Aurora's Shadersby CrafterAurora · Shaders · 1.20 – 1.21Based on Complimentary Unbound, a beautifully colorful Vanilla+ shader meant for making the game look good while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
Free950K downloads
Cyanide Shaders is a shader pack that works on Minecraft 1.12 – 1.21. Here are 12 shader packs that do a similar job, ranked by how close they are and how many people use them.
| Resource | Downloads | Rating | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cyanide Shadersthe one you looked at | 159K | – | 1.12 – 1.21 | Jan 21, 2023 | Free |
| Aurora's ShadersCrafterAurora | 950K | – | 1.20 – 1.21 | Mar 28, 2025 | Free |
 Stracciatella ShadersDrDesten | 177K | – | 1.8 – 1.21 | Feb 10, 2026 | Free |
 Tricked Shaderstricked33 | 96K | – | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 6, 2026 | Free |
 Insanity ShaderElocinDev | 8M | – | 1.8 – 1.21 | Jun 13, 2024 | Free |
 Pegasus Shaderstimetravelbeard | 955K | – | 1.19 – 26.x | Oct 3, 2026 | Free |
 Simply Upscaledtimetravelbeard | 460K | – | 1.12 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2025 | Free |
 Pyvtron ShadersPyvton | 325K | – | 1.16 – 1.21 | Jan 3, 2026 | Free |
 Vanilla AdvancedThePlaneGuy45 | 58K | – | 1.20 | Oct 19, 2023 | Free |
Aurora's Shadersby CrafterAurora · Shaders · 1.20 – 1.21Based on Complimentary Unbound, a beautifully colorful Vanilla+ shader meant for making the game look good while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
Stracciatella Shadersby DrDesten · Shaders · 1.8 – 1.21A vanilla-style shader with colored lights, many quality of life features and visual improvements aiming for the highest performance.
Tricked Shadersby tricked33 · Shaders · 1.8 – 26.xBased on Mellow Shader, a modified version to reduce brightness and make the game look better while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
Insanity Shaderby ElocinDev · Shaders · 1.8 – 1.21A stylized, horror themed Iris shaderpack with high customizability and performance.
Pegasus Shadersby timetravelbeard · Shaders · 1.19 – 26.xA shader that blends high performance range with new features, and lots of stylistic range!
Simply Upscaledby timetravelbeard · Shaders · 1.12 – 26.xA very Vanilla high performance shader with live Texture Upscaling/Filtering and optional shadows. Configurable subtly enhanced vanilla feel.
Pyvtron Shadersby Pyvton · Shaders · 1.16 – 1.21A very very vibrant shader that has good performance!
Vanilla Advancedby ThePlaneGuy45 · Shaders · 1.20A high-performance shader meant to both look good and run on low-end computers! Might have some bugs on older GPUs. Feedback is appreciated!
Baked Potato Shadersby GenWasTaken · Shaders · 1.20 – 26.xBaked Potato is a lightweight shader pack designed for players who want better visuals without sacrificing performance.
Glacier Shadersby GamesofDev · Shaders · 1.16 – 26.xGlacier Shader - Low-End Edition Glacier Shader is a highly optimized low-end shader designed for maximum performance on weaker PCs. It features a minimalist…
VerdantLightby IonHex975 · Shaders · 1.18 – 26.xVerdantLight is a lightweight, high-performance, and naturally vanilla-like Minecraft shader pack.
Cinematic Vanillaby Dark_PixelForge · Shaders · 1.17 – 26.xCinematic Vanilla is a lightweight cinematic shader pack designed to enhance Minecraft visuals while maintaining smooth performance on low- to mid-end PCs.