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[🚨WORKS ON EVERYTHING🚨] | A shader that makes the game render similarly to "Bad Apple".
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Bad Apple Shaders is a shader pack made by blryface. [🚨WORKS ON EVERYTHING🚨] | A shader that makes the game render similarly to "Bad Apple".
It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 115,487 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Dec 11, 2025.
Bad Apple Shaders has had 10 releases on Modrinth since Feb 16, 2023. 2 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 5.0, released on Dec 10, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.17 – 26.2. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 24 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | Dec 10, 2025 | 1.17 – 26.2 | Release |
5.0L | Dec 10, 2025 | 1.0 – 1.19.4 | Release |
4.0 | Jul 12, 2025 | 1.17 – 26.2 | Release |
4.0L | Jul 12, 2025 | 1.0 – 1.19.4 | Release |
3.0.1 | Apr 19, 2025 | 1.17 – 26.2 | Release |
Bad Apple Shaders is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is Bad Apple Shaders 5.0, published on Dec 10, 2025.
Full Changelog: v4.0...v5.0
Before that: Bad Apple Shaders 4.0 (Jul 12, 2025), Bad Apple Shaders 3.0 (Mar 3, 2025).
This is an Iris/OptiFine shader which changes rendering to look like 【東方】Bad Apple!! ＰＶ【影絵】
Q: Does this work on OptiFine?
A: Yes. This does come with an epilepsy warning if you are on an m-series mac.
Q: Does this work on Iris/Oculus?
A: Yes.
Q: Does this work on 1.8?
A: The Legacy version should work with 1.8.
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Written by blryface. 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 Bad Apple Shaders 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Apple Shadersthe one you looked at | 115K | 1.8 – 26.x | Dec 11, 2025 | Free |
| Aurora's ShadersCrafterAurora | 949K | 1.20 – 1.21 | Mar 28, 2025 | Free |
 Vanilletix Shadersara_mat | 379K | 1.13 – 26.x | May 11, 2026 | Free |
 Tricked Shaderstricked33 | 95K | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 6, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Bad Apple 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, 1.8.
Yes. Bad Apple Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes: Iris Shaders. Install it before Bad Apple Shaders.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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