What is Shine?
Shine makes Minecraft come alive with tons of visual effects:
- Lighting
- Atmosphere
- Weather
- Particles
- Interactive details
- And more
→ See everything Shine adds on the Wiki
Check the Gallery above for screenshots.
Highly customizable from the in-game config screen.
No dependencies
_ Copyright © 2026 tapeQ
- You can include this mod in a modpack, as long as it provides credit and links to the Modrinth or CurseForge page.
- Special thanks to Tim for helping playtest Shine and moderate the Shine Discord server.
- Credits: Two bird sprites used by Shine were adapted from Cosy Critters & Creepy Crawlies by Pigcart: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cosy-critters. These sprites are used for Shine’s ambient bird effect. Shine is otherwise a separate visual-effects mod and does not redistribute Cosy Critters & Creepy Crawlies.
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Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.11, 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Shine: VFX is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.1. Downloaded 171,900 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.