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Crumb Shaders

A very lightweight shader pack for Minecraft, designed to run on low-end hardware.

ShadersFree1.20 – 26.x
by MonkePixel · listed from Modrinth
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Crumb Shaders screenshot 1Crumb Shaders screenshot 2Crumb Shaders screenshot 3

What it does

Crumb Shaders is a shader pack made by MonkePixel. A very lightweight shader pack for Minecraft, designed to run on low-end hardware.

It supports Minecraft 1.20 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 25,592 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Jul 28, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.20

Release history

Crumb Shaders has had 4 releases on Modrinth since May 27, 2026. 4 of them came out in the past year. The newest is CrumbShaders-alpha.4, released on Jul 28, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.20.1 – 26.2. It runs on Iris. The download is 303 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
CrumbShaders-alpha.4Jul 28, 20261.20.1 – 26.2Alpha
CrumbShaders-alpha.3Jun 3, 20261.20 – 26.1.2Alpha
CrumbShaders-alpha.2May 30, 20261.20 – 26.1.2Alpha
CrumbShaders-alpha.1May 27, 20261.20 – 26.1.2Alpha
Description from the author on Modrinth

CrumbShaders

CrumbShaders is a shader pack built by and for low-end hardware users who still want a nice view with shaders, and have shadows in their worlds. It keeps core shader aesthetics while removing expensive effects like AO, reflections, volumetric lighting and raymarched shadows, while still maintaining atmosphere.

Features

  • Shadows
  • Vignette
  • Chromatic Aberration
  • Bloom
  • Dynamic Sky
  • Atmospheric Fog
  • Animated Water

Support Me

Warning

There are copies of my shaderpack online the original link is modrinth.com/shader/crumb

Report Bugs

https://github.com/BobHasAJobDotCom/CrumbShaders/issues

Credits

This was based on MakeUp Ultra Fast Shaders by javiergcim,
licensed under GNU LGPL v3
his links can be found here
https://github.com/javiergcim/MakeUpUltraFast
https://modrinth.com/shader/makeup-ultra-fast-shaders

Written by MonkePixel. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Crumb Shaders

  1. Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.

  2. Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.

  3. In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.

  4. Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick Crumb Shaders in the list and click Done.

  5. 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

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21, 1.20
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 11, 2026)

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Builder's QOL ShadersBuilderb0y715K1.12 – 1.20Dec 6, 2023Free

Questions

Does Crumb Shaders work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Crumb Shaders supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20.

Is Crumb Shaders free?

Yes. Crumb Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Crumb Shaders still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

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