How do I install VHS Overlay?

Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. Enable it in Options → Resource Packs. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does VHS Overlay work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.5. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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VHS Overlay

Java shader pack listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by lidlevolkan · on Modrinth

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◽ This shader adds the classic VHS tape Overlay with REC, date and time. ◽ Also effects like Film Grain, Scan Lines, Chroma Shift.

❗ Overlays are not static. It's working real time. (Not real date/time of your pc but like recording time.)

⚠️ Requires OptiFine or Iris (Sodium).

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .zip (resource pack)
Minecraft version listed: 1.21.5
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 VHS Overlay.zip
Download size: 7 KB
Download link checked 26 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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