +5 customized color schemes.
  • Optional auto-exposure.
  • Distant horizons and Voxy support (Iris only)
  • LabPBR support.
  • And more...

Gallery

How to config?

PROFILES:

  • Minimum: Pure shader.
  • Very low - MAX: Progressively increase the quality and amount of effects at the cost of performance.
  • Choose the best for you!

COLOR SCHEME:

  • Change the color of sky and lighting. Realistic+ is the default and most recommended.

STYLE:

  • By clicking on the style button, you switch between Enhanced and Vanilla, Enhanced aims to be realistic, and Vanilla preserves the Minecraft aesthetic.

SCREENS:

  • Basic: Basic features of shader.
  • Lighting: Shadow quality, distance, light intensity, etc.
  • Effects: Majority of options of shader, separed into sub-screens, such as Rendering, Camera, etc.
  • Misc: Extra options, like seasons, selection line, etc.
  • Info: Information about the shader.

How to install?

  • First, you need Iris shaders or OptiFine: irisshaders.dev/ optifine.net/downloads
  • Put E-LITE shaders.zip folder at .minecraft/your_instance/shaderpacks
  • Launch Minecraft with Iris or OptiFine installed.
  • Open: "Options -> Video Settings -> Shaders"
  • Choose E-LITE shaders.

Recommendations:

  • Minecraft Java 1.12.2, previous versions works but with some bugs.
  • "Medium" profile.
  • Smart leaves turned off, as it can break lighting.

CREDITS:

MakeUp - Ultrafast original creator: Javier Garduño.\
Links:

planetminecraft.com/mod/makeup-ultra-fast-shader
curseforge.com/minecraft/customization/makeup-u…
github.com/javiergcim/MakeUpUltraFast

Modified and translated by Entokito.

Credits for forks of E-LITE shaders:

Made in Brazil!

WARNING:

This shader is only available on MODRINTH, CURSEFORGE and PLANET MINECRAFT. Downloading it from any other site may not be safe. I haven't officially uploaded it to any other site.

Written by Entokito. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install E-LITE 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 E-LITE 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, 1.13, 1.12
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

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Questions

Does E-LITE shaders work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. E-LITE shaders 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.

Is E-LITE shaders free?

Yes. E-LITE shaders is free to download from Modrinth.

Is E-LITE shaders still updated?

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

What are the best alternatives to E-LITE shaders?

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