Insanity ShaderShaders · 1.8 – 1.21A stylized, horror themed Iris shaderpack with high customizability and performance.
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A high quality vanilla-styled shaderpack built for exceptional performance.
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Etherea Shader is a shader pack made by FoZy-STYLE. A high quality vanilla-styled shaderpack built for exceptional performance.
It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 12,096 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Aug 16, 2026.
Etherea Shader has had 2 releases on Modrinth since Jul 26, 2026. 2 of them came out in the past year. The newest is v0.1.1, released on Aug 16, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.16.5 – 26.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 477 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
v0.1.1 | Aug 16, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Release |
v0.1 | Jul 26, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Release |
Etherea is a vanilla-styled Minecraft shaderpack that aims to deliver sharp, satisfying visuals while maintaining high framerates. It outperforms the majority of comparable shaderpacks without compromising on visual fidelity.
Important Note: This shader is still new, so more features and improvements are to come!
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Written by FoZy-STYLE. 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 Etherea Shader 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etherea Shaderthe one you looked at | 12K | 1.16 – 26.x | Aug 16, 2026 | Free |
| Insanity ShaderElocinDev | 8M | 1.8 – 1.21 | Jun 13, 2024 | Free |
 Simply Upscaledtimetravelbeard | 459K | 1.12 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2025 | Free |
 Stracciatella ShadersDrDesten | 177K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Feb 10, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Etherea Shader supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16.
Yes. Etherea Shader is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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