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Polace

Polace is a super light shaderpack for Minecraft

ShadersFree1.21 – 26.x
by danylokhit · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

Polace is a super light shaderpack for Minecraft

Polace is a shader pack made by danylokhit. It supports Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 3,162 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Jun 20, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.21

Release history

Polace has had 5 releases on Modrinth since Jun 10, 2026. 5 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.1-beta2-dark, released on Jun 20, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.1 – 26.2. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 107 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.1-beta2-darkJun 20, 20261.21.1 – 26.2Release
1.1-beta2-brightJun 20, 20261.21.1 – 26.2Release
1.1-betaJun 12, 20261.21.1 – 26.1.2Beta
1.1-alphaJun 11, 20261.21.1 – 26.1.2Alpha
1.0-betaJun 10, 20261.21.1 – 26.1.2Beta
Description from the author on Modrinth

A performance-focused shaderpack - Polace seeks to provide dynamic lighting, vivid visuals, evocative nights, and improved water while being scalable across a variety of hardware.

Polace concentrates on maintaining atmosphere through better shadows, volumetric effects, enhanced skies, realistic water, and vivid color reproduction, in contrast to many lightweight shaderpacks that compromise visual quality. Please note, that it was built from scratch

Polace 1.1-beta released! There are only minor bugs left. I cant quite fix the transparent items, so it may be issue outside of the shaderpack.

UPCOMING CHANGES:

  • Improved shadows (WIP)
  • Much better Presets (WIP. Works at 1.0, broken on 1.1-beta)
  • Improved lighting (Finished,but with QoL changes upcoming)
  • Reflections (Possible Addition)
  • Better Ambient Fog (Finished!)
  • Enchanced cloud appearance (Planned)
  • Lots of bug fixes!

(Was tested on Minecraft 1.21.11 + Iris 1.10.7. The shaderpack should work on OptiFine and versions from 1.21.1 to 26.1.2)

POLACE

Written by danylokhit. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Polace

  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 Polace 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.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

Polace compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

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Polacethe one you looked at3,1621.21 – 26.xJun 20, 2026Free
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Cozy & Lightvexinitycontent23K1.19 – 1.21Nov 2, 2025Free
Super FPS ShaderBORACORE4,9361.18 – 26.xOct 8, 2026Free

Questions

Does Polace work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Polace supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21.

Is Polace free?

Yes. Polace is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Polace still updated?

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

What are the best alternatives to Polace?

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