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.
Free949K downloads
Tricked Shaders is a shader pack that works on Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tricked Shadersthe one you looked at | 95K | – | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 6, 2026 | Free |
| Aurora's ShadersCrafterAurora | 949K | – | 1.20 – 1.21 | Mar 28, 2025 | Free |
 Mellow 2.Oyour-friend | 23K | – | 1.20 – 26.x | Jul 29, 2026 | Free |
 Vanilla AdvancedThePlaneGuy45 | 58K | – | 1.20 | Oct 19, 2023 | Free |
 Cinematic VanillaDark_PixelForge | 13K | – | 1.17 – 26.x | Oct 4, 2026 | Free |
 Simply Upscaledtimetravelbeard | 459K | – | 1.12 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2025 | Free |
 Pyvtron ShadersPyvton | 324K | – | 1.16 – 1.21 | Jan 3, 2026 | Free |
 Stracciatella ShadersDrDesten | 177K | – | 1.8 – 1.21 | Feb 10, 2026 | Free |
 Cyanide Shadersmlgimposter | 159K | – | 1.12 – 1.21 | Jan 21, 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.
Mellow 2.Oby your-friend · Shaders · 1.20 – 26.xModified version of Mellow Shader with a Balanced profile for better performance on low-end PCs. Any suggestion OR other pack work just hit the comment. OR…
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!
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.
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!
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.
Cyanide Shadersby mlgimposter · Shaders · 1.12 – 1.21Vanilla+ Shader, that supports Optifine and Iris Barely affects performance
EclipseLiteby GamesofDev · Shaders · 1.19 – 26.xProvides good lighting while maintaining high performance.
The Better Defaultby Gr1mly4Memes · Shaders · 1.21 – 26.xRTX feel, volumetricish lighting And great performance for a shader.
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.
Bloomby DeerInABox · Shaders · 1.19 – 26.x[10K DOWNLOADS!] A vibrant shaderpack upgrading the feel of vanilla, while keeping performance.