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Low Impact Shaders

Minimal performance cost. Suitable for integrated graphics and older hardware.

ARC Shaders

A lightweight Iris shader from the creator of Photon. ARC delivers colored block lighting and clean shadows with minimal performance cost.

PerformanceIris
Min GPU: GTX 750 / RX 550
Beyond Belief Shaders

A lightweight shader focused on enhancing the vanilla experience with subtle shadows, better water, and atmospheric fog without heavy performance costs.

LightweightIris, OptiFine
Min GPU: Intel HD 530 / GTX 650
MakeUp - Ultra Fast

Designed for maximum performance on low-end hardware. MakeUp Ultra Fast delivers the core shader experience with shadows, bloom, and godrays while keeping FPS high.

PerformanceIris, OptiFine
Min GPU: Intel HD 520 / GTX 640
Minecraft Re-illuminated

A lightweight shader focused on adding colored block lighting to Minecraft. Torches emit warm light, redstone glows red, and soul fire burns blue, all with minimal performance impact.

LightweightIris
Min GPU: GTX 750 / RX 550
Shrimple

A simple, lightweight shader focused on colored block light and clean visuals. Shrimple is designed for Iris and prioritizes performance while adding meaningful visual improvements.

PerformanceIris
Min GPU: GTX 750 / RX 550
Super Duper Vanilla

Enhances vanilla Minecraft visuals without dramatically changing the look. Adds subtle improvements while keeping the original feel.

LightweightIris, OptiFine
Min GPU: Intel HD 630 / GTX 650
Tea Shaders

An extremely lightweight shader that adds soft shadows, enhanced water, and subtle bloom. Runs on older hardware while adding a slight visual upgrade.

PerformanceIris, OptiFine
Min GPU: Intel HD 4000 / GTX 630
Vanilla Plus Shader

A minimal shader that enhances vanilla Minecraft with the lightest possible touch. Adds soft shadows and subtle color improvements while maintaining near-vanilla performance.

LightweightIris, OptiFine
Min GPU: Intel HD 620 / GTX 650