B&W ShaderShaders · 1.12 – 26.xA shader that completely turns your game into a black and white version
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This shader turns your experience into black & white. Nothing much.
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Black & White is a shader pack made by acurim. This shader turns your experience into black & white. Nothing much.
It supports Minecraft 1.17 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 10,319 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 14, 2025.
The newest is v1.0, released on Sep 14, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.17 – 1.21.8. It runs on Iris. The download is 2 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
v1.0 | Sep 14, 2025 | 1.17 – 1.21.8 | Release |
Black & White is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is v1.0, published on Sep 14, 2025.
the release
This shader just erases every color on your screen and makes it black & white instead (a.k.a. a grayscale), nothing much.
This shader uses the Unlicense, by which it means you can do anything with it.
You can't get any bug in this shader at all, but there is a bug report if you want to report something.
Written by acurim. 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 Black & White 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black & Whitethe one you looked at | 10K | 1.17 – 1.21 | Sep 14, 2025 | Free |
| B&W ShaderCat4blep | 60K | 1.12 – 26.x | Sep 28, 2025 | Free |
 Gray&Black ShaderMultiverse | 6,207 | 1.8 – 1.21 | Jun 21, 2025 | Free |
 Lumina ShaderBenjiaa | 197K | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2026 | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.
Yes. Black & White is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes: Iris Shaders. Install it before Black & White.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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