Spectrum Shaders
Created By: Zombye
Source On: GitHub
Zombye´s Discord Here
Description
Spectrum is a Minecraft: Java Edition shaderpack, and it is currently in alpha.
It aims to provide a "natural" look and feel.
Details
Spectrum Shader brings cinematic realism to Minecraft without relying on modern ray tracing or RTX hardware. This shaderpack is licensed under MIT and focuses on delivering immersive visuals with efficient code. It simulates soft sunlight, realistic shadow gradients, subtle ambient lighting, and a vibrant but natural color palette — all without requiring path tracing.
Requirements
- Hardware and drivers that support OpenGL 4.4
- Iris Shaders (OptiFine is not recommended)
Note: I currently only have access to Nvidia GPUs for testing.
Because of this, I cannot ensure that Spectrum will work properly for AMD and Intel GPUs.
That said, I will still try to fix any issues that occur for AMD and Intel users.
The MIT License
Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Jacob Eriksson
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.20.2, 1.21.8
- 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 CurseForge — 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.
Spectrum Shaders is a free Minecraft Java shader. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21, 1.20.2, 1.21.8, 1.20.5 and newer. Downloaded 84,328 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.