ASCII Shader
Java shader pack listed for Minecraft 1.9–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on Modrinth
ASCII Shader intends to make Minecraft render only with ASCII characters!
Current features include:
- Color Customisation for, background, dark, and light colors
- Using the in world colors as the text color
- Post proccesing effects like bloom, sharpness, and tonemapping
- Line detection including multiple line detecting modes and performance settings
- Premade color profiles
There is maybe something I want to add to the customizability this (for now at least) should be enough!
If you find any bugs or incompatibilities, you can always report them, it helps me and others out.
Installation
First you need to install either OptiFine or the Iris mod to be able to load shaderpacks. (Choose Iris if you are unsure) Then you need to launch the game, and get to the Shaderpacks/Shaders menu in Video Settings. Open the shaderpacks folder by clicking the button in the menu. Download the ASCII Shader and put it in the shaderpacks folder. Get back in the game, and choose ASCII_Shader in the shaderpacks menu. (Refresh the menu if it doesn't appear)
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2
- 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 ASCII_Shader_V1.2.zip
- Download size: 20 KB
- Download link checked 25 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.