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BDS is a shader pack made by Seltop. It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 105,694 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Mar 9, 2025.
The newest is 1.0, released on Mar 9, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.10 – 1.20.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 2.5 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0 | Mar 9, 2025 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
A simple shader made for creating vanilla-styled thumbnails.
Includes sun direction and shadow settings.
The purpose of the shader pack is to help thumbnail makers get good shadows without having to do any post-processing in Photoshop to try and recreate how shadows would've looked in a vanilla setting.
Written by Seltop. 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 BDS 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.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDSthe one you looked at | 106K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Mar 9, 2025 | Free |
| Butter ShadersTypon | 100K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Feb 16, 2026 | Free |
 Simply Upscaledtimetravelbeard | 459K | 1.12 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2025 | Free |
 Phero VisualsDark_PixelForge | 8,749 | 1.16 – 26.x | 3 days ago | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.
Yes. BDS is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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