Insanity Shaderby ElocinDev · Shaders · 1.8 – 1.21A stylized, horror themed Iris shaderpack with high customizability and performance.
Optimism-shader is a shader pack that works on Minecraft 1.20 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35K | – | 1.20 – 1.21 | Nov 12, 2024 | Free | |
| 8M | – | 1.8 – 1.21 | Jun 13, 2024 | Free | |
| 30K | – | 1.12 – 1.21 | Oct 7, 2025 | Free | |
| 7,178 | – | 1.16 – 1.21 | Aug 13, 2026 | Free | |
| 14.2M | – | 1.12 – 26.x | 23 days ago | Free | |
| 990K | – | 1.16 – 1.19 | Mar 1, 2023 | Free | |
| 952K | – | 1.19 – 26.x | Oct 3, 2026 | Free | |
| 949K | – | 1.20 – 1.21 | Mar 28, 2025 | Free | |
| 459K | – | 1.12 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2025 | Free |
Insanity Shaderby ElocinDev · Shaders · 1.8 – 1.21A stylized, horror themed Iris shaderpack with high customizability and performance.
Ancient Dreamby lanzhan5656 · Shaders · 1.12 – 1.21A lightweight horror-themed shader that adds visual effects without compromising gameplay and performance.
Found VHS Tapesby kyreyreyes · Shaders · 1.16 – 1.21Found VHS Tapes is a liminal horror Minecraft shader featuring 11 atmospheric profiles and customizable VHS/CRT effects, fog, lighting, color grading, camera…
MakeUpby KDXavier · Shaders · 1.12 – 26.xMakeUp aims to provide the best quality / performance ratio, building a shader that can be adapted to anyone's resources.
Arcby Null · Shaders · 1.16 – 1.19An attempt at a mostly realistic shader that maintains decent performance; for Minecraft Java.
Pegasus Shadersby timetravelbeard · Shaders · 1.19 – 26.xA shader that blends high performance range with new features, and lots of stylistic range!
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.
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.
Melloby skotah · Shaders · 1.20 – 26.xMello is a shader with high performance and great visuals.
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