ShadersJava
Ditherpunk
Java shader pack listed for Minecraft 1.18–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Ditherpunk is a highly configurable retro shader pack for Minecraft
It is recommended to watch the below showcase in 4K to reduce compression artifacts.
Pictured: Obra Dinn preset. Obra Dinn recreation built by "Lexi" and photographed by "Birb"
Pictured: Gameboy preset
Features
- Dithering
- Color Quantization
- Render different effects on different render passes
- Procedurally drawn Edge Lines
- Downscaling
- Grayscale color mapping
- Highly configurable
- Variety of presets
Acknowledgements
- Inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn by Lucas Pope
- References Used:
- Lucas Pope's Developer Log
- Surma's Ditherpunk (also inspired the name of this shader pack)
- Björn Ottosson's Oklab colorspace
- Bálint's Base 330 shader pack
- The Iris Documentation
Known Issues
- Spectral arrow effects ignore shader effects
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.18.2, 1.19, 1.19.1
- 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 ditherpunk_v1.1.0.zip
- Download size: 265 KB
- Download link checked 26 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.