BSL Shaders - Classic
Java shader pack listed for Minecraft 1.8–1.21. File opened and checked on 23 Sep 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Notice: BSL Classic is now discontinued. A config file with classic's look is available here.
ABOUT
BSL Shaders - Classic is a shaderpack made exclusively for Minecraft: Java Edition. It's oriented towards vanilla aesthetics. This shader includes realtime shadows, volumetric light, ambient occlusion, bloom, customizable clouds and water, and built in anti-aliasing. Additional effects are available, such as depth of field, motion blur, specular and normal mapping, celshading, world curvature, and more.
QUICK LINKS
- capttatsu.com is this project's official site, read the detailed description, FAQs and changelog here.
- Follow me on Bluesky and/or X/Twitter to get news on my shaderpack.
- Join my discord server for discussion, question, feature request, and bug report.
- Like my shaderpack? Consider supporting on Patreon.
AGREEMENT
You're allowed to...
- Use this shaderpack for taking screenshots and videos.
- Modify the shaderpack for personal use.
- Publish your heavily modified version of the pack.*
- Redistribute the shaderpack for modpack / server with my permission.*
You're not allowed to...
- Redistribute the shaderpack without my permission.
- Claim (and rename) my shaderpack (or its code) as your own.
- Use monetized URL shorteners to my site or files.
*My shader and myself (the author) should be credited clearly, add link to my site if possible.
INSTALLATION
- Download and install Optifine or Iris
- Download the shaderpack
- Put the shaderpack inside .minecraft\shaderpacks
- Launch Minecraft
- Open Options, Video Settings, Shaders
- Choose BSL Shaders
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1
- 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.
- Downloads as BSLClassic_v10.0.zip
- Download size: 1.1 MB
- Download link checked 28 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.