ShadersJava
Shrimple
Java shader pack listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.21. File opened and checked on 5 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
A simple Minecraft Java shader that attempts to maintain the vanilla aesthetic while adding optional shadows, colored lighting, and ray-tracing.
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
A Minecraft Java shader that attempts to maintain a minimal "vanilla" aesthetic, while adding some optional features:
- Waving Plants.
- FXAA (anti-aliasing).
- Sharp/Soft Shadows.
- CSM (Cascaded Shadow Mapping). *
- Dynamic colored lighting. *
- Ray-Traced block-light shadows. *
- Volumetric fog lighting.
- POM (Parallax Occlusion Mapping).
- Normal Mapping.
- Specular (shininess).
* Feature only available with Iris 1.6 or later!
Special Thanks
- Fayer: very extensive help with QA, support, repairs, and motivation.
- Builderb0y: help with optimized bit-magic supporting the core of voxelization.
- Bálint: Created the fancy Iris warning, as well as more help with bit-shifting madness.
- Tech: Helped implement improved soft shadow filtering & dithering.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.17, 1.17.1
- How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
File checked by MCModsHub
- Downloads as Shrimple_v0.12.zip
- Download size: 10.4 MB
- Download link checked 28 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.