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A minimalistic and performant path-traced shaderpack.
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Soft Voxels Lite is a shader pack made by RRe36. A minimalistic and performant path-traced shaderpack.
It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 1.20. It has been downloaded 597,656 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Jun 12, 2023.
Soft Voxels Lite has had 2 releases on Modrinth since May 11, 2023. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.0, released on Jun 12, 2023. It is made for Minecraft 1.16 – 1.20.1. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 2.0 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0 | Jun 12, 2023 | 1.16 – 1.20.1 | Release |
1.0a | May 11, 2023 | 1.16 – 1.19.4 | Release |
This is the free edition of my Soft Voxels Shaderpack, which intends to be a minimalistic and rather performant shaderpack that relies on voxels and path-tracing to give you some fast yet good looking lighting. This obviously also includes proper colored lighting from various emitters. As there is no actual shadowmap the direct light from sun and moon is rather soft, giving the pack its signature overcast outdoor-looks.
Written by RRe36. 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 Soft Voxels Lite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Voxels Litethe one you looked at | 598K | 1.16 – 1.20 | Jun 12, 2023 | Free |
| Zephyr StarlightKirilpro6284 | 19K | 1.21 | Feb 23, 2026 | Free |
 Serieclorece | 4,016 | 1.18 – 26.x | Jun 30, 2026 | Free |
 Rethinking Voxelsgri573 | 13.7M | 1.19 – 1.21 | Jun 20, 2025 | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.20.
Yes. Soft Voxels Lite is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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