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Resources / Shaders / Aerial / Alternatives

Alternatives to Aerial

Aerial is a shader pack that works on Minecraft 1.17 – 26.x. Here are 12 shader packs that do a similar job, ranked by how close they are and how many people use them.

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ResourceDownloadsRatingVersionsLast updatePrice
Aerialthe one you looked at6,363–1.17 – 26.xSep 12, 2026Free
Principalxsoras7,984–1.16 – 26.xSep 12, 2026Free
Windowpanebfvbvgyt420–1.20 – 26.x13 days agoFree
Lumina ShaderBenjiaa198K–1.8 – 26.xSep 20, 2026Free
Earth ShadersGamesofDev45K–1.20 – 26.xApr 30, 2026Free
MaxRealstic ShaderTaeVersePlayz15K–1.16 – 26.xJul 31, 2026Free
Zombie Horror ShaderBeboNaiem9,840–1.17 – 26.xJun 25, 2026Free
Phero VisualsDark_PixelForge8,885–1.16 – 26.x5 days agoFree
Visual ShadersTw1l7,604–1.21Aug 3, 2026Free
Light-Shadowby cxxk · Shaders · 26.x

Light and Shadow enhances Minecraft with improved block and sky lighting, shadow-map based shadows, GI occlusion, LabPBR material support, and atmospheric…

Free4,606 downloads