WeeklyNew Minecraft shaders this week: PTon (Photon shader edit), Helian-MMCO (Sundial Lite edit) and more (5 Nov – 12 Nov 202

The most downloaded shaders that came out on Modrinth this week (5 Nov – 12 Nov 2026), counted by downloads so far. Descriptions are the authors' own.

1. PTon (Photon shader edit) by NVTmc — Elevate the Photon Shader experience to the maximum
   243 downloads · Iris, Optifine · Minecraft 1.21.11
2. Helian-MMCO (Sundial Lite edit) by MoAoXnX423 — Personal simple modification of Sundial Lite.
   225 downloads · Iris, Optifine · Minecraft 1.10–26.3
3. fps max by bellavortexyt — make your Minecraft realistic without using too much FPS
   204 downloads · Iris, Optifine · Minecraft 26.2–26.3
4. W-Shader by Yipipihu — W-Shader is a lightweight, performance-friendly Minecraft shader pack based on Chocapic, built specifically for low-end PCs and low graphic…
   184 downloads · Iris, Optifine · Minecraft 1.20.1–26.3
5. Aurelia Shader by VirtualAdi — A cinematic Iris shader for Minecraft with volumetric clouds, realistic animated water with reflections, god rays, bloom, circular sun and…
   147 downloads · Iris, Optifine · Minecraft 1.20–26.3
6. RTV sheders by CornXX — RTV (Ray Tracing Visual) is a modified shader build based on the ray-tracing tutorial and code by timetravelbeard.
   138 downloads · Iris · Minecraft 1.21–26.3
7. Photon Engine Shaders by Fetsz — Voxel ray-traced shaderpack with GI, ReSTIR lighting, real reflections, simulated clouds, a Bedrock RTX look and an anime mode.
   122 downloads · Iris, Optifine · Minecraft 1.20.1
8. Mr Pixel Shaders by Matrakalero — A pixelated shader based on vibrant visuals, mojang renders, and unique pixel based art
   108 downloads · Iris, Optifine · Minecraft 26.1–26.3

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