Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 386 free mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Shader Cycler, Heartxxy, Velvet.
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Shader Cycler
Add-on to oculus/iris to switch between shaders automatically when entering dimensions (including modded ones) or with just a key-bind
Heartxxy
Adds several breeding related patterns to Hex Casting.

Velvet
A Fabric & NeoForge library to help with shader usage, based off of Satin
Lomborebi Shaders
An anime-inspired Minecraft shader pack featuring crisp cel-shaded block outlines, fluffy clouds, and glowing ores. It gives the game a vibrant, cozy aesthetic with a sleek and satisfying block selection outline
Luminance
a library mod that helps other mods with shaders
QuickSortX
A Chest sorting plugin
Radiance (Linux)
Radiance is rebuilt of Minecraft OpenGL on a Vulkan C++ backend, featuring native Hardware Ray Tracing. Break free from OpenGL limits for Minecraft on Linux.
Simple Mod Sync (SMS)
A simple way to share and sync mods, resource packs, shaders, and other Minecraft content with your friends or community.
Shader Patcher
Attempts to patch any Iris/Optifine shaderpack to add mod support
Voxy Infinite Player Visibility
created using AI ! i wanted a mod to see other player build from far away, so here it is ! Work with Voxy (And shaders if pached)
Nuclear and Atomic Bombs
Place and remotely detonate nuclear bombs that create massive craters, mushroom clouds with volumetric shaders, radiation effects, and scorched wastelands
Server Shader Gate & Enforcer
Requires players to use a shader on the server (Iris)
Ravicon
- Shader Optimizer - Shader Compilation Manager - Translucency Manager - Embeddium Compatibility Layer - Oculus Compatibility Layer
Outline N' Stuff - Enchantments
Client-side glowing outlines and enchant runes on enchanted items, with per-item colors and rarity tiers. Shader-compatible. Modpack Compatible. NeoForge & Fabric.
BodyHealth - Locational Health & Damage
Simulate health per body part | highly customizable | scriptable effects | raytracing | API & Addons
ShaderAPI
Let servers send you shader packs.
WindLink
Adds a realistic wind engine that is terrain aware for shaders to respond to.

Literally Nothing
The ultimate universal Mod/Plugin/Resource pack/Shader that does literally nothing and runs on everything!
WorldTooltips - Continuation
World-Tooltips, but works with shaders (and much more)
Not So Secret Settings
Re-enables ability to use "vanilla" shaders, such those you could enable through SuperSecretSettings pre-1.9.

Vital
A mod which adds clean, minimal, but readable SHADER COMPATIBLE health bars to each mob in the game (optionally replacing boss bars with colour coded bars per active boss too).
Season Cache
Keeps snow and ice blocks in sync with Serene Seasons. Also builds server-side coverage map that works with Nova Reimagined Snow to drive accurate shader snow in Distant Horizons via Nova Reimagined shaderpack.
Entity Dithering
Adds bedrock-like transparency effect to entities. Compatible with any shaders!
PlunderEngine
A feature library that bridges the world data and expands vanilla and shaderpack visual capabilities within the world. Adds readable water, wind, particle data and broad mod compatibility.
lygia
LYGIA is a shader library of reusable functions that can be included easily into your projects. LYGIA is very granular and designed for reusability, performance, and flexibility.
Vision Goggles
This mod adds realistic night and thermal vision goggles to Minecraft with immersive shader effects. It features a customizable battery system that lets you use different items to charge your gear.
Shaderite
NeoForge library to help modders with shader usage
Void Block Fabric
Simply adds a block that renders the End Portal effect. Works with or without shaders!

Saltbrush
Splits sodium's block shaders into separate passes for more core shader versatility

Block Dithering
Adds dithered transparency effect to blocks. Compatible with any shaders and resource packs! ✨
Ultra Secret Settings
Client side mod that brings back Super Secret Settings with more shaders
WoM: Shaders & Overlays Effects
This small mod/resource pack adds shader effects when running WoM animations.
ShadersEffects
This mod add a server side command to apply post processing shader to a player
Shaders
A client-side Fabric mod that adds customizable animated rainbow and gradient outline effects to Minecraft entities, players, and held items for visual customization.
VulkShade
This mod brings shaders to Vulkan (fork of vulkanmod). You can now experience better graphics with the same hardware :)
Lycanites Oculus Fixes
Fixes various rendering and lag issues when using Lycanites with Oculus shaders [yes, it works with most ports too]