Blocky ShaderShaders · 1.19 – 26.xA performant vanilla-inspired shader for Minecraft Java
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[WIP] A Minecraft shader that strives to capture some of the beauty of real life, mixed with the unique ambience and blocky beauty of the Minecraft we've all…
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Phoxel PT is a shader pack made by Despatra. [WIP] A Minecraft shader that strives to capture some of the beauty of real life, mixed with the unique ambience and blocky beauty of the Minecraft we've all…
It supports Minecraft 1.20 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 184,218 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on May 11, 2026.
Phoxel PT has had 14 releases on Modrinth since May 19, 2024. 2 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 0.6.2.1, released on May 11, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2. It runs on Iris. The download is 3.8 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
0.6.2.1 | May 11, 2026 | 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 | Beta |
0.6.2 | May 10, 2026 | 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 | Beta |
0.6.1 | May 10, 2025 | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Beta |
0.5 | Oct 30, 2024 | 1.20.4 – 1.21.3 | Beta |
0.5.2 | Oct 27, 2024 | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Beta |
Phoxel PT is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is Phoxel Beta 0.6 Rerelease, published on May 12, 2026.
Almost complete rework, but most notable are:
This shader is still in beta, expect to encounter issues, because you will. When you do come across issues, let me know about it! I am actively working on improving and fixing up Phoxel, and your help will make it a lot easier
Phoxel was started because of a lack of publicly available path tracing shaders for Minecraft, and was originally meant to be purely vanilla in it's style. But with the 0.6 re-release, Phoxel is starting to take on it's own visual style, and I now strive for Phoxel to capture some of the beauty of real life, mixed with the unique ambience and blocky beauty of the Minecraft we've all come to love
Phoxel currently covers two shaders: Phoxel PT, and Phoxel Lite, some info will differ between the two. All new releases and features will come out on Phoxel PT before Phoxel Lite, but Phoxel Lite will have a few features before Phoxel PT, purely because some features are much easier to implement without path tracing
Phoxel PT is the original, with the goal of eventually capturing Phoxel, with it's core philosophy, at it's absolute best. (with some render time of course :P)
Report issues, make suggestions, and see up coming updates for the project on Github. See events, ask questions, and do more in the Discord
Written by Despatra. 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 Phoxel PT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoxel PTthe one you looked at | 184K | 1.20 – 26.x | May 11, 2026 | Free |
| Blocky Shaderdvimidh | 241K | 1.19 – 26.x | May 24, 2026 | Free |
 Stracciatella ShadersDrDesten | 177K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Feb 10, 2026 | Free |
 SillyWankerShaderbombacat | 92K | 1.12 – 1.21 | Mar 13, 2025 | Free |
Yes. Phoxel PT supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20.
Yes. Phoxel PT is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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