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Performance Shader is a lightweight Minecraft shader focused on improving lighting, sky appearance, water visuals, and overall atmosphere while keeping…
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Performance Shader is a lightweight Minecraft shader focused on improving lighting, sky appearance, water visuals, and overall atmosphere while keeping…
performance shader is a shader pack made by spider_chunks. It supports Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 3,179 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 20, 2026.
performance shader has had 2 releases on Modrinth since Aug 20, 2026. 2 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.1.0, released on Sep 20, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21 – 26.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 59 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.0 | Sep 20, 2026 | 1.21 – 26.3 | Release |
1.0.1 | Aug 20, 2026 | 1.21 – 26.2 | Release |
Aurora Shader is an original Minecraft Java Edition shaderpack focused on improving the game's lighting and atmosphere while keeping a smooth, customizable experience.
It adds a cinematic visual style with natural lighting, dynamic shadows, atmospheric skies, custom water effects, clouds, fog, and configurable post-processing.
Aurora Shader includes multiple presets:
Designed for Minecraft: Java Edition with Iris Shader support.
Performance depends on hardware, Minecraft settings, render distance, resolution, and enabled shader features.
Aurora Shader is an original shaderpack and is not affiliated with or derived from BSL Shaders or any other shaderpack.
The visual style is designed to provide a cinematic Minecraft experience while maintaining Minecraft's original character.
Created as an original shader project.
Please check the selected license and version information before redistributing modified versions of this project.
Written by spider_chunks. 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 performance 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.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| performance shaderthe one you looked at | 3,179 | 1.21 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2026 | Free |
| Phero VisualsDark_PixelForge | 8,749 | 1.16 – 26.x | 3 days ago | Free |
 RAY TRACING POTATOoct2one | 4,675 | 1.16 – 26.x | 25 days ago | Free |
 XON Shaderziz0din | 376 | 1.21 – 26.x | 4 days ago | Free |
Yes. performance shader supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21.
Yes. performance shader is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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